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Competition ribs vs backyard ribs taught me a hard lesson on trimming
Watched a pitmaster at a comp in Kansas City trim a rack down to nothing and it hurt my soul, then I tried it my way and got a rubbery bite while his was perfect. Has anyone else caved and started trimming way more than feels right?
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palmer.henry15d ago
Three comp guys at a cookoff near Wichita told me you gotta cut past the breastbone.
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cole_bailey8516d ago
My buddy Marcus at work spent three years trimming his ribs like he was scared to take anything off. He brought a rack to our block party last summer and it was like chewing on a tire. The guys who competes said you gotta cut down to the second bone and expose that meat. Marcus finally tried it on his next cook and said the bite was night and day better. Have you noticed a big difference in cook time too with the heavier trim?
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