On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:51:21 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> Kate Connally wrote:
>>
>>> I wait till spareribs are on sale really cheap
>>> and buy one of those big packages with about 3
>>> slabs in them. I cut them up in 2-rib sections
>>> and bag them by the slab and freeze them.
>>
>>
>> Kate,
>>
>> I buy most of our meat at Sam's Club and they sell large cryovac
>> packages containing 3 full slabs of spare ribs. I cut each slab into 2
>> pieces (because they fit better in the vacuum bags) and freeze the two
>> halves in one bag. I smoke a whole rack in two pieces.
>>
>> I think two rib sections would get very dry on a long, slow smoke. Do
>> you smoke your ribs? If so, how do you keep them from drying out?
>
>No, I don't smoke them. I have a smoker but have never
>used it for ribs, in fact don't use it much at all. Too
>lazy, I guess. I really should try it. When I first got
>the smoker I made a smoked turkey for T-day. It turned out
>great but that was more than 5 years ago. I smoked a couple
>of other things in the next few years but then I got out of
>the habit.
>
>Anyway, I most just bake the ribs either with
>BBQ sauce or I make ribs and sauerkraut.

If you're not going to use that smoker you should give it to someone
who will. A friends neighbor was cleaning out his garage and asked me
if I wanted one he wasn't using. Like yours, it only had a few uses
on it. I've upgraded a few times but I re-gifted the original one and
someone else has learned the art of smoking.

Lou