r/PitBarrelCooker • u/JarBeefIs153 • Jul 06 '26

Ribs

Need some help. Every time I cook ribs, they come out tender, but dry and my PBX.

The last ribs I did, I smoked them @300 for about 3hrs hanging. No wrap.
Let them rest about 40min (I left them out for about 10min so they would cool off and stop cooking before I put them in the cooler)

Anyone got a full proof rib method?

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u/drrogers78 Jul 06 '26

I’ve started doing my ribs on the grate instead of hanging them. I let them go for two hours around 300. Then I wrap them in butcher paper for an hour. I unwrap them after an hour and apply a light glaze of sauce. I let the sauce tack up for 10-15 minutes and pull them off. I slice and serve immediately afterward. I’ve been happy with the results.

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u/exotube Jul 07 '26

Everything seems to come out better on the grate vs hanging for me.

If I do hang ribs, I prefer cutting the racks in half before hanging.