When to season a rib roast.

Pyle's BBQ · Oct 20, 2014

I'm helping a friend with a catering at their place. They are cooking rib roast for 225. We have the amount covered, 10 roasts at 167#. My question is when to season the roast. I am going to do it about 4 hours before they go in the oven. I was wondering if anyone does it 24 hours before? I was afraid that the salt in the seasoning would pull out too much moisture from the meat and I wouldn't have the best product. What do you think?

landarc · Oct 20, 2014

although it somewhat depends on what seasonings you are using, I rarely season roast more than an hour before cooking. There just isn't any reason to believe that it enhances the meat by going longer.

Gore · Oct 20, 2014

I would be hesitant. I've never seasoned more than a short while before. Salt tends to suck the juices out. If given enough time, usually 24 hours, those juices (and salt) get reabsorbed into the meat. I don't think I'd want to be experimenting on this cook though.

kfdvm · Oct 20, 2014

I like the rub to be competly moist before cooking.

IamMadMan · Oct 20, 2014

I season while the oven/smoker is coming to temperature.

Ted and Barney’s Seasoning is awesome on prime rib..... Other than that a liberal coating of kosher salt and black pepper is also very tasty.

mchar69 · Oct 20, 2014

I agree - the seasoning will not penetrate, and the salt Will remove moisture.
Light the fires, then season the meat. 167 lbs at $9 a lb - you'd better get it RIGHT!

Pyle's BBQ · Oct 21, 2014

Sorry, I forgot to mention that the seasoning is kosher salt, black pepper and granulated garlic. Thanks for the replies.

Bbq Bubba · Oct 21, 2014

Cooking in the oven???

Pyle's BBQ · Oct 22, 2014

Yes they were cooked in an oven. Not my place, just helping friends out at their place.

Things turned out great. The only problem I had was trying to keep my slice sharp to cut 10 roasts in to 9-10 oz portions. Any suggestion for the future?

When to season a rib roast.

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