What are ribs going for down there? Here the price has doubled within the last 2 years. I used to pay 7 - 8 bucks for a rack of baby backs. Now, unless I go straight to the butcher they are $14 - $15 per rack. Same with the sparerib (seen some large ones over $20) and St. Louis cuts. A bit ridiculous IMO. I normally spend about $50 + on meat when I decide to fire the smoker. $50 just don't buy what it used to....ribwise.
Your ribs look great. I like the 3-2-1. Always comes out good. The only negative to wrapping in tinfoil I've found is some of the rub can get "washed off" by the steam put off by the rendering fat or by sticking to the foil. Just a technical observation of mine. Actually the first 5 years of my rib smoking career I never even thought about wrapping in foil. But I will say it is a foolproof method for getting the perfect tenderness. I find that smaller baby backs can be done in under 5 hours....thus the need to modify the 3 - 2 - 1 accoding to the size.
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