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Old 06-16-2013, 10:22 PM   #1
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I just read the thread about straight ribs bones and how they just might not exist.

I was fishing around on Youtube, and I came across a video of a comp team doing a rib turn in box. The pitmaster, made straight cuts and it seemed as if he was cutting through the bone. How many teams do this and is it the best way to achieve those mysterious straight bones?
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Old 06-17-2013, 06:35 AM   #2
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that's interesting Bert. It seems to me though, that those wouldn't be very pretty on the ends because you would see bone. It also seems you might get dinged. Nothing worse than taking a bite of what you think is going to be juicy ribs and getting a mouthful of bone...(that's what she said...i know, I know )
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Old 06-17-2013, 07:41 AM   #3
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Judge biting into a bone piece will not do you any favors I assure you.
We usually just run the knife right down the edge of the first bone you aren't going to turn in then trim up the turn in slab to make it look as square as possible. I don't believe I've ever had 6 straight bones in the middle of a slab.
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Old 06-17-2013, 09:58 AM   #4
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Once you've cut them, what's the best way to get 6 ribs in the box? 5 always seems to be the limit on space, so do most of you stack them 3 on 3, 2 on 4, or one going the opposite way?
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What I usually see in turn-in boxes when I judge are 4 on 4 presentations. There is the occasional 3 on 3 and once in a while 4 across with one crossways at top and bottom, but usually the 4 on 4.
Ribs don't have to be straight - in fact it is highly unusal for judges to see boxes with straight ribs! MOST are curved.

Check out BBQCritic.com for LOTS of rib box samples!!!
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I just read the thread about straight ribs bones and how they just might not exist.

I was fishing around on Youtube, and I came across a video of a comp team doing a rib turn in box. The pitmaster, made straight cuts and it seemed as if he was cutting through the bone. How many teams do this and is it the best way to achieve those mysterious straight bones?
If you can find a rack of ribs with straight bones you are a better man than I. Are you sure the guy wasn't trimming full spares into St Louis cuts?
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Cook 6 racks, bet you can find 6 straight ones then....
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Once you've cut them, what's the best way to get 6 ribs in the box? 5 always seems to be the limit on space, so do most of you stack them 3 on 3, 2 on 4, or one going the opposite way?
5 on 5 works and so does 6 on 6
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Old 06-17-2013, 01:07 PM   #10
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If you can find a rack of ribs with straight bones you are a better man than I. Are you sure the guy wasn't trimming full spares into St Louis cuts?
I am sure they were cutting for presentation. I have seen the Youtube videos from the Shannon BBQ contest featuring Scottie from Cancersuckschicago.com. He seemed to do the same thing. Maybe it's me, but I have been told by judges that they look for straight cuts. Is that straight/straight or straight/diagonal? The comp class I took, he cut the bone as well according to memory. This would only effect the end of the bone if anything. Don't think the judges are biting the end of the bone.
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I have been told by judges that they look for straight cuts.
Only you and that judge know the context of that conversation, but are you sure they weren't just looking for evidence of better knifework than "go home, rib knife, you're drunk"?
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Once you've cut them, what's the best way to get 6 ribs in the box? 5 always seems to be the limit on space, so do most of you stack them 3 on 3, 2 on 4, or one going the opposite way?
If you hadn't been here yet check out BBQ Critic for lots of pictures of boxes for all meats. Lots of good & bad examples of how to put the meat in a box.

http://www.bbqcritic.com/judgemybox.html
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