BBQ COMMAND PACK · NO. 04 · PORK
St. Louis Ribs Command Pack
Work out the timeline first when cooking two racks of St. Louis ribs for dinner.
Follow one printable plan from prep to slicing. The worked 6:00 PM dinner schedule runs about 3½ hours of smoking at 250°F, 2 hours of braising, and a short sauce finish, with a bend test before the sauce goes on.
16 pages · printable PDF, US Letter · includes a pit-side cheat sheet and a cook journal page
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- THE CUT
- Two racks, St. Louis cut, 3–4 lb each
- PIT TARGET
- 250°F, green zone 225–250°F
- TOTAL PLAN
- 6–7 hr cooking; example 7 hr 20 min, fire-up to slicing
Read before you buy
Three of the 16 pages, open to everyone: the cook-day timeline to a 6:00 PM dinner, the doneness checkpoints, and the contingency page for when the cook runs off-script.
The whole cook, on paper
- Shopping and equipment: St. Louis cut, not baby backs, for a first rib cook
- The membrane and the prep, step by step
- Worked timeline: 3½ hours smoking, 2 hours braising, and 20–30 minutes setting sauce
- Milestones and the bend test for tenderness before the sauce finish
- Finish, sauce, and serve
- Steps for racks running fast, slow, or uneven
- Print-ready pit-side cheat sheet and a cook journal page
Backyard gear, practical plans
You can run the plan on common backyard gear: offset, kettle, kamado, or pellet.
Use the times as planning ranges. Check the meat at each stage and follow the pack’s doneness tests before serving. The free Pitwright tools can help with timing and temperature math. You can also use the printed pack at the pit without opening a tool.
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THE COMPLETE SET
Every Command Pack, one purchase
All 7 packs for $39.99, one-time. That is $29.94 less than buying them separately.
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