Our church is having a BBQ competition in a week, and after getting cheated last year by competitors who bribed the tasters ("give us your votes, and get free potato salad and jalapeno bread with our BBQ sample") I've decided to try again and maybe use my own style of getting an edge.
I'm going to do St. Louis ribs and what I'd like to do is after they're cooked, cut them into thirds (smaller ribs get cut in halves). If the tasters like it and want to give me their votes, I'll give them a FULL rib.
What is the best way to cut the cooked ribs into thirds? A cleaver with a hammer? I also have commercial deli meat slicer (only cuts up to 3/4"), a Makita grinder with diamond wheel, and a Sawzall. BTW, all the cooking and cutting has to be done on-site at the church. Each competitor gets a tent, a folding table, and a 110V outlet. That's it. I do not have access to a band saw.
This is a fundraiser for the youth group at church and there will be hundreds of tasters paying admission to come taste some BBQ. I can't afford to give a whole rib to hundreds of people. So that's why I want to cut it into thirds.
PS. I know someone is going to say something about "church" and "bribery" and "cheating", but we have some very very competitive people and while they were publicly exposed by the pastor in front of the congregation for using bribery tactics last year, I'm sure they will trying something underhanded again. It's all in good "fun".
I'm going to do St. Louis ribs and what I'd like to do is after they're cooked, cut them into thirds (smaller ribs get cut in halves). If the tasters like it and want to give me their votes, I'll give them a FULL rib.
What is the best way to cut the cooked ribs into thirds? A cleaver with a hammer? I also have commercial deli meat slicer (only cuts up to 3/4"), a Makita grinder with diamond wheel, and a Sawzall. BTW, all the cooking and cutting has to be done on-site at the church. Each competitor gets a tent, a folding table, and a 110V outlet. That's it. I do not have access to a band saw.
This is a fundraiser for the youth group at church and there will be hundreds of tasters paying admission to come taste some BBQ. I can't afford to give a whole rib to hundreds of people. So that's why I want to cut it into thirds.
PS. I know someone is going to say something about "church" and "bribery" and "cheating", but we have some very very competitive people and while they were publicly exposed by the pastor in front of the congregation for using bribery tactics last year, I'm sure they will trying something underhanded again. It's all in good "fun".
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