BabyBack Help

BoneDaddy's

So I got a rack of babybacks today and when i opend the package they were cut a little weird. There was a ton of meat on the back and at the end with no bone in it.
Any thoughts on cooking this massive hunk of meat and bone.

Wanabe

I did some last night with the 3-1-1 method and they were good. My first time.

emilluca

Store trimmed BB ribs should have a good layer of meat toward the loin part with bones showing near the ribs.
Think of a rib porg chop the part closest to the back bone is the loin part.
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Fidel

Maybe a photo will help. I can't visualize what it is you have.

Did they leave just a thick section of the loin on the ribs?

BoneDaddy's

yah, on the back side there was a flap of meat maybe 2"x8" and the end of the ribs had a meat section, kindof a triangle about 6" long and 4" at its widest section.

Fidel

Sounds like you have untrimmed spares and not baby backs.

Are the bones nearly flat or do they have a pronounced curve to them?

BoneDaddy's

more flat...maybe they aren't babybacks...

should I low/slow them the same way only longer?

Fidel

You'll have better luck trimming them St. Louis style.

See this link to trim them:

Thirdeye's Rib Trim Tutorial

Then cook them low and slow. I do spares at least 6-7 hours, sometimes a little longer.

Car Wash Mike

Fidel has given you great advice, if you trim or don't trim, just go low and slow. I can't emphasize enough about the low part of the cook. 225-250.
I'm sure you got spare ribs as well.


Mike

BoneDaddy's

thans, that was perfect instruction. I am going to hook up the Stoker for the first time and go 225 for 5 hrs and see what happens!

Thakns

emilluca

Could be what I call small bones. It is the bones in the loin part of the pork loin. Good taste and meaty. It is the bone between the tenderloin and loin. It will be flat like a toenail with meat from the loin side on it. Picture would help.
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Fidel

Five hours at 225 will not be enough for spares most of the time.

Plan on a longer cook or higher temps.

Rarely will spares be done as quickly as baby backs. If you need to speed up the cook you can always foil them for an hour with some liquid.