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For beginners wanting a dry cure method I couldn't recommend mortons tender quick stronger. Others will disagree, usually because you have no control over the salt content but it's premixed and no matter what you are doing it's 1 tbs per pound of meat period. Simple and fool proof, just rub it...
Have not posted in a long time so figured I would share from last week. Local store had a 4lb bone in “half shoulder” which I had never seen before. Was worried about it drying out so I threw some ribs on just in case. Made some Chef snacks out of the rib trimmings as well. 225 using lump and...
Hi all,
First time on the forum and I'm looking for a little advice. I've done spare and baby back ribs mostly using 3-2-1 and 2-2-1 methods, but for new years I've bought monster ribs 2.8kg per rack. I was wondering if 3-2-1 will still work or is there another method better suited for this size...
Hi there and welcome!
I take all the guess work out these days and I follow SmokinAl's foolproof method.
Put a bbq thermometer probe between the rib meat and when it hits 195-198F Internal Temp (IT) of the meat, take a toothpic and stab the meat all over and if it goes in without resistance...
I prefer competition style ribs that you can get a good bite out of. But if someone else is cooking and has FOTB to offer me I sure ain't gonna turn em down.
Sarcasm can actually be a sign of intellect.... no wonder I didn't get it. 😄😄😄
The cook-by-the-number rib technique(s) are great when explaining to someone the particular steps you used.
I think the 3-2-1 method began with cooking slabs of spares. But it can kill St Louis or loin ribs.
Ingredients for 3 kg of meat:
2 kg ham (fresh)
1 kg bacon (fresh,very fatty)
54 g curing salt (cure for 24 hours) (0,5-0,6 nitrite)
8 g black pepper
9 g fresh garlic
10 g wild garlic (grind everything using an 8 mm plate)
90 ml cold water
Pork casings, size 28/30
Preparation Process...
OK, doing another bacon cook. I bought two pork bellies, one 6.06 lbs, and one 5.42 lbs (slightly less, I suspect, w/o the plastic wrapping. I'm freezing the 5.42 lbs one, and going to smoke the 6.06 lbs one.
The plan is to follow the same method I did last time (unless folks have different...
I’m going to offer my two cents I’m this thread. For years, I have followed a pretty typical 3-2-1 method with mixed results, but sometimes the meat has been fall off the bone tender, but not what I wanted. I like to be able to bite into meat that pulls easily away from the bone, is tender, but...
I started making my own bacon last year and for the first batch I'd recommend the wet cure method in https://www.smoking-meat.com/make-your-own-bacon-at-home. Mostly because that is what I used for my first batch. The wet cure is simpler to do and lets you focus on other aspects of the...
Cold smoking is great in your temps.
I would use the Masterbuilt (not plugged in) to keep the smoke and hang the belly.
I prefer to use sawdust (dust) as it gives a lighter kiss of smoke.
Using dust is the method to do a round of smoke in the tray. You may find 1 load is enough flavor. I do...
My experience:
1. Slather it on shortly before you take your meat off the grill / smoker so it forms a thick glaze.
2. Simmer your meat in a big pan of the sauce. That was my mother's method for FOTB ribs
3. Serve it as a side as @chopsaw advises.
Hmm. Gives me a lot to think about...
I have a Traegar, which I've only done pulled pork once (the 20+ hour marathon cook, I mentioned).
The method in Jeff's recipe for a 5-8 lb pork shoulder, does 300˚F for 3 hours, wrapped until 205˚F IT (about 2 hours). I was thinking that it would be more...
Next is starting in on the firebox. This is going to be an insulated firebox - 24" pipe inside (.250wt), 28x28x28 outside. Because this is a backyard pit, I want to save some weight, so I did overcomplicate things a little bit. I decided to do 1/8" (.125") thickness for the outer plate, but I...
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