Three steps to fall off the bone pork ribs

Three steps to fall off the bone pork ribs

The biggest complaint most people have with ribs is that they turn out dry and tough. The 3-2-1 method of smoking ribs nearly guarantees you tender, fall off the bone ribs with out a lot of extra effort. All you need to use this method is to big sheet of aluminum foil. Everything else follows the normal process of smoking ribs.
3-2-1 Basics: If you know how to smoke pork ribs, then all you need to know about the 3-2-1 method is that you smoke as normal for 3 hours, followed by 2 hours cooking wrapped in foil, and finally 1 more hour unwrapped. This gives the meat time to soak in smoke during the first three hours, when most smoke is absorbed. During the wrapped period the ribs are steamed, making them tenderer and loosening the meat from the bone.

During the last hour the ribs are exposed to the dry, smoky heat again to form a surface crust.

The Specific Steps:

Prep the ribs by removing the membranes and applying your rib rub
Place ribs, bone side down in smoker at 225 degrees F. (108 degrees C.) and cook for three hours

Wrap ribs tightly in aluminum foil to form an airtight seal, return to smoker bone side up and smoke for 2 hours

Unwrap ribs and return to smoker bone side down for 1 hour

Apply sauce to ribs (if you want) during the last 30 to 20 minutes of the cooking time.