- I had been confusing beef ribs. Notes are below. Bought and smoked them for the first time today! Each rib is almost $4 and 1lb, wow.
- “short ribs” without any other specifier refer to beef plate short ribs. They’re the biggest beef ribs.
- Chuck short ribs are like plate short ribs (both are from the underbelly and have more meat, like pork spare ribs), but a little smaller.
- Beef back ribs are the third type. Like baby back ribs for pork. They’re the smaller beef rib, but they’re still bigger than pork ribs.
- Just like pork ribs, beef ribs are right next to other expensive cuts (ribeye), so you might see shiners (bones sticking out) from where the butcher tried to cut as close as possible.
- You cook beef ribs with the membrane ON, unlike pork ribs. This helps keep them together.
- You don’t wrap beef ribs. Because of this, clean smoke is important. Cook a little hotter 275 and go a little lighter on the wood.
- Bark is everything for beef ribs. Don’t spritz until the last couple hours.
- Total time about 8 hours.
- Paid rent.
- Refilled on charcoal (70lbs).
- Tried the new breakfast burrito from Mickey’s. Was good! Bfast burritos are easy, but one thing I liked about theirs is that they crisped the potatoes, almost like tots, so that it added some crunch to the burrito.
- I had been keeping the intake on the blower mostly closed, but it’s easier on the motor to open the inlet when in use.
- Matchlight charcoal has lighter fluid soaked in, don’t use it.
- Moist snuff is just more finely cut.
- Engines.
- V vs Inline. Doesn’t change performance a ton, if it’s the same combustion volume, but it does give more torque on the lower end. In a V, they share the same crankshaft, so you can push on both sides.. V geometries are usually more compact, because inline cylinders can get long. However, V patterns cause more vibration, if not balanced or dampened.
- 2 vs 4. For the same displacement volume, the 2 will have a better low end and the 4 will have a better upper end (and wider overall powerband). 4 has higher top speed and higher redline, as well as harder maintenance. The 4 will also be smoother, with less vibration.
- Design.
- Don’t use grey on colored background. Whiten it up.
- Offset shadows for text.
- Use background colors for separation, rather than borders/whitespace.
- Lerna and Bit are great tools for monorepos with javascript (projects with multiple npm packages).
- Came across an awesome concept during my mindfulness practice today. “Beginner’s Mind“. The goal is to become better at everything you do, of course, but that’s not the carrot in front of you as you progress. Have the perspective of a beginner, of a child. Ask questions. Be amazed. Be curious. Be humble.
- Hung the donut poster.