Comments on: Should You Boil Ribs Before Grilling? http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/ Baby Back Ribs | BBQ Recipes | Grilling Tips Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:50:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: R. Gibson http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-4092 R. Gibson Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:36:19 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-4092 ONE WAY to get tender ribs is to cook them all day, yes. Another way to get tender ribs is to boil them 45 minutes to an hour, apply a light dry rub, then grill them 15 minutes on each side. I say try both ways and choose what you like best. No, I wouldn't boil a hamburger or steak, but I wouldn't leave it on a low heat grill for six hours either! We're talking about ribs, right? I like to season the boiling water with onions, garlic, salt, pepper, vinegar, and even pineapple or apple juice if I'm feeling adventuresome. This adds plenty of flavor to the ribs. In boiling out the fat, you certainly do lose flavor, but that fat is better poured down the drain than stuck to the insides of my arteries. I've read many, many articles on the net that say "NEVER, EVER BOIL RIBS" from self proclaimed BBQ Kings and "experts". I say try it both ways and make up your own mind. ONE WAY to get tender ribs is to cook them all day, yes. Another way to get tender ribs is to boil them 45 minutes to an hour, apply a light dry rub, then grill them 15 minutes on each side. I say try both ways and choose what you like best.

No, I wouldn’t boil a hamburger or steak, but I wouldn’t leave it on a low heat grill for six hours either! We’re talking about ribs, right?

I like to season the boiling water with onions, garlic, salt, pepper, vinegar, and even pineapple or apple juice if I’m feeling adventuresome. This adds plenty of flavor to the ribs.

In boiling out the fat, you certainly do lose flavor, but that fat is better poured down the drain than stuck to the insides of my arteries.

I’ve read many, many articles on the net that say “NEVER, EVER BOIL RIBS” from self proclaimed BBQ Kings and “experts”. I say try it both ways and make up your own mind.

]]> By: SIKO http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-3699 SIKO Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:15:49 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-3699 I always boil mine in water and vinager before grilling and have never had a complaint. I always boil mine in water and vinager before grilling and have never had a complaint.

]]> By: john http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-2712 john Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:39:12 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-2712 Thank you! I have never boiled ribs first and wondered if I was doing it wrong! I thought boiling would reduce some of the fat, but your article makes sense. Thanks again Thank you!
I have never boiled ribs first and wondered if I was doing it wrong!
I thought boiling would reduce some of the fat, but your article makes sense.
Thanks again

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