Category Archives: Pork

Cooking Pork Ribs

Cooking Pork Ribs - Your Guide For Baby Back Ribs and Spare Ribs Cooking pork ribs to tender, smoky perfection is a topic that invokes impassioned discussions by backyard chefs, professional pit masters and just about anyone who loves cooking barbecue ribs. Why? Well, everyone has their own particular technique. Some people prepare ribs based…
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Pork Carnitas

Pork carnitas better than your local taco truck Here in Southern California, food trucks are really popular. But when I see one I always wonder, "What happens when the people on the truck have to use the restroom? Do they shoo away their patrons and burn rubber to the nearest gas station? Or do they simply avoid…
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Boston Butt Roast

Boston butt pork roast goes by several names: pork shoulder butt, pork shoulder butt roast, Boston Butt, Boston blade roast, Boston style shoulder, bone-in or boneless blade roast, blade end butt, and the list goes on. The Boston butt and the picnic shoulder are both shoulder roasts.  But the Boston comes from the upper shoulder…
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BBQ Spare Ribs

BBQ spare ribs are by far the most popular thing I prepare in my smoker. I never tire of seeing folks getting every shred of meat off the bone, sometimes even licking their fingers clean of all traces of sauce. And who can blame 'em?  When smoked to tender perfection with a just-right rub or…
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