After seeing Troutman pastrami beef ribs post, there is no way I am missing out. Got my hands on 6.5# of bone-in beef ribs.
A question for the master himself or any other pitmaster with the answer.
When using the cure calculator do you include the weight of the bones?
Bonus question- Why not debone beef ribs and then cook? (I know it's good fun to grab hold of the bone and work from there with the mandible).
If not cooking outdoors, I am cooking on the stovetop with my 14" carbon steel wok, 12" CI skillet, or in the oven with my two Lodge CI pizza pans, or two dutch ovens. I've also got a nifty Lodge carbon steel grill pan that rocks for veggies outdoors.
Doesn't the cure calculator have something about thickness, versus weight? As long as the volume of the cure is enough to submerge the meat, and you keep the ratio of water to salt and prague powder the same, it will just take longer to cure something thicker...
Anyway, the weight probably matters if you keep the bone on, as it somewhat corresponds to volume of liquid needed.
Thank you. You are correct. I went and fiddled with the calculator and the weight. Changing it did not affect the cure time or amount of curing salt. The bone thickness would need to be taken into consideration when entering the thickness.
Another thing that concernes is the bone side does not allow too much penertation so might need to go longer on cure time. I see it as 1 less side exposed to the brine.
holehogg I agree with Jim, it's a thickness thing not necessarily the weight. Most rib plates are relatively thin, like the thin end of a brisket flat. Yes there is the bone on one side but that never worries me any. I think the calculator said mine would be done in like 3 days, to be honest I left it in for 6 days. Came out perfect for me.
As to the bone, I never gave that any thought. You could remove it and that tough membrane in the back. I just think it helps hold the whole thing together. With the fat layers and all if you start to break it down by removing the bone you risk the whole thing starting to fall apart. Either way I think you'd be fine.
CaptainMike mine will be ready for the kettle superbowl in 10 days. I'm sure coach T-man prepped the players well. Doesn't matter how pretty the game is as long as it's a win.
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