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Cooking & Food Talk => Charcoal Grilling & BBQ => Topic started by: Thomas Andrews on September 21, 2014, 08:08:40 AM

Title: Texts Crutch
Post by: Thomas Andrews on September 21, 2014, 08:08:40 AM
What alternatives are there for when applying a texas crutch to your rib?

I usually use honey, sugar and Parkway butter but I have no honey in.

What else have the mighty fine folk of wkc used when applying the crutch?
Title: Re: Texts Crutch
Post by: 1buckie on September 21, 2014, 08:50:29 AM
a little bit of apple cider or apple juice or apple cider vinegar (smallest amount to use would be the A. C. vinegar, as it's pretty tart)..............
Title: Re: Texts Crutch
Post by: Thomas Andrews on September 21, 2014, 09:19:20 AM
Cheers, buckie!  I went with apple juice.

I didn't know that cider (the alcoholic variety) could be used. I'll certainly try it next time though.
Title: Re: Texts Crutch
Post by: Troy on September 21, 2014, 09:40:09 AM
I usually use cider, brown sugar, and agaver nectar
Title: Re: Texts Crutch
Post by: MaxBobcat on September 21, 2014, 10:15:41 AM
Agave is good.  use more sparingly than honey.

also, peach nectar is good, use in place of apple juice. 

i have heard of people using pie filling (flavor of your choice, peach, cherry or blueberry) if you're looking for a really wet and sweet rib. 
Title: Re: Texts Crutch
Post by: 1buckie on September 21, 2014, 11:49:05 AM
Quote from: MaxBobcat on September 21, 2014, 10:15:41 AM
Agave is good.  use more sparingly than honey.

also, peach nectar is good, use in place of apple juice. 

i have heard of people using pie filling (flavor of your choice, peach, cherry or blueberry) if you're looking for a really wet and sweet rib.

^^^^^these are good ideas also Thomas.......here's a slightly different way to go about it with blueberry :

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/previous-stupor-bowl-6/msg10642/#msg10642

There's a tad more info also on the front page currently about those......
Title: Re: Texts Crutch
Post by: Thomas Andrews on September 21, 2014, 10:35:38 PM
Cheers lads!
Title: Re: Texts Crutch
Post by: Johnpv on September 23, 2014, 10:51:15 AM
I do maple syrup, stick butter (cut 1 stick in half and then break those halves into chunks, one set up chunks goes on bottom and one on top), and usually Apple Juice.  I think the stick butter gives things a little richer flavor than the parkay. 
Title: Re: Texts Crutch
Post by: Thomas Andrews on September 23, 2014, 10:56:48 AM
Cheers john!

Coukd a mod change the title to say 'Texas' rather than 'Texts' - bloody phone!