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Not Sure Exactly What I've Got Here (Ribs)
JohnInCarolina
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I'm doing ribs today, and the recipe I'm trying calls for St. Louis cut spare ribs. These were actually hard to find, in part because I wasn't able to get over to Costco (it's a long story). I'd called around to a couple of places and was striking out - one place even told me they're not carrying them any more (commies!).
SWMBO suggested I try this place a little ways out in Carrboro, one we'd seen before - basically a mom and pop type meat market. I called and the lady on the phone checked and said they had them. So I went and asked the butcher for them, and he went out in the back and got some. I should have looked at them more closely when he first brought them out, because they seemed a little small to me. Here they are on the cutting board:
A couple months ago I did some ribs from Costco, again St. Louis cut. Here those are on the same cutting board (with some rub):
Hopefully the difference is clear. Any thoughts on this? Did the mom and pop place give me baby backs? Or were they simply trimmed differently (or perhaps just a smaller pig)?
"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Those are St Louis Ribs.....loin backs bones have a curve, St Louis have flat bones
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thailandjohn said:Those are St Louis Ribs"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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One is just cut smaller. Buy spare ribs and trim your own. YouTube will walk you through. ..super easy.Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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henapple said:One is just cut smaller. Buy spare ribs and trim your own. YouTube will walk you through. ..super easy."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Mom & Pop gave you St. Louis spares. They look to have been trimmed a little closer to the bones than your Costco STL spares.
Here's a side by side pic of St. Louis (top) and baby backs (bottom): http://thehogblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Babybacks-and-Spares-640-01.jpg Baby backs should have a little strip of meat running down the middle of the rack perpendicular to the bones.XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
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R2Egg2Q said:Mom & Pop gave you St. Louis spares. They look to have been trimmed a little closer to the bones than your Costco STL spares.
Here's a side by side pic of St. Louis (top) and baby backs (bottom): http://thehogblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Babybacks-and-Spares-640-01.jpg Baby backs should have a little strip of meat running down the middle of the rack perpendicular to the bones."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
Smaller pig?XL, large and small. Hartwell GA on beautiful Lake Hartwell.
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