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Every chapter and letter on After Dark BBQ that turns on this, newest first.
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Nobody Told Me to Wait — Baby Backs at 275
Ray ran two racks at 275 to be done by six and was still fighting them at eight. Ribs finish at 198 to 203, and the bend test is what tells you. Read it
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Held All Night, Never Wrapped — St. Louis Ribs at 250
A reader writes to Dutch Cobb about smoking St. Louis ribs at 250 degrees overnight: the four-hour stall, the wrap he never reached for, and Dutch’s answer. Read it
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Don’t Touch It for Three Hours — Midnight Ribs at 228
Two racks, nobody coming for them, and a lid he is not allowed to open for three hours. A stranger comes up the alley to watch him manage it. Read it