Beef Ribs 101: Everything You Need to Know | BBQ with Franklin | Full Episode

Get a "Meat 101" lesson and learn how to work with a butcher to find great beef rib cuts. How exactly does Aaron make beef ribs? [Originally aired 2015]
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BBQ with Franklin
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[@sjelliott6660]

Probably the nicest and most humble professional pit master I've ever met.

[@Eveseptir]

If this ever gets to you Franklin, you inspired me with your BBQ vids a decade ago to do barbecue where the only thing people knew was the gas grill. When the vids stopped I was sad, but I kept going, made my own smoker and never looked back. Thank you and PBS for bringing it all back!

[@drem.9016]

I watch these episodes religiously, please never stop makin them.

[@Alex-ye1br]

These are being re-uploaded on KZbin, so you can find them all on other channels since they were aired in 2015!

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

I’m a vegetarian who cooks for my family of omnivores, and I found all of this fascinating. I would have happily listened and watched Leslie cut beef all day long. She was so enthusiastic and engaging, and I learned a lot from her.

[@DrWhite006]

My mother is from Taylor, so I've eaten at Muellers many times. The back of the t-shirt says The Gospel according to Louie, 9 parts pepper to one part salt. Sounds like too much pepper, but their bark is like no other. I always get brisket and a beef rib, just for the bark.

[@ZmannR2]

Beef Dino ribs are BY FAR the best piece of meat to smoke IF you do it right. This is so awesome!

[@mtownpyro7198]

shhhhhhhh!!! don't tell everybody.. keep letting waste all their time with brisket LOL

[@kr4yzi32k]

HEB has 5lbs of it right now for about 75$

[@ZmannR2]

@@kr4yzi32kya they’re crazy overpriced tho or I would do it all the time.

[@elchanclascocina]

Are they also the best meat to eat though?😅. No, that was a rethorical question, I fully agree ribs are way better than brisket!! They are indeed expensive though, I would get the 5lbs for about 120usd in Panama 😭

[@SafeEffective-ls2pl]

I get them for $7.99 at Winco.

[@dustindavid1580]

I will take all the tips from one of the best Texas BBQ Chef/owners in the State where BBQ is born!

[@vanhalo]

Never clicked on a video so fast.

[@christopher8576]

😂 same here

[@bradcollier3040]

Right?

[@yezryezr]

Same

[@Canyster]

Baited 🤣

[@JeWCyDuDe]

I tried your rib method. Works GREAT!! Thanks for the help!!

[@red8884]

Excellent video. I have about 8 pounds of beef ribs waiting for this video in the freezer. Never made them before so gathering information. Thank you!!!

[@miltonjasso5843]

OUTSTANDING ❗️ Thank you so much for your time and effort this is just great info . I'll be preparing some for Thanksgiving wish me luck 😅 !!!

[@idennisremmers3794]

Thank you, for teaching me things that I didn’t know. In my mind, this is what makes you as great as you are because you have a passion to learn and understand everything that is involved with your true gift! Way to go! Thank You!

[@petervanes3267]

Love it and finally someone explained the difference between regular- and kosher salt! I normally use Argentinian BBQ salt (sal parrillera) which is also more coarse.

[@eltonalbert5714]

I learned everything from his videos . Love this guy

[@sadswamp4065]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video

[@toddpower4674]

Good to watch something like this and relax. The world is gone, so nuts and i forgot about it for a few minutes

[@odiewan67]

Ohhhh, look at all that goodness. I love, love, love Texas BBQ. Thank the old gods and the new for these folk keeping this alive.

[@bichobandido7110]

You learn something new every day ❤

[@michelhv]

Fred Fontaine is one heck of a French-Canadian name.

[@MichaelYagi]

18:18 Imagine being a butcher and aaron franklin walks in to quiz you about ribs 🤣

[@Jefuslives]

It's been a long time since I've seen a grocery store with a proper butcher.

[@IndialanticRob]

Such an unassuming character, becoming a BBQ genius

[@caverappleyard9925]

Just got back from Austin and had my first beef rib. This is wild timing.

[@mikestavlund3052]

I was there in June. Was shocked to hear they had beef ribs on a Friday, absolutely mind-blowingly delicious. Aaron is the nicest guy who also happens to be a savage master of his craft.

[@waynemasters8673]

You own an old Austin car?

[@waynemasters8673]

​@@mikestavlund3052 What

[@CaliBorn73]

Been using this technique for my beef ribs for a few years now. Outstanding every single time.

[@chatitobbq4613]

What size of pepper you use and what ratio of kosher salt to pepper ty.

[@chilecayenne]

I got my new stick burner in last month.....and beef ribs are the NEXT item to try!! I thank God that I'm not a vegan..... ;)

[@jimbo5446]

Awesome… born and raised in Collinsville Illinois also.. home of the giant ketchup bottle.

[@sourcream9180]

Perfect timing, I making some of these tomorrow!

[@jton6852]

In some ways this feels like a (now) classic, 80's & 90's PBS food/cooking show. How much of that was intentional, I wonder? Anyway, I dig it.

[@raybaker8726]

I love to do that cut. Salt and pepper is all you need. Local butcher gives me good deal on them.

[@davidlouiso9650]

I always giggle when meat cutters wear a hard hat. I especially giggled that students were wearing them. Love your videos on smoking! Thanks

[@hellhound1389]

The moment I saw Aaron Franklin I had to watch. He and miss tootsie are my mentors in bbq

[@caseysaunders2137]

I've never smoked beef ribs but I'm definitely going to soon.

[@logdizza]

Og talking shop to the real og. Mouth watering conversation

[@GallaghersGrub]

Great video! Inspiring

[@FernandoMartinez-dn4se]

That's it, next time I'm at Academy I will be picking up and Old Country pit!

[@roderickbrown8516]

Noticed you left the silver skin on. Is that better than trimming it off? Would have thought it would leave the top too chewy to bite through.

[@xslash10x]

So Aaron doesn't remove the thick silver skin on top of the ribs before cooking?

[@ivanhuzjan438]

I think I couldn't stop petting that cow 😂

[@LinuxRocks101]

I tried to share this with my friend in Japan, but it said it's not available. Any reason why? PBS Eons and PBS Space Time work for him iirc, and education knows no borders. Plus this is supposed to be public broadcasting. Which should also know no borders. -_-

[@jonathanstout9920]

Wait. Are these old episodes?? Did Aaron do more with PBS?!

[@hauntastic158]

This was awesome!

[@johnvrabec9747]

I actually like beef ribs better than brisket. I don't smoke them as much as I should. I need to work on that.

[@graciemiller9596]

Thank you cow.

[@ilias4156]

Some of us would know what to do with quarters.. great episode, layin down the k-nowledge. 🤔

[@ArielK1987]

This takes farm to table phrase. To a whole new level.

[@waynemasters8673]

Beef is at the top of the list of foods with the highest carbon footprint to produce. Dark chocolate surprised me at number two.

[@adamburling9551]

Haha. Vegans love dark chocolate ( well it's vegan friendly ) but complain about beef.

[@brentfrank7012]

Great video 🇺🇸

[@ronaldreese7431]

Arron your such a nerd 😎 but I’m ready to eat barbecue 🍗

[@mapfield13]

Central market is no ordinary neighborhood grocery store… still awesome though

[@rodnroll3096]

My parents and grand parents and great grand parents would butcher cows to eat no fancy school to teach them how to butcher a cow or hog it was a necessity to survive I’m glad I was taught by them for free how to butcher an animal to eat

[@jakeMontejo3272]

I had a religious experience with Texas Q last year. That said, why isn’t other spices incorporated? It could be even better, just garlic powder alone would elevate it. Possibilities seem endless.

[@hambonelouis]

Those hard hats are hilarious.

[@markconner5569]

You’re seeing bits and pieces of the Texas A&M BBQ Summer Camp. This is for enthusiasts, not students.

[@coryhedin6301]

Awesome!

[@KurtisRader]

The beef ribs at my nearest supermarket are awful. They have very little meat. I only buy them a couple of times each year for my dogs when they are on sale. I would love to be able to purchase to the beef ribs I saw in this video.

[@DingusMcGillicutty007]

Ask for plate ribs in NorCal and all you get is a blank stare.🙁

[@jsgll...godgunsliberty1197]

You can’t find good beef ribs in my local store most butchers here rename all there cuts period, like mostly grocery stores, just sell it put sirloin in the name even if it don’t make sense.

[@haroldbenton979]

What happened to all the shanks and stuff like that it became the ground beef and stew meat.

[@NYCfrankie]

Beef ribs are the true 👑 of Texas BBQ not brisket I personally also really enjoy beef back ribs not just the dino ribs

[@sikeyesik]

I didn't know Steve-O's brother was a pitmaster?

[@DekuStickGamer]

Plate short ribs is THE beef ribs

[@dannyruckert9359]

It's a shame that Franklins is a staple in Austin, yet Austin PBS doesn't show this. Hence why I don't support my local PBS.

[@jsgll...godgunsliberty1197]

Wow looks tasty but looks like the most cardiac induced rib I have ever seen

[@TylerChalk]

I liked this video before watching it, just saying.

[@RBCbomber]

Can the soundtrack for BBQ with Franklin be added to Spotify??

[@bentleyfatheree1616]

Where is your Franklin pit

[@joesmith7427]

Can i learn to be a USDA beef inspector at texas A&M and how long is the course?? 😊

[@aymanebouzoubaa5183]

That poor white towel

[@deancuisine2571]

Where’s the sauce?

[@kentmccormick4230]

All the beef ribs around here don't have much meat on them.

[@JackRinderer-r4n]

You need the “Dino” ribs

[@426superbee4]

This is the best all around smoker, griller, and pizza oven EVER I can hang a turkey in it to The offset smoke will still stay on the patio for HOGS, DEER AND LARGE COOKS. All those WEBBERS, KETTLES , Propane stoves, ect 👉👉 ARE NOW JUNK > Only the king of them will stay out! > the TRASH CAN SMOKER 👌👌and my offset smoker > TO REGANG ROOM ON MY PATIO 😎😎 I can make JERKY ON IT TO👍👍 or hang a rack of ribs on it 👀 YUM

[@one-WildCard]

You guys are so close you kept saying his last name is MILLER, its pronounced like Mule-er ! lol

[@lamarwilliams185]

Doesn’t he has his own bbq grill. This would be advertisement. They paid him to not advertise while advertising????

[@joshbarrera7224]

If you can, make it past the homeless people and the new Pakistan community. It's decent bbq

[@RustyShacklefourd]

For which place?

[@paularcaria]

Spritz with grape juice. Trust me

[@philippeboulay9260]

No

[@andysaucedo3226]

"Fatty McFatterson"

[@danielesilvaggi]

You don't compare a piece of meat you are cooking to a child that is just not right on so many levels.

[@Becauseimme]

Aaron is so arrogant.

[@adamburling9551]

No he isn't

[@dylansmith9215]

ugh promoting a grain finished product mid video... gross.

[@MrMmorgan30]

Also give homage to all African Americans that invited it ✌🏽🫶🏾

[@Ulfgarius]

You yanks use a completely different naming of the various cuts. Very confusing.

[@davidcotney7585]

Why do you need a hard hat to cut meat😮? We are a nation of goofballs

[@jsblusmokebbq4343]

Lord some of his videos are just way too long and uninteresting

[@pinkiepinkster8395]

This is supposed to be an educational channel. Why aren't you teaching people how to make vegan meats from mushrooms and peas? Half rhe planet is being used to grow agritortured animals or food for animals. There are currently 60 billion factory farm animals that were artificially inseminated and bred to be slaughtered. Denmark and south Korea are going vegan while 60 percent of Americans are obese.

[@staffordduecker665]

Because most people like real meat...

[@FYMASMD]

The best flavored smoked beef is short ribs. I rarely do brisket. I even prefer a chuck roast or shoulder clod over brisket. Even Prime Rib. Obviously I think brisket is overrated. Subjective opinion but that’s mine.

[@AndyHoffman-o8f]

John mueller was 2nd best to his daddy, bobby. Wayne dont know anything. Next up their sister leeann. RIP to both. Wayne inherited something he didnt want.

[@Lui8111]

How’s the camera in the smoker? 🤔🤌🏽

[@williamseale]

Bo you standing there with a BBQ shirt on and you know nothing about the butchering process or anything like that

[@adamburling9551]

Yeah uh, I doubt it. You apparently don't understand the point of the video is... I n f o r m a t i o n. Being that he's not in the butchering business, and that it's not particularly the thing he is involved with that much... he went to those that do it, and wore a BBQ shirt, which has everything to do with beef, which has everything to do with BBQ. No biggie. Don't read so far into things.

[@charlesrussell6183]

Beefsperts. aren't we all

[@melvingibson4525]

Aaron Franklin is a national treasure

[@Dirty_Bird]

He must be protected

[@joeb1den114]

He’s a tnuc

[@melvingibson4525]

@@Dirty_Bird traditional barbecue is very important to our culture as Americans

[@melvingibson4525]

@@VrilWaffen lies

[@233DDR]

I’ve met him several times. What you see is just who he is - just authentically himself.

[@TheTalamier]

I smoked a pair of dino ribs on my birthday. 8 hours, 2 hour rest, beautiful bark and you could eat them with a spoon. My favorite BBQ.

[@Easy_Skanking]

Thanks for all of the BBQ knowledge that you share with us, Aaron. My family and friends also send their appreciation as my cooking is so much better for it. You rock!!! 👍😁

[@findfreeman]

Thank you PBS for your specials with Aaron. He's funny and great at delivering what you need to do to be successful. 👍

[@summersands8105]

My Grandfather raised and butchered his own Black Angus beef. I wish I would have got his gound beef recipe from him before he passed away as it is the BEST ground beef I've ever had. I have never in my life tasted ground beef with the flavor my Grandfather's ground beef had. Whether it was pan-fried, grilled, or eaten tar-tar, there was a very unique flavor to it. There are times when I think about my Grandmother cooking burgers and my mouth will start watering...lol I'm sure a lot of it was due to how the cattle were raised, but I'm also sure there was magic in the mixture of cuts he used.

[@ColKorn1965]

It was raised without steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, etc. A friend of mine and I butchered a dairy cow that had been fed an all natural diet. People I shared the meat with were saying,"That meat had the best flavor!!!!"

[@robertpinsky9230]

Everyone says Beef Ribs, but there is a big difference in taste and texture between beef plate ribs and beef back ribs. I personally love beef back ribs. They are off of the ribeye. There is less meat on them and the ribs are smaller, but I prefer the taste and texture. When someone says beef ribs, I always wonder...which kind of beef rib are they taking about?

[@bookerdaniels1401]

I swear I could watch this guy discuss the recipe for ice cubes and be fascinated and entertained.

[@waynemasters8673]

Unhhh, what

[@texastsredbarncookn2667]

LOL hilarious but I know what you mean

[@mikeamato9917]

I find that smoked short ribs are incredibly rich and could use something to cut that richness a bit. Do you think the vinegar-based hot sauce helps in that regard at all?

[@bobby_greene]

Cranberry sauce

[@londoninusa]

That thumbnail is simply so clickable and likeable. I liked it before I even watched it

[@markscott4059]

What model is that offset?

[@TrickyGomez]

Love Beef Ribs! There was a place in the stockyards back in the 90s that had all you can eat beef ribs.... I so miss that. Gone but not forgotten....

[@jimmyfumbanks6081]

Is there a better cut of anything . I like a carelmalized Kraft hickory smoked sauce on them and pork chops .

[@scottlaz]

Riskys

[@SafeEffective-ls2pl]

@jimmyfumbanks6081 Kraft is the worst BBQ sauce in the world. Stop ruining good BBQ