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You folks south of the border have it good...

bweekes
bweekes Posts: 725
edited June 2015 in EggHead Forum
...when it comes to access to quality meat. Was down in Buffalo the other day and I was blown away at the quality of meat readily available. And I'm not talking butcher shops - this was a grocery store (Wegmans). Picked up two racks of spares for $20. The racks were really meaty and very fresh. I did not change anything in my rib cook - simple 2.5/2/1 @250F that I've done a hundred times, but these were probably the best ribs I have ever done. I attribute it to the quality of meat. I'm really jealous of our friends to the south right now! 










Ajax, ON Canada
(XL BGE, MED BGE, La Caja China #2, and the wife's Napoleon gasser)
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,453
    Should have stopped at Costco and grabbed a brisket?  None to be found around here!
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • LadyGT
    LadyGT Posts: 109
    Are you Canadian? I cannot believe you are talking about Mexico! South of the border usually Mexico to me.
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,228
    Those are some good-looking ribs.  The cook gets a tremendous amount of credit as well.  But, yeah, we do have access to some great meat here in 'Merica.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    edited June 2015
    LadyGT said:
    Are you Canadian? I cannot believe you are talking about Mexico! South of the border usually Mexico to me.
    South of the border is Mexico, even to most Cunucks I think, South of 49th is 'Merica. St. Loius ribs are not that common in my grocery stores, and when you find them they are overtrimmed. Baby backs are around but usually not as meaty as US baby backs. 
    @bweekes - nice looking ribs, kudos to the cook!
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,212
    Why can't you get beef in Canada? Alberta is cattle country. 
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
    Nice ribs. I will keep my healthcare and safe streets but still, nice ribs. :)
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • Acn
    Acn Posts: 4,490
    Great looking ribs.

    Wegmans is fantastic, it is consistently rated the best grocery store in the country.

    LBGE

    Pikesville, MD

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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    DoubleEgger said:
    Why can't you get beef in Canada? Alberta is cattle country. 
    We can and do. I buy pork ribs and beef brisket in the US as the cuts are better and you can actually find them. Beef, other pork cuts and poultry are just as good as in the US, IMO. We prefer Canadian poultry even though it is often quite expensive. Picked up a cryovac pork loin last week which was just under $2CDN ($1.59US) a pound.
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
    Your south of the border ribs look excellent.  Yeah, we take the quality of our meat for granted most of the time,

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,876
    Gotta admit that when I saw the thread title I thought Mexico.  Regardless, enjoy the cooks.  North of the border you all have Maple Leaf lump so that goes in your column.  :peace: 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • bweekes
    bweekes Posts: 725
    Thanks for the comments on the ribs guys. I'm based up here in the great white north, so yes, south of the border means the States for us Canucks! To be clear, we've got great quality meat up here, but in my area, it's not common to find it at a regular grocery store. Not quite sure what Wegman's would be equivalent to up here (maybe Longo's or Bruno's, but those are few and far between in terms of locations). In any event, the selection and quality of cuts at Wegman's caught be off guard. Can't remember ever walking in to an "everyday" grocery store up here and finding brisket, short ribs, and tri-tip. 
    Ajax, ON Canada
    (XL BGE, MED BGE, La Caja China #2, and the wife's Napoleon gasser)
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    @bweekes - Aunt lives in Ajax, while visiting a couple of years ago we went into Sobeys (Sobeys recently bought Safeway in western Canada). The beef rib cuts were excellent and the butcher actually knew what a tri-tip was. I was impressed for a grocery store. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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