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Pappy 02-15-2012 06:05 PM

Spare Ribs - Trimmed or Whole
 
Does anyone just smoke the whole spare ribs or is it better to just trim St Louis style?

When I trim, I don't care for the part that gets cut off. I just toss it.
I'm thinking if I left it whole, I might get some good off of it.

Boshizzle 02-15-2012 06:13 PM

There is no problem with spare ribs cooked without being trimmed. In fact, many of the "meccas" in Texas don't trim spare ribs at all. I cooked four racks of untrimmed spares a couple of weeks ago and the people I cooked them for loved them. Go for it and post pron.

bluetang 02-15-2012 06:34 PM

I cook them both ways, can't go wrong either way IMHO. The reason I sometimes cut them into St Louis ribs is because I like to grind the trim into sausage. If my freezer's full of sausage, I cook them whole.

posey's_pork_pit 02-15-2012 06:39 PM

I used to trim but now I cook them whole; my family prefers it that way.

dadsr4 02-15-2012 06:40 PM

Whole ribs are messier to eat, but I thing they self-baste and end up juicer.

LMAJ 02-15-2012 06:42 PM

I like to trim them up - I still cook the trimmings to add to beans and what not.

"Bone to Bark" BBQ 02-15-2012 07:00 PM

I like to trim my ribs just because I think they cook more evenly. The trimmings, "rib tips" I sometimes use to roast with saurkraut!

kennedyma 02-15-2012 08:32 PM

I trim mine and smoke the tips right with the ribs. Then I cool down the tips and save the for the next day. Put them in a crockpot at work with some sauce on high for about 3-4 hours and my co-workers drool all over them.

Yea you have to eat around the cartilage but it's not too big of a deal.

Ground Pounder 02-15-2012 10:46 PM

If I'm just making one slab, say for a Saturday snack, I'll usually leave them whole and cook them in the Kettle.

When I'm doing multiples slabs, I'll trim them up and fire up the WSM. Then I can do anything I want with the tips (cook's snack, beans, etc.)

fingerlickin' 02-15-2012 11:06 PM

I've been leaving them whole lately. Maybe i'm just lazy, but i feel better eating a whole rib and then having to eat around a little cartilage at the end rather than dealing with the cartilage for just a little bit of meat. Does that make any sense? If you really want the tips for beans or something you can always trim off the tips after they are cooked.

Randbo 02-15-2012 11:11 PM

I trim and use the trimmings for tasting and baked beans.

cowgirl 02-15-2012 11:47 PM

I leave them whole.

stubshaft 02-16-2012 12:59 AM

Whole for me I like to chew on the bits with a bottle of beer to chase it.

Crash 02-16-2012 02:13 AM

We always trim them up tight and turn the trimmings into sausage.

RevZiLLa 02-16-2012 03:09 AM

They're OK either way. I mostly leave them whole nowadays.


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