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The universe did this to me over two days - signs that something was a bad idea.
Naturally, I didn't listen. . .and fully regretted it last night
So my husband's B-day was nigh, I wanted to smoke some ribs in celebration. . .done it countless times - never had problems.
Well, at the store they didn't have the usual ribs (cut and packaged in their shop) - they only had pre-treated ribs that were injected for 'tenderness and flavor' . . . normally when wanting to smoke ribs I don't even bother with these 'name brands' - but I ignored that and bought them anyway.
Then I bought charcoal - and they didn't have my usual brand so I picked up what I use to use years ago. . .
So when at home the next day I started the smoker - I had some problems getting the fire hot, windy day - and my smoker is holier than swiss cheese. . . at this point I should have stopped my efforts. . . but I did not.
So I wrestled with the temp all day - the holy smoker, the different coals, the wind - all these things made for a less than desirable temp. Usually I get 3 racks done in 6 hours - so I extended this cook time out to 8.
After 8 hours I looked at the ribs and noticed the meat still hadn't pulled back from the bones like it usually does but somehow I convinced myself that was because they were injected.
I cut up 2 racks before I realized that they weren't cooked *at all* - some of the ribs looked cooked-ish but quite a bit of it was still *raw*
I was so pissed.
So I stuck them all in the oven - 425 for 30 minutes did the trick. . .at this point I was just worried about the tenderness - cooking post cut just dries them out.
But they didn't dry out - they were quite tender. . . but because they were pre-treated they TASTED LIKE ****.
I couldn't even eat them - they were too damn salty. You know, that briney salt flavor because of nitrate injection. They were NASTY . . . 10 hours of work and a lot of money - FULLY wasted and TOTALLY disgusting.
Next time they don't have my *usual* - I won't *buy anything*
Naturally, I didn't listen. . .and fully regretted it last night
So my husband's B-day was nigh, I wanted to smoke some ribs in celebration. . .done it countless times - never had problems.
Well, at the store they didn't have the usual ribs (cut and packaged in their shop) - they only had pre-treated ribs that were injected for 'tenderness and flavor' . . . normally when wanting to smoke ribs I don't even bother with these 'name brands' - but I ignored that and bought them anyway.
Then I bought charcoal - and they didn't have my usual brand so I picked up what I use to use years ago. . .
So when at home the next day I started the smoker - I had some problems getting the fire hot, windy day - and my smoker is holier than swiss cheese. . . at this point I should have stopped my efforts. . . but I did not.
So I wrestled with the temp all day - the holy smoker, the different coals, the wind - all these things made for a less than desirable temp. Usually I get 3 racks done in 6 hours - so I extended this cook time out to 8.
After 8 hours I looked at the ribs and noticed the meat still hadn't pulled back from the bones like it usually does but somehow I convinced myself that was because they were injected.
I cut up 2 racks before I realized that they weren't cooked *at all* - some of the ribs looked cooked-ish but quite a bit of it was still *raw*
I was so pissed.
So I stuck them all in the oven - 425 for 30 minutes did the trick. . .at this point I was just worried about the tenderness - cooking post cut just dries them out.
But they didn't dry out - they were quite tender. . . but because they were pre-treated they TASTED LIKE ****.
I couldn't even eat them - they were too damn salty. You know, that briney salt flavor because of nitrate injection. They were NASTY . . . 10 hours of work and a lot of money - FULLY wasted and TOTALLY disgusting.
Next time they don't have my *usual* - I won't *buy anything*
