veloce, I have to mention up front that i have only cooked ribs on my BGE once so far, so I reserve the right to change my mind I never foil my ribs. I have tried it and I don't like the texture. Prior to having an Egg I cooked ribs in either a WSM or my Ace of Hearts Rodeo (formerly The Good One model 42). Both have a vertical airflow similar to an Egg so I don't think I will start foiling with the Egg. My theory (totally un-tested) is that cookers with a horizontal airflow like a traditional offset can dry out the meat due to the air passing over the surface of the meat while cookers with a vertical airflow like an Egg don't dry out the meat as much since the airflow is around the meat not across the meat.BTW, my normal cook time for baby backs is 4 1/2 to 5 hours at 250. Of course it depends on the size of the ribs, but 6 hours may be too long.