Babyback Ribs or Spare Ribs?

[unreal41683]

Which do you guys prefer to cook/eat? Why?

 

[KevinInStL]

You forgot St. Louis style! That would be my vote

 

[El Ropo]

Whole spare ribs for me please. Loin backs are simply too lean for low n slow cooking with all the loin meat they are leaving on them nowadays. I suppose you could trim off all the extra loin meat and get a better rib experience, but yeah full spares all the way here.

 

[TxQGuy]

If I could complicate matters for a second...there's a context for both. :-D For smoking, I prefer St. Louis. However, if possible, I will usually buy whole spares and cut them to St. Louis myself so I can have the rib tips/scraps to cook separately. On the rare occasion I grill ribs, I prefer a smaller rack of babybacks.

 

[Servo]

Voted spare, nearly always purchase St Louis cut.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

I normally boil my ribs but they are always Spares.

 

[Stingerhook]

I do them all depending on my mood.

 

[IamMadMan]

I voted St Louis style spares.


However, I have to cook both; The kids (when they come to visit), and myself like St. Louis spares, where as my wife only like the leaner loin ribs. Happy wife, happy life.

 

[kevinstaggs]

I do them all depending on my mood.

Like my friend Marty, I like ‘em all. My wife and daughters prefer babys so that’s what I usually fix. [emoji3]


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[16Adams]

I’m fond of both- when small. If not small then spares win. Whole and St Louis both have their place on my cooker. I don’t buy large meaty loin backs anymore. I will buy smaller loin backs 2.5# and under. Close to 2# preferably

But your question.

Spares

 

[LYU370]

Yes, I like all ribs.

 

[Stlsportster]

I normally boil my ribs but they are always Spares.

Pork products are great when boiled....like in Gumbo!

If I’m gonna smoke em, mostly full spares.

 

[BillN]

I too like all ribs, Babybacks, St. Louis, Full Spares and Rib Tips. As far as cooking I like cooking Rib Tips followed by Babybacks because they cook fast and are delicious. So If I'm not cooking anything else I will choose the quicker cooking rib. To be perfectly honest I think Rib Tips beats them all when it comes to flavor.

 

[cspence]

If I could complicate matters for a second...there's a context for both. :-D For smoking, I prefer St. Louis. However, if possible, I will usually buy whole spares and cut them to St. Louis myself so I can have the rib tips/scraps to cook separately. On the rare occasion I grill ribs, I prefer a smaller rack of babybacks.

Ditto! Rib tips make for an early treat / appetizer

 

[AWilliams]

Whatever is on sale...

 

[jermoQ]

I will vote spares since there is no choice for both, but I like both. My wife is fond of buying baby backs, and they work good. I did two racks of baby backs over the weekend and they worked great, although one took 45 minutes longer to cook. If I am buying, I go for spares. I guess that is because in my past, I have eaten some dry baby backs at family cooks.

 

[frognot]

I prefer spares. More meat and more forgiving when cooking. Gotta watch them BBs closer and I'm a lazy cook.

 

[mike243]

Spares for me,baby back for the wife, more flavor and easier to not over shoot temps and drying out without wrapping imo. wont turn any away though :becky:

 

[PnkPanther]

 

[angryelfFan]

St Louis