ThermoPro TP20 500FT Wireless Meat Thermometer<\/a>. You can monitor the internal temperature without having to open the smoker. At 203\u00b0F, 3-1-1 ribs are done cooking and extremely tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy Do We Wrap the Ribs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Typically, when the internal temperature of the meat reaches 150\u00b0F to 170\u00b0F, a lot of its natural moisture makes its way to the surface. The meat is \u201csweating.\u201d At this point, evaporation starts, creating a cooling effect. This evaporative cooling is known as the stall, and it can keep the temperature from climbing for hours. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTo combat the stall, we wrap. When you wrap the ribs, the moisture cannot evaporate. It simply pools in the bottom of the foil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wrapping also makes the ribs taste juicier and more tender. That extra liquid helps steam the meat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe Takeaway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n 3-1-1 ribs strike the perfect balance between flavor and tenderness. They are absolutely stellar for backyard parties, game nights, football games, or even just an intimate family dinner. This delight requires 5 hours of cooking time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n3 hours unwrapped<\/li>\n\n\n\n 1 hour wrapped<\/li>\n\n\n\n 1 hour to crisp the bark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nGrab some baby back ribs and give the 3-1-1 method a try.<\/strong> You\u2019ll be glad you did, I promise. With that, I wish you all the best. Happy grilling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To use the 3-1-1 method, cook ribs on your smoker unwrapped for 3 hours, then wrap them in foil and cook for an hour, and finally unwrap the ribs and cook them for another hour. Boom. Ultra-tender, smoky, delicious ribs await you. The 3-1-1 ribs method is so easy and consistently delicious.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8075"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8075"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19659,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8075\/revisions\/19659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8075"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=8075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}