Do you marinate ribs?


 
Frank H

Frank H

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Maybe I haven't been paying close enough attention , but I can't recall hearing very much about marinating ribs.... And then I just read a comment of someone who swears by it. And I've often wondered about trying it. After all , we brine pork chops and chicken....we marinate steak and chicken and pork....
So here's my question : do you marinate your ribs?
Pos? Cons? Experiences or opinions?
 
I do not marinate ribs. I've seen and heard of others doing it. I don't even rub them and wrap them overnight. I get them rubbed, fire up the cooker, and put them on when I get a clean burning fire (about an hour from chimney start to clean fire in the cooker).

I recommend you give it a try and see what you like. The worst that can happen is you don't care for it and try something else. But who knows - you may LOVE it!

GO FOR IT!
 
I can't help you with this one, but I am interested in seeing the feedback on this.
Thanks for asking a question I wouldn't have thought of.
 
For the first time on Saturday I did a "soak" over night on my baby backs, it was mostly apple juice, cider vinegar, minced onion, cinnamon and thyme. I had under cooked the ribs and finished them on my gasser. I had also put a rub on prior to putting them on the WSM. The ribs were actually pretty flavorful.
 
I have using Myron's recipe in his first book. The problem was the recipe was wrong and it turned out too salty. But I'll try it again with the next slab.
 
I had never thought to marinate ribs. Have been making them for 40+ years and never found the need to.
But,I am usually willing to try things that I have not done before. Next slab I will marinate 1/2, and do the
other half as usual. What kind of marinade is the next question..... Italian dressing maybe?
 
Bob H. said:
I had never thought to marinate ribs. Have been making them for 40+ years and never found the need to.
But,I am usually willing to try things that I have not done before. Next slab I will marinate 1/2, and do the
other half as usual. What kind of marinade is the next question..... Italian dressing maybe?
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or possibly one of the lowry's bottled marinades? Maybe this one or the sesame ginger....
 
I've done them both ways. I like them anyway. Imo-it depends on what you're going for. For a good bark, I like dry rub, for a juicy rib, I like marinade. I've yet to try them in tandem, but I imagine it's like anything else regarding q. don't over/under cook and all is well.
 
I usually rub my ribs the night before in whatever rub I am using, I like a little bark on my ribs. They are very juicy as is so never thought about marinating them. Does not seem like a lot of meat for a marinade, but i am sure there are great ways of doing it if you desire.
 
Bill Schultz said:
I usually rub my ribs the night before in whatever rub I am using, I like a little bark on my ribs. They are very juicy as is so never thought about marinating them. Does not seem like a lot of meat for a marinade, but i am sure there are great ways of doing it if you desire.
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youre right. I don't think there would be a profound difference as the meat is kind of dense and I don't know how well the marinade would penetrate....if I try it at all I would do spare ribs. I feel like they need more help than BB's
 
I got to tell you Frank while I love BB's I prefer eating St. Louis Ribs. With my rubs and a little bark on the outside and smoked to a wooden toothpick slides right through, well, it is one of my favorite things.
 
I have on occasion soaked spare ribs overnight in seasoned apple cider with a couple of squeezed lemons. They turned out good, and I think I remember having a little flavor profile from doing it. (I think it was hard to tell since I was using apple wood to smoke the ribs with). Most times I just don't plan that far ahead so marinating anything the night before is purely on a 'if I remember' basis.
 
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