Please help with Spareribs | Cookshack

Former Member

I am trying to make my spareribs closer to those bought at Q restaurants. I typically buy what I belive to be St. Louis style spareribs because the "costal cartilage"* and "sternum"* are removed (and included in the package). My question is, when bbq joints cook spareribs, do they cook the whole rack of spares (sans membrane and skirt) with the rib tips on? Their ribs seem to longer and they have a large "knuckle" of cartilage on the end.

In summation, please explain the cut used by real bbq joints.

*=terms taken from VWB forum

6/7/0710:27 AM

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tomMember

I'm not sure what you mean by "real rib joints",but since ribs are usually a money loser,many sell the whole untrimmed slab of about 13 bones.

Vendors that sell "buck a bone" usually sell the whole untrimmed rib.

It looks like you get a lot.

Former Member

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but since ribs are usually a money loser

That's a shocker.

So, when cooking spares for yourself, do you prefer to trim them or not?

Thanks for your input.

ribdogMember

I always trim mine to a SL cut but that is because I am always practicing on competition ribs. I save the tips and cook those at another time.

6/7/071:29 PM

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