Ribs ...Rub vs Marinade or both?

TheCommish · October 2016

I cooked ribs yesterday afternoon. I used the 3-2-1 method. I marinated my ribs for several hours and used no rub. I stayed around 250 for three hours ...pulled off aluminum wrapped each one (had two big ones) rubbed down each with a half stick of butter and poured in a half bottle of Stubb's liquid smoke to each "tent" I built and tossed back on ...raised to 275 for two hours ...pulled off and unwrapped back on the grill for about 30 minutes ...turned out great! Best tasting ribs I've done with good bark. Question ...How does everyone feel about rubbing your ribs as opposed to marinate or a mixture of both?

northGAcock · October 2016

Personally, I am a rub guy when it comes to Pork Ribs....which I assume is what you are referencing here. We like pictures here......Welcome aboard.

In general....I really don't marinate pork at all....only go with rubs. That said, on the beef side of things.....I rarely marinate anymore....with the exception being Flank Steak or Flat Iron.

lousubcap · October 2016

Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.
I'm lazy so I go with a dry rub on ribs. Will do the foil thing if guests want fall off the bone ribs but that's about the extent of it.
Many ways to get there. Given you had great results, then stay with it. FWIW-

bgebrent · October 2016

Welcome. I agree with everything said above.

Theophan · October 2016

I've never foiled ribs, and I love my ribs so much I've never had any incentive to try foiling. Partly, I just love the idea of slow-smoking ribs, and wrapping in foil inevitably is moist heat, so they sort of "steam" while wrapped, instead of smoking, and I've heard some people who've done it both ways say that foiling ribs makes them really soft, but gives them sort of a mushy texture. But partly I have to confess that I'm lazy, and if I can get ribs I LOVE without having to take them out, wrap them in foil, put them back, then take them back out again, take off the foil, put them back in again... that's what I'll do.

Everybody has their own taste, though. I love what I do so I keep doing it. If you love what you do, keep doing it!

And about the rub, I always put rub on the ribs, and sometimes I also sauce them at the end.

JRWhitee · October 2016

I am a rub guy too, if I remember I may put sauce on the side.

JethroVA · October 2016

I'm a rub guy, not a marinader.

Bsbrokers · October 2016

For ribs for me its a rub first and a baste in sauce at the end. I marinade things like flank steak and chicken when doing fajitas or Indian tikka type recipes for say chicken or lamb chops. But I'm from the UK Egghead community.

Killit_and_Grillit · October 2016

I used a lot of marinades until I switched to my Egg...then I got tired of the mess and didn't find much of a love loss with it.

I say rub your grub.

bhedges1987 · October 2016

I always use a rub. I have never actually tried marinade ribs. Maybe I should put this on my to do list.

bhedges1987 · October 2016

Any pictures of the cook?

TheCommish · October 2016

Thanks everyone. Didn't take any pics ...trust me, all future posts will include pics!

Jameson19 · October 2016

Rub everything. The only marinade I do is Olive Garden's light Italian dressing in a gallon ziplock Baggie with chicken wings, which also get some dry rub afterwards

SciAggie · October 2016

I always use a rub and then add sauce at the end. I started out using foil but have decided over time I like the results better without foil. I just put 'em on and let 'em ride until they are tender, add some sauce while I set the table and then eat.

Ribs ...Rub vs Marinade or both?

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