Birthday food selection

Category: Food
Published: 2026-04-10

My son's birthday is today!! I haven't a clue where the time has gone as he starts high school this year. When asked, he had only one request for his birthday dinner: smoked spare ribs. He loves it when I fire up the smoker but the kid has a special place for ribs.

The details
Hickory smoked with a home-made dry rub, aproximately 2 hours at 225 F, mopped with melted butter and brown sugar then wrapped for about 2 more hours at 225 F. To finish them, I unwrapped them and threw some more coals in for a high heat finish until they had the desired char and glaze. They rested for 30 minutes before they were served and vanished in less than that time.