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Smoked Bacon Ribs Recipe

Smoked bacon ribs sliced and stacked on a wooden cutting board.

Tired of the same smoked baby back ribs? Add a surprise depth of flavor by curing the ribs like bacon before smoking. Here’s the recipe.

Spanish Lomo Recipe: Cured Pork Tenderloin

Sliced Spanish lomo cured pork tenderloin.

Try this shaved thin on pizza. Curing meats such as homemade bacon, ham, or pastrami is fun and the results are often better than store bought. But curing is very different from any other recipe because you are using a preservative, sodium nitrite. You must read and thoroughly understand my article on the Science Of […]

The Flat Top King Crushes It With Smashed Meatball Sliders

smashed meatballs sliders.

There is arguably no hotter (no pun intended) segment of the outdoor cooking industry than griddles. In addition to new high-end equipment from such manufacturers as Weber and Traeger, as well as the continued dominance of the Blackstone brand, the creativity in recipes being shared via social media is truly remarkable. As such, we have […]

Copper Pot Carnitas Recipe

pork cubes simmering in a copper pot.

Pork shoulder is slowly simmered in a copper pot to create deliciously addictive, authentic carnitas! Sterling “Big Poppa” Ball shows you how in this recipe!

Get A Taste of Celebrity Butcher Dominique Rioux’s Smoked Ribs with Apricot BBQ Sauce

Man brushing sauce on a rack of ribs on a grill.

Apricot baby food is the secret sauce ingredient in these succulent smoked ribs This recipe is reprinted with permission from Carnivore: A Butcher’s Secrets for Perfectly Cooked Meats by Dominique Rioux. Click here to read our detailed review of this cookbook. Permissions and credits Courtesy of Carnivore by Dominique Rioux © 2025 www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with […]

Bacon Ribs: A Unique Twist On Traditional Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Bacon ribs sliced and stacked

Curing turns ordinary ribs into something extraordinary — bacon back ribs! Looking for something a little different for your next cookout? These bacon-style baby back ribs will have your guests buzzing. Inspired by our popular homemade bacon recipe, you cure the baby backs for 3 days. If you are new to curing meats, we recommend […]

Big Poppa’s Rib Snacks: An Appetizer You’ll Crave

Rib snacks plated.

Need a no-fuss craveable appetizer for the big game? Big Poppa’s Rib Snacks Recipe will have everyone munching and reaching for more! These snacks are like chicken nuggets, but pork, and bone-in. Just buy a rack of ribs and have your butcher cut the ribs lengthwise across the bones into pork riblets about 1 1/2 […]

Big Poppa’s Crazy Carnitas Taquitos

plated carnitas taquitos.

Make mouthwatering taquitos at home with this recipe from Sterling “Big Poppa” Ball that utilizes leftovers from his authentic copper pot carnitas recipe!