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10-18-2009, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: 07-13-06
Location: Memphis, TN
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What the Heck is 4.2?
I know I saw it once somewhere but what does "4.2 and down" mean on packages of untrimmed spare ribs? It's not a weight thing like shrimp (ie 20 count shrimp are 20 shrimp to the pound) but something about number of bones or bone length or the portion of the rib cage it comes from?
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10-18-2009, 10:21 AM
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is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 12-04-05
Location: Wantagh, NY
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I thought it was 4.2 pounds and down per rack of ribs
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10-18-2009, 10:21 AM
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Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 05-15-09
Location: Chicago IL South Side Go Cubs!!!
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think it means each rack of ribs in the pack weighs 4.2lbs or less..
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10-18-2009, 10:43 AM
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Quintessential Chatty Farker
Join Date: 07-13-06
Location: Memphis, TN
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Oh really? So do they sell 4.2 and up? And why the .2?
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10-18-2009, 10:46 AM
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Join Date: 10-25-06
Location: Madrid, IA
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10-18-2009, 11:09 AM
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somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 05-03-07
Location: New Baltimore, Mi.
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I'm guessing it read 4.5 meaning 4 1/2 lbs or less per rack. As far as i know, thats as big as they come.
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10-18-2009, 11:24 AM
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is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 12-24-03
Location: Kennesaw, GA
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Only reference I could fine was in this thread:
http://www.texasbbqrub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27279 Sounds like what others are saying, each rack of ribs will weigh 4.2 lbs or less.
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10-18-2009, 12:09 PM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-13-05
Location: St. Louis MO
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I have seen at one meat wholesaler say 4 and down 5 and down and
 6 and down refers to the weight. Same here with beer! You have 3.2 beer which cant have more than 3.2% alcohol. Now here is the kicker 5% beer cant have any more than 5 % alcohol. So a beer that is 3.3% alcohol is sold as 5%. Go figure.
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10-18-2009, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: 07-03-09
Location: Deep in the East TX Piney Woods
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It's the weight. 3.5 and down usually means BB's. 4.5 could be loin backs or spares. Anything bigger is usually spares. At least this is my understanding.
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10-18-2009, 12:24 PM
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 08-03-09
Location: Highland, CA
Name/Nickname : Dave
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My understanding is that ribs under 3lbs are better tastin or more tender or something or other. I assume it has to do with the age of the pig. So packs of 3 downs are better ribs. Those must be called 4.2 downs.
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10-18-2009, 12:34 PM
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On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 02-27-09
Location: Portland, OR
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Within one of the BBQ books that I have exists an explanation for this quandry. Now to figure out which book has the explanation
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