“The smoke flavor comes from a smoke condensate that is listed as natural smoke flavor. In order to make this condensate, wood has to be burned at very high temperatures. The wood used may be in the form of chips or sawdust. Manufacturers can use any type of hardwood typically used for smoking food to provide smoke flavoring. The wood is burned and the smoke condensate is collected in condensers as a liquid with the flavoring properties of the burned wood. That liquid can be further concentrated to give it a stronger flavor.
In other words, the smoke flavor in liquid smoke is actually from smoke, not some laboratory-made imitation of it. The use of the liquid derived from smoke is not new. Such liquids have been valuable from as far back as the time of Pliny the Elder who praised its effectiveness as an embalming agent. It was useful for this purpose because the condensate from smoke has some of the antibacterial properties that make smoke good for preserving meat.â€
Useful as an embalming agent, eh? I recommend we go exhume Pliny the Elder to see just how well preserved he is.
The whole point of not boiling ribs is that all the flavor goes out into the water, right?
Serious question: why not vacuum seal them in a sous vide bag and boil them? Not at 140°, or 165°, but at 212°? All the juice and flavor stays inside, right? Then just brown ‘em off on the grill and you got ribs.
If you boil in BEER, no you have pork infused beverage, since the alcohol will cook off at 170*F, vodka is need, or 151. smokenoob is on the right track, Pork infused beverage with vodka over ice with a squeeze of lime. I like the way he thinks.
I've tried them in the instant pot. They were OK as I finished them on the grill. No smoke flavor though (obviously) and the texture was quite a bit different from the lower\slower option.
Cooking gadgets
Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center
Weber Summit Platinum D6
Blue Rhino Razor
Dyna-Glo XL Premium Dual Chamber
Camp Chef Somerset IV along with their Artisan Pizza Oven 90
Anova WiFi
Thermometers
Thermapen Mk4 - ThermaQ High Temp Kit - ThermaQ Meathead Kit - ThermaQ WiFi - ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S - ThermoWorks Signals & Billows - ThermoPop -ThermoWorks ProNeedle - ThermoWorks TimeStick Trio x2 - and a Christopher Kimball timer - NO, I do not work for ThermoWorks...I just like their products.
Other useful bits...
KitchenAid 7-qt Pro Line stand mixer
A Black & Decker food processor that I can't seem to murder
A couple of immersion blenders, one a "consumer" model & the other a "high end" Italian thing. Yes, the Italian one is a bit better, but only marginally
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus 8-qt + accessories like egg-bite & egg holders
All-Clad pots & pans, along with some cast iron...everything from 7" Skookie pans to 8.5qt Dutch ovens
Weber GBS griddle, pizza stone, and wok
Knives range from Mercer to F. Dick to "You spent how much for one knife? One knife?!" LOL
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