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Brick Oven Utensils

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Although you may already have too many kitchen utensils cluttering your drawers, when you decide to buy a brick oven and create an outdoor kitchen there a few more items you should consider adding to your collection. Pizza Stone: A pizza stone helps you cook pizza the way it was intended to be cooked by providing a hot surface that will cook the crust first rather than every component of the pizza at the same time. Although pizza out of the brick oven will be better than a normal oven, no matter how you cook it, the pizza stone can help you bring it to the next level!  Infrared Thermometer: This is an important thing to obtain when you get a brick oven so you can accurately measure the interior temperature of the oven itself. Obviously, it will not have the traditional digital temperature that is found on normal home stoves, however, this device will help you ensure that your meals are still cooking at the correct temperatures.  Ash Bucket: One important thing you need to do in your b

St. Louis BBQ Ribs

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St. Louis BBQ Ribs Cook Time: 3-6 hours Ingredients: 2 racks Pork Ribs St. Louis 1 cup chili powder Ancho 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp Mustard Powder 1 Tbsp Cracked Black Pepper 1 Tbsp Kosher Salt 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder 1 cup Apple Cider Servings: 4 Instructions: In a small mixing bowl, combine the chili powder, brown sugar, mustard powder, salt, pepper, and garlic powder and mix with a spoon until incorporated. Rinse the pork ribs with cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Place ribs on a work surface/sheet tray and using your hands, gently rub and massage the spice mixture into both sides of the ribs. Place ribs into the refrigerator and let sit for 4-6 hours. If you feel organized and plan ahead, the ribs can be rubbed down the day prior and let stand overnight. Remove ribs from refrigeration about 30-40 minutes prior to cooking to allow them to temper to room temperature. Place one rack on a large sheet of aluminum foil and fold up the edges around the rack. Add ½ cup of apple c