Comments on: How Long To Smoke Ribs at 250 and 275 Degrees Fahrenheit https://bbqhost.com/how-long-to-smoke-ribs-at-250-and-275/ Add Sizzle to Your Grill including Brisket, Pork Shoulder, Steak, Ribs & More Fri, 01 May 2026 08:08:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: No MARY LORI HUGHES https://bbqhost.com/how-long-to-smoke-ribs-at-250-and-275/#comment-1003831 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:54:45 +0000 https://srv876758.hstgr.cloud/?p=5780#comment-1003831 My favorite recipe! always turns out great.

]]> By: Wayne Cooper https://bbqhost.com/how-long-to-smoke-ribs-at-250-and-275/#comment-1002395 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 20:25:39 +0000 https://srv876758.hstgr.cloud/?p=5780#comment-1002395 In reply to JJJohnson.

Also the size of the ribs bone/weight vs the amount of meat per rib bone will make a difference in cook times. A rack of ribs that has larger rib bones and less meat requires less cooking time than a meatier rack…..regardless where the cut came from….and the amount of fat content could have an effect on cook time. (fat vs meat= usually means an increase in temp for rendering fat)

]]> By: Nancy Jordan https://bbqhost.com/how-long-to-smoke-ribs-at-250-and-275/#comment-2076 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:56:23 +0000 https://srv876758.hstgr.cloud/?p=5780#comment-2076 Darren, I just followed your recipe for my new smoker and my baby backs were AWARD worthy! Perfect pull! Never had ribs so perfectly cooked! Amazing! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

]]> By: Darren Wayland https://bbqhost.com/how-long-to-smoke-ribs-at-250-and-275/#comment-2029 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:32:20 +0000 https://srv876758.hstgr.cloud/?p=5780#comment-2029 In reply to JJJohnson.

The 50 percent guideline is a general rule of thumb, meant to remind people to give themselves plenty of time when making substitutions. A rack of spare ribs might take as long as 7 or 8 hours at 250, but it’s better to check them after 6 hours to make sure they don’t overcook.
I edited the part you’re referring to in the article to make it more clear.
Thanks for the feedback!

]]> By: JJJohnson https://bbqhost.com/how-long-to-smoke-ribs-at-250-and-275/#comment-2020 Sun, 04 Jul 2021 04:44:42 +0000 https://srv876758.hstgr.cloud/?p=5780#comment-2020 Contradictory info above. In one place it says to add 50% to cooking time of spare ribs over baby backs, and gives the example of 4 hours for baby backs thus adding 50% makes it 6 hours for spare ribs. Later in the article it says to cook 3 pound slab of baby backs for 5 hours and 3 pound slab of spare ribs for 6 hours.

]]> By: Darren Wayland https://bbqhost.com/how-long-to-smoke-ribs-at-250-and-275/#comment-1074 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:05:01 +0000 https://srv876758.hstgr.cloud/?p=5780#comment-1074 In reply to dominick laurey.

Thank you so much Dominick. Such a great approach!

]]> By: dominick laurey https://bbqhost.com/how-long-to-smoke-ribs-at-250-and-275/#comment-1069 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 18:31:21 +0000 https://srv876758.hstgr.cloud/?p=5780#comment-1069 A good rule of thumb to go by, for baby backs @ 275 degrees is:
2 hours on the grill, meat side up; 1 hour wrapped, meat side down; let rest off grill for about 15 to 20 minutes; unwrapped on grill meat side up for 15 to 20 minutes, adding sauce approx. 10 minutes before removing from grill.
This has been a very successful process, especially for competition baby backs.

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