"ribs" news and stories

• July 4th is this weekend. Time to get your grill on.
• Except when it comes to ribs. For ribs, turn on the oven.
• And then crack open a beer -- an American pale ale, of course.
• Balaboosta "hovers just on the edge of chic" -- despite the name, or because of it?
• Ready for genetically altered fish? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration seems to be.

Some great pitmasters may guard their secrets, but there are plenty of you out there who are willing to share, and we pitmaster wannabes thank you for that. Blogger joshbousel at Meatwave, a devotee of "The Legend," three-time Grand World Champion Mike Mills, cooks up some smokin' good ribs with a tropical touch, and provides readers with a how-to, complete with the recipe for the rub he dubs Magic Dust. The twist here is to smoke, then braise, then smoke again. The result? "The pineapple, honey, and garlic flavors, along with the extreme tenderness [of the meat], produced one superbly succulent rib," he says.

Check out pitmaster Mike Mills' Apple City Ribs, in the cookbook "Peace, Love and Barbecue", or take your pick from the recipe selection at Kitchen Daily. Or share your own secrets to your best ribs recipes in the Comments section here. And finally, here's a shout out to Big W's Roadside Bar-B-Q, in Wingdale, N.Y., where I've never taken a bite of a rib or a brisket that wasn't smoked to perfection.

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How much would you pay for ribs at Burger King?

The home of the Whopper is rolling out new Fire-Grilled Ribs this week in major markets around the country at prices that rival casual-dining restaurant fare, Nation's Restaurant News reported.

Burger King's six-piece combo with the bone-in ribs will set you back $7.99 in Dallas and $7.49 in Chicago. An eight-piece ribs meal -- including fries and a drink -- is priced at $8.99, according to NRN.

Burger King confirmed to Slashfood that the new ribs are available nationally in three-, six-, and eight-piece serving sizes but would not comment further on the Fire-Grilled Rib meals.

The company is looking to mix "extreme affordability" with value promotions, Burger King CEO John W. Chidsey said in February, when the company reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. He added that the fast-food chain will balance its affordable offerings with "offerings with a strong, indulgent product pipeline that includes Steakhouse XT, ribs, stuffed burgers, chicken LTOs [limited time only] and others."

"Who doesn't love Wii?" says the manager I spoke with at Wildwood BBQ, a restaurant on Park Avenue at 18th Street in Manhattan.

Every Tuesday night since August, Wildwood BBQ, a classy new ribs joint off Union Square, has hosted Wii Boxing with cheap beer and big prizes. There's a pre-tournament warm up at 8:00pm, when anyone can play, then signup for the tournament begins at 8:30. Sixteen guests can play for a chance to win $100 gift certificates good at any of BR Guest's restaurants.

Sign up at the 50-foot bar for a chance to play, and starting at 9:30 pick up a $12 pitcher of Cold Ass beer (pardon my English; that's really what it's called).

Rumor has it that some undisclosed celebrities may be stepping into the ring one of these weeks! Get there if you can.

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You can smoke indoors, discovers New York Times writer Jill Santopietro, who's written an essay describing her quest to create smoky barbecue flavors in her ventless oven in her 350-square-foot NYC apartment.

Finding Liquid Smoke unpalatable, she makes her own using a stove-top smoker rigged out of a roasting pan with a trip tray. You can also make your own by lining a wok with foil, adding wood chips, and laying a trip pan with a round rack on top. Santopietro pulls off a successful rack of ribs, then tries smoking corn, pears and tomatoes before deciding to stick to meat. Recipes include apple baby back ribs, smoked gravlax and beer-smoked catfish pâté.

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