I love BBQ, and I love BBQ ribs a lot! I have been smoking ribs for so long I can do it in my sleep. Recently a friend of mine created a new way of cook ribs on a gas grill. I couldn’t believe it! Ribs on a gas grill doesn’t sound possible. I would have to have two propane tanks to cook for six hours. Why on earth would I want to do that? What about that smoke flavor? Without it your really not going to get true BBQ flavor. Well all these questions are answered with the Ribalizer. This cooking tool makes it possible to cook up to six racks of ribs in about two hours. Thats a third of the time! and you don’t have to worry about flare ups or the charcoal going out. It so easy that anyone with a gas grill can make perfect ribs. It’s a great tool. Here is how it works. Better yet check out this video on how to use the Ribalizer.
Pretty cool right? I have cooked up ribs about a dozen times so far with the Ribalizer and every time they came out perfect. It’s a huge time saver if your cooking for a party like I did a few weeks ago. I smoked six racks of St. Louse Style Ribs and it was a party favorite. Clean up is also super easy. Here is how I cooked up smoked ribs with the Ribalizer.
I get my ribs from Costco most of the time. The are high quality and the price is pretty darn good. These are St. Louse Style. A nice clean cut. I like to give the ribs a good rinse then pat the dry.
Taking the silver skin helps the rub and smoke flavor get in the meat. It’s a little tricky at first to get it off. Start from the end and use a knife to pull up a little off the rib meat. It’s a tough skin membrane so be prepared to use some force to pull it off. I use a dry paper towel to get a good grip on it and just pull it off. If it tears just repeat until it all comes off. Don’t worry you have a few other racks to perfect the technique.
You should make a big batch of rub before you start. I made this batch the day of because I ran out and forgot that I didn’t have enough. The chunks need to be smoothed out. These are from dried garlic and onion as well as brown sugar. Here is a recipe for rub to get you started. Once you get the basics down on the flavors you like then go crazy and create your own. I like to add paprika and various other pepper as well.
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup non-iodized table salt
- 1/8 cup brown sugar, dried
- 4 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon Accent (MSG) I dont use MSG but if you like it go for it.
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (Substatute with other chili pepper)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
I like to make at least three times what I need. This rub taste great on beer can chicken and other fun BBQ recipes.
Be generous! and rub it in real good.
Here is my old beat up Capt n Cook I’ve had for almost 10 years. It’s on it’s last tour this summer. Now I have to figure out what gas BBQ grill I want to replace it with? Any suggestions? Please leave it in the comments!
Its a good idea to heat the Ribalizer up first before you add the ribs. Put the water or other liquid like coke, beer or wine in just about to the rack. Don’t over fill. Not necessary. I never ran out of water. The fill up your smoking pan with wood chips. I don’t soak my chips anymore. I find that all it does is takes longer to get to the smoking. Wet would doesn’t burn. It dries out then burns. Whats the point.
All loaded and ready to close the BBQ lid. Here is where the flavor of the smoke kicks in!
No peeking! Let it do it’s magic!
After 45 minutes top off the water.
Here is where the real magic begins. Add the lid and let it cook for another 1hr. and 15 minutes. Be carful. Wear gloves for this part. You can burn yourself. When it’s done DONT lift the Ribalizer off the grill. It’s really heavey. Pull the ribs off to a plate and let the Ribalizer cool down.
I like my ribs with barbecue sauce but they taste great dry as well. It’s a simple process that cooks perfect ribs. If you like yours very tender let them cook a little longer. I like them firm but pulls off the bone with a little tug. The Ribalizer is a great value at $29.95. The aluminum pans can be purchased at Smart and Final well as most Costco stores or you can order them from the Ribalizer website.
Happy barbecuing everybody!
