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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.
Sterling’s HOT TIPS on cooking championship pork ribs
Sterling shares techniques and advice captured during his BBQ Master Class at Turn Left @ Albuquerque.
Seasoning your pork 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
Seasoning your pork ribs
- Big fan of layering your seasonings
- 3 Layers of rubs:
1. Bottom: Salt based rub
2. Middle: Flavour rub
3. Top: Colour / sugar rub - Medium to light coating
How long to season your pork
- 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