Pre Trimmed St. Louis Ribs

[DDave]

Picked up a 3 pack of pre trimmed St. Louis style ribs from Cash and Carry on Friday. Saw them there in the past so I thought I would give them a try.



Not sure how the price compares with what other folks pay for full spares.



But I really don't have the freezer space to collect rib tips and skirt meat for sausage. And if I smoke them, I'm the only one who ends up eating them, and I enjoy them, but it plays hell with the cholestorol.

I decided to freeze two slabs for later and smoke one on the 4th. Here it is. Doesn't look too bad compared to what I come up with if I trim them myself.



The membrane was still on so I removed it.



Going with some Two Irish Fools Lip Smackin' Jello rub today.



And something new for me . . . the "brown sugar thing".



Sprinkled a little on the top and let it absorb moisture and "melt" onto the meat.

Here it is ready to go on the smoker.



Smoking over Kingsford Comp using hickory today. The drum is cruising around 245ish. Diffuser plate is on the middle rack and seems to be doing what I want it to do.

Here's the rack at the first hour spritzed with a little Capt. Morgans/Apple Juice mix.



More to come later.

Dave

[doctor phreak]

well price wise i can get probably 6 full spares and trim them myself but thats the difference for cali to oklahoma ....like the sound of that jello rub maybe i can talk to someone and get a sample....(hint hint) the brown sugar thing i did awhile back i didnt put a whole lot on the rack but i did like the flavor that came out of it....looks good so far keep it up

[SMOKE FREAK]

That one rack looks kinds lonely on the big ol drum...but Im sure it will be fantastic...

I dont care so much about the price if its fresh pork...dont like enhanced pork...

[DDave]

well price wise i can get probably 6 full spares and trim them myself but thats the difference for cali to oklahoma ....

You know, I didn't even check the price of their full spares. I should have to see how they compare to our local Safeway. But again I'd have to deal with the tips and skirt meat thing. I really do like the look of the squared off St. Louies though and this is really convenient for me. I really don't do that many of them that often so it's not a huge issue.

I dont care so much about the price if its fresh pork...dont like enhanced pork...

I'm pretty sure it's fresh. They sell to a lot of restaurants. I'm pretty sure the label said something like "Pack Date: June 25th". I need to read the darn labels closer to get all the details. I get my briskets from there and have been pretty happy with them.

Dave

[Eaglewing]

I really do like the look of the squared off St. Louies though and this is really convenient for me.
Dave

AGREED and I don't blame ya...

Restaurant Depot sells ribs in 3 grades, Full, Medium, and St. Louis cut... and BBs of course.

[DDave]

Oh MAN did these turn out good.

Here they are at foiling time.



And out of the foil 2 hours later.



Hit them with some Two Irish Fools Chipotle Swagger sauce.



One coat every 15 minutes for an hour then pulled them off.



Sliced and ready to eat.



Not much smoke ring but I never really worry too much about that anyway.

These things were oh so tender. Could be because Cash and Carry gets better meat than the Safeway here in town. The Jello rub and Chipotle Swagger sauce combo were a big hit. They were not falling off the bone but really didn't have any tug in them. They came off the bone clean. These paired with Mrs. DDave's potato salad was an excellent meal.

These were by far the best ribs I have done. I let the drum warm up slower and longer than I normally do -- almost 2 hours. The smoke was light to non-exsistent when I put the meat on. This coupled with the diffuser plate took care of the somewhat bitter taste I would occasionally get when cooking on the drum.

Wife liked 'em, kids liked 'em, don't get no better than that.

All in all, a good day.

Happy 4th everybody.

Dave

[Walking Dude]

Looking great Dave.

Question. You said pre-trimmed St Louis Ribs, but then you mention full spares. Cause they look like a full spare to me.?

No matter, they still look great. I was getting pre-trimmed at Fairway here, and they was HORRIBLE. TUFF, and the st. louis trimmed ribs, cut down the center LENGTH wise. So now I by the 3 pack cryro vac full spares.

[Zeeker]

Just beautiful looking Ribs DDave.

[Fishawn]

Very, Very Nice Dave...... Outstanding Work Right Their

[DDave]

Looking great Dave.
Question. You said pre-trimmed St Louis Ribs, but then you mention full spares. Cause they look like a full spare to me.?

These are pretrimmed to St. Louis style. I imagine they have full spares at the place where I bought them but I did not check to compare the price.

They look like they were trimmed to St. Louis pretty well. But bbally may disagree. They look as good or better than any St. Louis I have trimmed though. No flap meat and very little of the tips. The membrane was still on though. Convenient as heck for me and they were pretty tender.

Dave

[Richtee]

Nice rack, Dave...hehehe...

[Eaglewing]

Nice smoke Dave

[Uncle-Honky]

Fantastic rib burn Dave! Glad you and the family are enjoying the "Sack 'o Swagger" Awesome color those ribs took on! Your method is very much like the method I would use myself.
Happy smokes brother!

[DDave]

Your method is very much like the method I would use myself.
Happy smokes brother!

Ann really liked the ribs you made when we were down there. Borrowed a few things from ya. I kind of like prepping them an hour or so before they hit the smoker rather than tying up the fridge for the night.

Dave

[Bbqgoddess]

Whew, we passed the Ann test Lol!!
Your ribs look fantastic, color pull back the whole tamale. Im glad you are enjoying the Two Irish Fools swagger, that jello rub is yummy on butts too..
Great Smoke! I hope your 4th was awesome, say hello to Ann and the bunchkins!
xoxo
K

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