BBQ Brainstorm
BBQ’s Best Brains Share Their Advice, Skills & Stories To Help You Take Your BBQ To The Next Level
Sterling Smith
Besides being a great guy and BBQ Legend, Sterling is the Owner and Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ and has been competing on the professional BBQ circuit since 2009.
Sterling has won 31 Grand and Reserve Grand Championship Awards, more than 300 top ten awards, 9 perfect “180” scores, 3 – 700+ scores and is a two-time Australian Invitational Lamb Champion.
HOT TIPS on cooking championship pork ribs
Sterling shares techniques and advice captured during his BBQ Master Class at Turn Left @ Albuquerque.Trimming your ribs
- Trimming off the fat exposes the proteins to allow the seasoning and smokey flavours to penetrate the meat
- When trimming don’t dig down into the meat, use gradual easy shallow cuts and save as much meat as possible
Prepping the underside of your ribs
- It’s all about removing barriers for the seasoning and smokey flavours to penetrate the protein
- Trim off excess fat
- Remove the membrane, keep it dry and use paper towels
Seasoning your pork ribs
- Sterling’s a big fan of layering, apply 3 layers of seasoning:
- Trim off excess fat
- Remove the membrane, keep it dry and use paper towels
- Bottom: Salt based rub
- Middle: Flavour rub
- Top: Colour / sugar rub
- Apply a medium to light coating
How long should you season your ribs
- Once applied allow 1 to 2 hours
- Allows enough time for the salt time to pull the moisture out of the meat, the pH balance to occur and importantly the moisture and flavour be sucked back down into the meat
Position on your BBQ, spritzing & when it’s ready to wrap
- Use upper racks – allows heat & smoke to circulates around the meat
- Ribs are ready to wrap when the rub stays on the ribs when scrapped
- Spritz with H2O, it attracts and sucks smokey flavours into the meat
Wrapping your ribs
- This stage is about adding flavour & tenderness
- Use 2 layer of quality foil
- Add unsalted butter, maple syrup, and BBQ sauce top & bottom
- Finish off adding apple juice to create moisture (tenderness) and flavour
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anthony hernandez
5 months ago
Great spot! Super awesome staff and great selection of meats, rubs, and sauces!!!!
Dale Berry
5 months ago
A ‘One Stop’ bbq shop, everything from the bbq, the fuel, the rubs and marinades to the meat, top quality wagyu briskets, free range Tassie pork, sausages and kabana made at Char, Char, Char butchers and steaks, to the sauces to put on them all, and most importantly, the service and advice.
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6 months ago
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7 months ago
Great place to find any meat rub that your heart desires. Large range of BBQs for sale. Excellent meat range.
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10 months ago
Jodi Eagland
10 months ago
This is a great store! House made kabanas are absolutely delicious as well as all the butcher offerings. Low and slow options aplenty, bbq’s, smokers, hot sauces, spice rubs, Glen and the team have it all!! Seriously, get there!!
Ana mi
1 year ago
Having been to many bbq shops, I can say this one will not disappoint. You will find the very best charcoal, sauces, rubs, bbq grills and accessories, and some premium meat goods and marble graded stakes. Multiple rubs have testers in their own containers which to me was a standout.
James Tuskin
2 years ago
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Nathan Hughes
2 years ago
An awesome range and even better service from the TLA team Glenn, Maria and Jaime.
Kieran Hattie
3 years ago
Amazing experience every time I get out here. The whole staff are extremely knowledgeable and even more friendly! Its an hour drive for me but its still a pleasure going to Turn Left! Highly recommend for all levels of BBQers
Peter Dalton
3 years ago
Great place for all things bbq,Glenn,Maria and team know their stuff.
Sean Molzer
3 years ago
Great place for all your low n slow bbq needs, massive choice of rubs, smokers and a selection of high quality meats at great prices, will definitely make a regular stop.
James Nash
3 years ago
I enjoyed this class. I learned some valuable new skills I can’t wait to put into practice. TL@A were great hosts, and I will be booking some more classes.
John Pantazis
3 years ago
By far the best barbecue/low and slow shop in the business, in Australia. Not only do they have an abundance of stock from sauces/rubs and barbecue accessories, the staff come with a wealth of knowledge and happy to pass on their valuable experience to you. The best!
Clint Stratton
3 years ago
As a previous competitor on the BBQ circuit, This store is the real deal, Glen, Maria and the team have helped with any questions I can throw at them, on every occasion they have nailed it.
The only BBQ store you need, from the occasion BBQ dad/mum to expert and top quality cuts and equipment to get you trophys in the comp circuit. 10/10
The only BBQ store you need, from the occasion BBQ dad/mum to expert and top quality cuts and equipment to get you trophys in the comp circuit. 10/10