smithfield ribs from walmart

MikeJ65 · Aug 9, 2016

Untraceable said:
i hear Smithfield has something big in the works

Primes have become paper thin and scarce here. Full spares are 4.1-4.5lbs loaded with shiners, stl cuts weighing 2.7 average.

Maybe they will ignore the bacon market and give us a line with consistently thick trim.

I cooked injected Primes this week, mine were in the 3.3# range, but all three slabs were trimmed to bone on width. I can't remember ever having more than one slab I didn't need to narrow up. 3.3 on a real STL trim is a pretty meaty slab.

I cooked the ET's for a few contests and did OK, but for whatever reason the end product does not seem as consistent as I get with Primes. Injecting is more work, but I like being able to control the time the meat is exposed to the 'brine'.

Untraceable · Aug 9, 2016

Some cases are better than others, but its not like it was in spring.

MikeJ65 said:
I like being able to control the time the meat is exposed to the 'brine'.

Gotta wear gloves to keep the pickled egg smell off your skin

tduffy · Aug 29, 2016

Sure was alot of teams that won with them again last weekend!

Blanton · Aug 29, 2016

tduffy said:
Sure was alot of teams that won with them again last weekend!

And some that did not

luckyduk · Sep 1, 2016

If anyone wants to try these better get them before they're gone from walmarts, sounds like September 6th they will be gone! Better stock up...

gettinbasted · Sep 1, 2016

luckyduk said:
If anyone wants to try these better get them before they're gone from walmarts, sounds like September 6th they will be gone! Better stock up...

Thank goodness they freeze well!

bradgreer · Sep 1, 2016

For those of you that have used both, how would you compare the ET ribs with the Smithfield prime?

Thanks

luckyduk · Sep 1, 2016

bradgreer said:
For those of you that have used both, how would you compare the ET ribs with the Smithfield prime?

Thanks

to me the ET ribs have a larger "window" when they are perfect.

Burnt at Both Endz · Sep 1, 2016

luckyduk said:
to me the ET ribs have a larger "window" when they are perfect.

I agree, mine needed a few more minutes this last weekend, but that still was good enough for 4th place, because of their tenderness.

hedge · Sep 1, 2016

What's next, back to Duroc?

shares · Sep 1, 2016

luckyduk said:
If anyone wants to try these better get them before they're gone from walmarts, sounds like September 6th they will be gone! Better stock up...

I was planning to suffer Walmart tomorrow to try these over the weekend. Can you please expand on what you know about Walmart's distribution for this product?

luckyduk · Sep 1, 2016

shares said:
I was planning to suffer Walmart tomorrow to try these over the weekend. Can you please expand on what you know about Walmart's distribution for this product?[/QUOTE

After September 6th you probably wont be seeing the Extra Tender Ribs in all stores nationwide. They well still be in select Wal Mart stores. They are fine to freeze for those of you who have comps or outings or raging BBQ's after the 6th. Head on over to Wal Mart and load up! #smithfieldbrands

bradgreer · Sep 8, 2016

Now that "the date" has come and gone, is there a listing of which stores will still be carrying these?

DR · Sep 8, 2016

SInce WM no longer has the exclusive rights to them, i wonder if other stores will be able to stock them like HEB here in Texas?

erichasaces · Sep 8, 2016

DR said:
SInce WM no longer has the exclusive rights to them, i wonder if other stores will be able to stock them like HEB here in Texas?

From what I've seen, HEB only wants all natural ribs. Nothing with any "enhancements". Kroger, on the other hand, has the "moist and tender" line, and I've been told that those are relabeled Smithfield ET. They've been really similar in my experience.

Right on Q · Sep 8, 2016

erichasaces said:
From what I've seen, HEB only wants all natural ribs. Nothing with any "enhancements". Kroger, on the other hand, has the "moist and tender" line, and I've been told that those are relabeled Smithfield ET. They've been really similar in my experience.

From what I can tell the Kroger "Moist and Tender" are not smithfield ET ribs relabeled. The ET ribs have a salt solution as well as a 2% phosphate solution. The kroger ribs lack the phosphates.

I cooked Kroger ribs for 2-3 years and liked them the best until i heard about the ET brand on this thread

Burnt at Both Endz · Sep 13, 2016

bradgreer said:
Now that "the date" has come and gone, is there a listing of which stores will still be carrying these?

Appears that I'm lucky and my Walmart still carries them, all weighed between 4-4.5#s....:biggrin1:

Smoked Bayou · Sep 13, 2016

Burnt at Both Endz said:
Appears that I'm lucky and my Walmart still carries them, all weighed between 4-4.5#s....:biggrin1:

Nice! I'm lucky to find a 3.5 lb rack around here.

ique · Oct 4, 2016

bump ;-)

So where do I find these ribs now that my local Walmart dropped them?

cpw · Oct 4, 2016

ique said:
bump ;-)

So where do I find these ribs now that my local Walmart dropped them?

You can get them here, if you can't find anywhere else:
https://www.kccompetitionmeats.com/

(I haven't ever ordered from them, just as a side note)

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