i’m making St. Louis cut ribs for the Fourth of July, tomorrow. Can I dry brine with Morton’s kosher salt overnight tonight since I have to start cooking at 6 AM? All of the recipes on amazing ribs and pitmaster recommend dry brining ribs for "at least one to two hours." Is 24 hours too long?
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Last edited by Maggiemack; July 3, 2020, 07:23 AM. -
Well don’t know about ‘driving to Bryan’ (I know dang spell checker!) but yes I routinely dry brine with Kosher salt over night. Salt penetration will eventually reach equilibrium so you can theoretically keep going beyond that to get maximum penetration. So go for it, you’re more than safe. -
You're good. Just brine it overnight, or 24 hours. It is very common around here (the Pit).Comment
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Have you tried Lowery seasoning salt? its my go to for dry brine
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Overnight is fine. I personally back off the salt on ribs and go easy. For some reason ribs always tend to get over salted. Perhaps it’s my heavy hand.Comment
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Huskee Ha! My food don’t taste like Hate today. The ribs were fabulous. Two good cooks in a row. Love it. Tomorrow Shazam!
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I almost always dry brine for at least 24 hours.Comment
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24 hours is fine, that will give me time to get there!Comment
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24 hrs is actually better if you ask me. Come back with pics!Comment
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I definitely recommend dry brining overnight. Much better than salting right before cooking, which I've done a lot of times due to spur of the moment, "Let's have ribs tonight" type cooks, and I do notice they are better than even a 1-2 hour salt. I think 4-6 hours is probably the turnover point there. I don't know that going more than 8-12 into the 24-hour range helps, but definitely give them some time with kosher salt on them if you can. I've also done the rub overnight too, but this didn't seem to make any difference, unsurprisingly.Comment
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