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Country Style Pork Ribs

BGEDawg
BGEDawg Posts: 7
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I bought some country style pork ribs to cook on by LBGE this weekend - will be the first time I've done this kind of meat.  Wondering if the ribs will be better served by cooking them direct or indirect.  Would appreciate any thoughts. BGE DAWG - clear
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    Country style ribs is a Boston butt cut into strips.  Cook them like a butt or any other ribs and you'll be fine.  

    Personally, indirect around 300° till tender.  
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    edited November 2014
    @BGEDawg-There are 2 different cuts of country style ribs. The loin cut is a tad better grilled raised direct but are awesome cooked indirect as well. The other cut of country style ribs are cut from the shoulder or "butt" and are a tad better cooked indirect as they need to render a little more than the ones from the loin. All that said, either cut cooked with either method still turns out great. They are a very versatile cut indeed. I have cooked them almost every way imaginable. Direct at 600+ degrees, indirect at 200 degrees and they always turn out well. Then there is the option of cooking them indirect until almost done and then giving them a quick sear to finish. Heck I don't think that there is a wrong way to cook country style ribs as long as live fire is involved. You said this is your first attemp at them. That said if you are concerned, cook them indirect and you will have more control over them. They will be great either way. Good luck and enjoy my friend.

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    ^^^I agree with @SGH here.  There's no right or wrong way to cook them.  You can even NOT overcook them (presumption here is anything over 160 F is technically "overcooked").  That is, you can grill them like pork chops.
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  • Grillin_beers
    Grillin_beers Posts: 1,345
    @SGH‌ Do you cook them to the same internal temp as a Boston butt? I've cooked probably 30-40 butts over the last two years and tons of spare ribs but never country ribs. It's been on my list for a while now.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Grillin_beers said:
    @SGH‌ Do you cook them to the same internal temp as a Boston butt? I've cooked probably 30-40 butts over the last two years and tons of spare ribs but never country ribs. It's been on my list for a while now.

    If I'm cooking the loin cut ones I pull them at 180 internal. If I'm cooking the butt cut ones,I take them on up to 190-195 so that they render out well.

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  • Grillin_beers
    Grillin_beers Posts: 1,345
    Thanks @SGH‌ I have a feeling with some of my cooks this weekend I might be able to earn the SGH deal of approval. I just need to learn to take better pictures.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Grillin_beers said:
    Thanks @SGH‌ I have a feeling with some of my cooks this weekend I might be able to earn the SGH deal of approval. I just need to learn to take better pictures.

    If you cook country style ribs you will definitely earn the seal of approval. They are one of my very favorites.

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  • BGEDawg
    BGEDawg Posts: 7
    Thanks, folks! Very helpful- will post photos tomorrow!
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Will be standing by.

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  • Grillin_beers
    Grillin_beers Posts: 1,345
    @BGEDawg‌ go dawgs!
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    See, I knew I should have shut up and let the pros talk.  
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  • Grillin_beers
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    @tarheelmatt lol. It's funny because in my friend circle everyone thinks I'm a grilling God. Good thing they don't know about this forum. I'd loose stock quickly
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  • SGH
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    Grillin_beers said:
    @tarheelmatt lol. It's funny because in my friend circle everyone thinks I'm a grilling God. Good thing they don't know about this forum. I'd loose stock quickly

    They think the same thing at my house. I have got them bluffed ;)

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    Follow what @SGH says and you'll be golden.  These are one of my favorites as well.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • tarheelmatt
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    SGH said:
    Grillin_beers said:
    @tarheelmatt lol. It's funny because in my friend circle everyone thinks I'm a grilling God. Good thing they don't know about this forum. I'd loose stock quickly

    They think the same thing at my house. I have got them bluffed ;)
    @Grillin_beers, even my friends not on the forum tell me @SGH is the grill god... 
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  • Grillin_beers
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    @tarheelmatt‌ lol.
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  • Tspud1
    Tspud1 Posts: 1,514
    edited November 2014
    @SGH, How do you know if they are loin cut or butt cut?
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Tspud1 said:
    SGH, How do you know if they are loin cut or butt cut?

    Usually the butt cut will sort of resemble a pork steak. The loin cut will be more long and slender.

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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    @grillin_beers & @tarheelmatt

    I too am king of my neighborhood and my grilling friends, when they ask me questions I say wait a minute a and check one of @SGH posts then I answer the question.....
    :)]
                                                                
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    JRWhitee said:
    @grillin_beers & @tarheelmatt

    I too am king of my neighborhood and my grilling friends, when they ask me questions I say wait a minute a and check one of @SGH posts then I answer the question.....
    :)]

    You are to kind brother Whitee.

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  • SGH
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    Tspud1 said:
    @SGH, How do you know if they are loin cut or butt cut?

    Here you go my brother.image

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  • Grillin_beers
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    @JRWhitee‌ it's kind of like phoning a friend. I will say the best reason to have an egg, besides the fact that it's amazing, is the forum. You can learn anything you want to on here.
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  • JRWhitee
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    Grillin_beers said:
    @JRWhitee‌ it's kind of like phoning a friend. I will say the best reason to have an egg, besides the fact that it's amazing, is the forum. You can learn anything you want to on here.
    I know, I have been grilling Country style pork ribs for years and just now learned there are 2 different kinds, go figure.
                                                                
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  • SGH
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    @Grillin_beers‌- There are a lot of good folks on here that are more than willing to help with most anything related to cooking. Not just the egg, but outdoor cooking in general. If you live on the coast or are ever on the coast I let folks come over and play with my stick burners and verticals. I'm glad to walk them through every step of firing and managing a wood fired unit. I even loan these units out free of charge if they are to be used for a good cause. Sometimes it's easier to decide if you want a vertical or a offset by actually trying them. I do this because most folks that believe they want a offset soon realize that they are far better served with a vertical for 95% of their cooks. Just something I do to try and help in some small way. There are others on here that do far more. That's the biggest reason I joined this forum. People's willingness to help. Truly a fine group of people that I'm proud to be in association with.

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  • Grillin_beers
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    @SGH I couldn't agree with you more about the group of guys on here. It's amazing that on the Internet everyone is so supportive. I'd love to check out some of your stick burners sometime. I spend a lot of my summer on the coast so we will have to get together sometime and cook some great food.
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  • SGH
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    @Grillin_beers‌- Come on by brother. You are always welcome here.

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  • Grillin_beers
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    @SGH what part of the coast do you live on?
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  • SGH
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    Grillin_beers said:
    @SGH what part of the coast do you live on?

    Just this side of Biloxi my friend.

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  • Grillin_beers
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    Ohhhhh we are talking about different coasts my friend. I've never seen the Gulf Coast but would love to get down there one day. If I can convince SWMBO that I have a real future as a competition BBQer hopefully I'll get all over the country. We will see.
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  • nolaegghead
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    SGH said:
    Grillin_beers said:
    @SGH what part of the coast do you live on?

    Just this side of Biloxi my friend.
    Good location.  "That side" of Biloxi is filled with miscreants and crimminals.
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