Comments on: Should You Boil Ribs Before Grilling? http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/ BBQ Recipes, Reviews, Tips and More! Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terri http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-75 Terri Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:20:42 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-75 I'm with you I always throw it in for a boil and in the water I put herbs, an onion, garlic and any other spices I think it might need. I bbq them low/medium and add a sauce...always good and always raved about! I’m with you I always throw it in for a boil and in the water I put herbs, an onion, garlic and any other spices I think it might need. I bbq them low/medium and add a sauce…always good and always raved about!

]]> By: Eddie http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-74 Eddie Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:01:19 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-74 I put two racks of baby backs in a deep pan add 1 cup of water and seal tightly with aluminum foil for 2 hours @ 350 in the oven and they come out perfectly fall off the bone. Then grill for a great crisp on both sides for 15 mins. I put two racks of baby backs in a deep pan add 1 cup of water and seal tightly with aluminum foil for 2 hours @ 350 in the oven and they come out perfectly fall off the bone. Then grill for a great crisp on both sides for 15 mins.

]]> By: Matt http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-73 Matt Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:01:12 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-73 I have been trying many methods of cooking ribs. I just tried boiling them and them smoking them while I basted them. They came out tough. The best way I have learned to cook ribs, is of course, long, low, and slow. I prep them with my dry rub and let sit for a day or two. I also peal off the membrane on the back of the ribs (beef and pork). I wrap them in tinfoil then put a half a cup of water in there. I seal the tinfoil air-tight. I set on the grill at 225 degrees (as close as a charcoal grill will let you. Gas grills and ovens are easy to keep consistent temperatures. After about 4 or 5 hours..I open the top of the foil and put the sauce on. My grill has a side smoker so it is easy to cook indirectly, but you can still put wood chips on top of coals in an aluminum tray directly on coals and let the smoke do its work while your BBQ sauce caramelizes. Enjoy! The good thing about this method is you can do it with all cookers and still keep the flavor and drain the fat. I have been trying many methods of cooking ribs. I just tried boiling them and them smoking them while I basted them. They came out tough. The best way I have learned to cook ribs, is of course, long, low, and slow. I prep them with my dry rub and let sit for a day or two. I also peal off the membrane on the back of the ribs (beef and pork). I wrap them in tinfoil then put a half a cup of water in there. I seal the tinfoil air-tight. I set on the grill at 225 degrees (as close as a charcoal grill will let you. Gas grills and ovens are easy to keep consistent temperatures. After about 4 or 5 hours..I open the top of the foil and put the sauce on. My grill has a side smoker so it is easy to cook indirectly, but you can still put wood chips on top of coals in an aluminum tray directly on coals and let the smoke do its work while your BBQ sauce caramelizes. Enjoy! The good thing about this method is you can do it with all cookers and still keep the flavor and drain the fat.

]]> By: MIKE http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-67 MIKE Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:28:52 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-67 boil 2 racks for 45-55 min .Add any seasoning wanted-dry or wet. Cover and keep in water for 2-3 hrs, looking for the 1/4" shrinkage on the bone end. BBQ sauce and grill to to a glaze or your preference of burn. Have always finished with fall off the bone eating. Enjoy. boil 2 racks for 45-55 min .Add any seasoning wanted-dry or wet. Cover and keep in water for 2-3 hrs, looking for the 1/4″ shrinkage on the bone end. BBQ sauce and grill to to a glaze or your preference of burn. Have always finished with fall off the bone eating. Enjoy.

]]> By: BBQ Girl http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-33 BBQ Girl Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:29:56 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-33 Wow, ribs in 3 hours :) That is the one perk about boiling I suppose - had I started some ribs the same time as you mine would still be cooking! It is true that propane is much, much more expensive now than it was when I first originally wrote this post also. Thanks so much for sharing your experience, no doubt it will help everyone make a decision on whether or not to boil first :) I never dreamed this would be such a great topic for discussion here! Wow, ribs in 3 hours :) That is the one perk about boiling I suppose – had I started some ribs the same time as you mine would still be cooking! It is true that propane is much, much more expensive now than it was when I first originally wrote this post also.

Thanks so much for sharing your experience, no doubt it will help everyone make a decision on whether or not to boil first :) I never dreamed this would be such a great topic for discussion here!

]]> By: s zaba http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-32 s zaba Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:29:27 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-32 tried it. (pre boiling then bbq) it was good. not as bad as the pros make it seem online, but they ARE pros I'm sure they are used to the best. if you DO boil make sure not to bbq too long they will become tough again.. and dry haha. i loaded up the water with lots of salt, fresh garlic, onion, chili pepper, mustard powder, white wine vinegar, and paprika. then let em boil for an hour. then threw em on the grill and basted the sh*t outta them with bbq sauce. :) overall i was happy with the results, but will only boil often because it is MUCH MUCH quicker, easier, and less costly than doing them PROPERLY. i will most assuredly treat myself to 'ribs done right' when time permits and ambition is present haha. but otherwise i will gladly eat em boiled. thanks for all the info people! tried it. (pre boiling then bbq) it was good. not as bad as the pros make it seem online, but they ARE pros I’m sure they are used to the best. if you DO boil make sure not to bbq too long they will become tough again.. and dry haha. i loaded up the water with lots of salt, fresh garlic, onion, chili pepper, mustard powder, white wine vinegar, and paprika. then let em boil for an hour. then threw em on the grill and basted the sh*t outta them with bbq sauce. :) overall i was happy with the results, but will only boil often because it is MUCH MUCH quicker, easier, and less costly than doing them PROPERLY. i will most assuredly treat myself to ‘ribs done right’ when time permits and ambition is present haha. but otherwise i will gladly eat em boiled. thanks for all the info people!

]]> By: s zaba http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-31 s zaba Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:25:58 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-31 Wow lots of good info! i've been trying to have this question answered for quite sometime and it was THIS forum that FINALLY gave me some insight. all the websites are very opinionated one way or the other, but until you have a collection of personal opinions favoring both sides is when you get a better idea of how to go. after reading this i think i will try boiling, other sites have made me doubt trying it, but my bbq isnt a very expensive one, and while they always taste good, they are always a pain in the butt to eat as i can never quite cook them low or long enough.. without too much burning that is. plus ribs are expensive enough without draining 3 quarters of a propane tank.. thanks so much for all the info everyone. i will try boiling and post my results later! thx again! Wow lots of good info! i’ve been trying to have this question answered for quite sometime and it was THIS forum that FINALLY gave me some insight. all the websites are very opinionated one way or the other, but until you have a collection of personal opinions favoring both sides is when you get a better idea of how to go. after reading this i think i will try boiling, other sites have made me doubt trying it, but my bbq isnt a very expensive one, and while they always taste good, they are always a pain in the butt to eat as i can never quite cook them low or long enough.. without too much burning that is. plus ribs are expensive enough without draining 3 quarters of a propane tank.. thanks so much for all the info everyone. i will try boiling and post my results later! thx again!

]]> By: kevin http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-30 kevin Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:50:44 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-30 I believe that those who do not own a bar-b-que pit and grill their food on gas fired grills, need a way to slow cook ribs before adding the sauce for the final cooking. It seems that boiling them is a widely accepted method for slow cooking ribs. You may lose some of the natural flavors, but you will get tender ribs. A trade off most are willing to accept. I agree with mld12's method. I believe that those who do not own a bar-b-que pit and grill their food on gas fired grills, need a way to slow cook ribs before adding the sauce for the final cooking. It seems that boiling them is a widely accepted method for slow cooking ribs. You may lose some of the natural flavors, but you will get tender ribs. A trade off most are willing to accept. I agree with mld12′s method.

]]> By: Matt http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-29 Matt Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:53:06 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-29 So you put the rub on your ribs THEN boil them? So you put the rub on your ribs THEN boil them?

]]> By: Andy http://babybackgrill.com/20/should-you-boil-ribs-before-grilling/#comment-28 Andy Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:53:30 +0000 http://babybackgrill.com/?p=20#comment-28 They're ribs! They're not lobsters! You boil lobsters, you slow smoke ribs. Have you ever seen "Rib Boil" in the spice aisle? I rest my case. They’re ribs! They’re not lobsters! You boil lobsters, you slow smoke ribs. Have you ever seen “Rib Boil” in the spice aisle? I rest my case.

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