jestridge
somebody shut me the fark up.
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I never had any trouble with enhance ribs ,
I already replied to this thread, but while we are on the subject of enhance, does anyone know where I/We can find whole chickens that are not "enhanced"? Even Sams has the birds on steroids. I'd love to smoke up some natural chicken for a change...[/Q
Sanderson Farms is natural.
Tom Thumb
Albertson's
Minyard
Sack and Save
IMO, if you bought the ribs and there were pre-cut to St. Louis style, most likely there were "enhanced".
I only buy ribs from RD now. I think SAMs full cut are ok, but don't really trust them.
wallace
Read the packaging. If they aren't all natural then they have solutions added, avoid them.
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I get pre cut st louis spares in cryo, and these are not enhanced. "All natural, previously frozen". They come from the packer plant like that. By law, they have to state if the product is enhanced on the label. It has to be part of the ingredient list. You'll notice the sodium content will be a lot higher in an enhanced rack compared to a natural rack. That's on the label too.
FYI, if you do a google search for "smithfield ribs enhanced", you'll hit a huge amount of info on this. The bottom line, read the label carefully.
I've never cooked enhanced ribs that I know of, do they look all pink and cured when cooked?
If you cook them hot and fast it will not bebas noticeable, but low and slow can make them look like ham all the way to the bone. Also you really have to watch the salt content of the rub since they are already salty to an extent.
I just avoid em altogether.
I can get natural ribs to look like ham all the way to the bone, but that's just a deep smoke ring.