RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: All Star BBQ Showdown Finale
Mike Davis was putting margarine on his ribs. Many cooks use that squeeze margarine on their food, but since we didn't have any of that Mike was improvising with stick margarine and a zip loc bag with the corner cut off.
I made that rub recipe up at home, and tried it on some chicken. It was really good, so I decided to use it on the show. I used it on my brisket in Texas, it was really good and I won.
I then used it on my chicken and turkey in Memphis, it was good and I won again.
So going to NY, I never thought twice about what rub I was going to use. When I put it on the ribs, and topped them with a butter/barbecue sauce the cinnamon came on way too strong. I didn't really realize it until the judges said it. When I went back and tasted one, I had to say they were right.
It was a mistake on my part to assume that the rub woud be good on ribs without trying it.
It sucks that it happened, and I wish I would have realized what I did, but you need to understand the state we were in. It was a long grueling day in brutal heat and rain on the streets of New York, along with the pressure of doing the TV show stuff before we cooked. The girls, Mike and the En Fuego guys were flat wore out in the morning. Chris Lilly is a smart, and evil man.
