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Old 11-16-2009, 09:16 AM   #4
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First, consider the size of one side of a cow's rib cage.

Second, consider the size of your smoker.

Let's say, for example) one side of a cow's rib cage measures 3 feet (along the backbone) by 2 feet (from where the rib is cut from the spine to the end or sternum)

I would instruct the butcher to cut the ribs so that they are no more than 1 foot wide (along the spine) by one foot long (along the rib).

That would give you 6 slabs per side and 12 total.
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