I don't know if this is confession-worthy, but I don't crutch my ribs... ever. There's three reasons:
1. I avoid disposables where possible.
2. It's a pain.
3. I hang my ribs in a WSM in a setup very similar to a PBC and I'm not really sure how crutching would work.
So, let's start with the last one, since it's really the only thing that matters: can you do it and how so? Do you wrap them and hang them? Seems like the liquid is going to work in a very different manner and probably be more difficult to contain in terms of leaks.
The reason I ask is I noticed this conversation tonight related to maple ribs. This seems like a worthy weekend project. However, Meathead suggests following his recipes as written on the first go. Historically this has always worked out well for me. This recipe, however, calls for a crutch with Apple juice. Either I crutch hanging or I find some kind of viable alternative. (Or I cook one rack in the kettle but for the time involved, my minimum on ribs is 3 racks. I have no problem finding takers!)
Anyway, I'd like to try this mostly by the book, but ribs always equal PARTY TIME! So, what are my options for going a bit off script here? Maybe have some apple juice below to catch some drippings?
1. I avoid disposables where possible.
2. It's a pain.
3. I hang my ribs in a WSM in a setup very similar to a PBC and I'm not really sure how crutching would work.
So, let's start with the last one, since it's really the only thing that matters: can you do it and how so? Do you wrap them and hang them? Seems like the liquid is going to work in a very different manner and probably be more difficult to contain in terms of leaks.
The reason I ask is I noticed this conversation tonight related to maple ribs. This seems like a worthy weekend project. However, Meathead suggests following his recipes as written on the first go. Historically this has always worked out well for me. This recipe, however, calls for a crutch with Apple juice. Either I crutch hanging or I find some kind of viable alternative. (Or I cook one rack in the kettle but for the time involved, my minimum on ribs is 3 racks. I have no problem finding takers!)
Anyway, I'd like to try this mostly by the book, but ribs always equal PARTY TIME! So, what are my options for going a bit off script here? Maybe have some apple juice below to catch some drippings?
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