Big Ron was kind enough to send me some of his rubs, way back when I started this blog; I followed up with Ron being my very first interview. Anyway, I had already use two of Ron’s rubs with great success; I had one left – Big Ron’s Original. I had a pretty big rack of spare ribs so I decided to do half with Big Ron’s, and half with a rub I received from Raptor Rubs. Coincidentally, Ray over at Raptor is reorganizing his rub business. While that is going on, he’s heavily into promoting his great pack system – Ribz Wear. I did a review over at Desert Rat Outdoors.
So, I split the rack and rubbed them heavy with the rubs. Ron’s rubs never fail to impress, and the Original was no different. Lots of things working there, and everything smells fresh. The Raptor Rib Rub was one of my most pungent yet (in a good way) – heavy smoky, pepper taste and odor – yum!
I did the 3-2-1 method and the ribs came out great. I can’t say that I had a favorite – both were different, both were awesome! These particular ribs were finished off in the final stage, with Russ and Frank’s Mild sauce. I have tried all three of Russ and Frank’s sauces, and all are superb!
Here are the ribs on the smoker for the final hour.
And the finished product.
Thanks again to Big Ron and Ray over at Raptor Rubs, along with the folks at Russ and Franks. Please take a minute to visit them.
