TR: A Rib-Off!

[RootDKJ]

Ok, so for Christmas, I bought my brother an Orion. So far, it's been an Orion-less summer for me, which has been a bit of a bummer. Losing weight so I don't have knee pain next winter is more important then BBQ. (Skiing beats BBQ hands down)

Anyway, back to the Rib-Off. Here's the rules.
We each prepare 3 racks of ribs for smoking. After they are done in the Orion, we'll choose 1 rack for final saucing on the grill for presentation. All tasting will be a blind taste test. The judges are my wife, my brother's wife, dad and step-mom.

On to the goods. A warning here...I was playing around with the macro setting on my camera, so be prepared for some extreme close ups of meticulously prepared pork products. I am not responsible if this causes you to go for an unanticipated snack or beer.

The offerings. My brother chose the top blister pack.

My weapons...so many options. I choose 1 rack with the Orion rub, 2 racks with the Jake's. I also used the BBQ Chit sauce.

A little Orion rub

Root in action

Life is good in NJ folks!!!

Close up of the Orion rub

Close up of the Jake's rub

Going over the game plan

Our weapons

Hickory, cherry and apple...oh yeah a little Blackbeary wheat doesn't hurt either

A well seasoned Orion

Not-so-seasoned

My ribs ready to smoke

My brother's ribs, ready to smoke

Bro's

Root's

May the best ribs win!

 

[RootDKJ]

Fire shots

90 minutes later...

(Root's)

(Bro's)

Close up of mine

On the grill for saucing (mine are in the back)

Root's

(bone ejected during a flip)

Bro's

 

[RootDKJ]

Almost done

Don't try this at home

Root's

(money shots)

So in the end, it was a draw. Here's the tally.
Root - 2 (My sis-in law & dad)
Bro - 2 (wife & step mom)

Both my wife and step mom, prefer sweeter ribs, and my sister in law and dad prefer tangy ribs.

So we attempted an elimination round. Both my brother and I would be given two ribs...not knowing who's they were and would choose which one they liked better.

Well, we both picked the ribs we prepared. Everything we made was unbelievably good.​

Here's some shots of the other 4 racks that were not part of the judging.

Chillin by the fire

 

[RootDKJ]

Fireworks

Happy 4th of July! (from my backyard)

:beer: :flag: :beer:

 

[Johnskiismore]

Those look delicious!!!! If you need a judge in the future I will be more than happy to participate!

:beer:

 

[powhunter]

Nice lookin racks!!!! Looks like you guys had a great 4th!!!

 

[Grassi21]

Great TR. I would be a bit jealous but I had pulled pork. Those ribs look great!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Awesome TR..I could never be a vegetarian..

 

[severine]

That's A LOT of ribs! Where are mine?

Nice pics!

 

[RootDKJ]

Thanks everyone. Those were some of the best ribs I've done. It really felt good to be out smoking again.

The only thing that could have made the day any better, would have been if me and my brother could have snuck in a quick safety meeting while they were cooking.

For those of you near Stamford, CT don't forget about the Orion cookout on 8/8

http://forums.alpinezone.com/47293-orion-cookout-august-8th-stamford-conn.html?highlight=Orion

 

[Warp Daddy]

OK Root --------------------------"-by the power invested in me by the Board of Trustees of this fine university i hereby confer on Rooter the Honorary degree of DOCTOR of RIBOLOGY with all the rights and privileges that accrue . ---


Nice work Rooer , looks like a super spread and fun time ---- can i get a Hell yeah from the rest of ya ??

 

[RootDKJ]

Thanks Warp. Good times were had by all.

 

[Glenn]

Awesome TR Root! I need to cook up some ribs now.....

 

[RootDKJ]

OK Root --------------------------"-by the power invested in me by the Board of Trustees of this fine university i hereby confer on Rooter the Honorary degree of DOCTOR of RIBOLOGY with all the rights and privileges that accrue . ---


Nice work Rooter , looks like a super spread and fun time ---- can i get a Hell yeah from the rest of ya ??

Hey Warp...

Would that be a R.D. ?, a PhR, HDR ? Since JD is juris doctorate I guess RD is ribologist (ribist)doctorate. This is very important to get this accurate.