Spare ribs, trimmed St. Louis style, leave'm whole, something else?

How do you prepare your spares

  • Trim to St. Louis style

    Votes: 39 66.1%
  • Cook untrimmed

    Votes: 15 25.4%
  • Something else

    Votes: 5 8.5%

  • Total voters
    59
  • Poll closed .
It's a good in-between solution......enough juiciness, doesn't take quite as long because the header's not there.....

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I missed that the first time. So you cut the "head bone" out? That's the big bone up by the fattest part of the ribs, right?
 
Yeah, where my goofy, jagged cross cut is there, at 45 degree angle......I still like that part, but it's thick & full of 'stuff' so it goes separate....

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If it's extra thick all across the top edge, you can take down some of that, but it's usually a nice round edge & best left alone....
 
I think I will try that. I'll be doing 3 in the PBC, so we'll see! Lol. ...like my poetry? :mrgreen:
 
Looks like most people (almost 70% in this very scientific poll) like to trim and cook spares St. Louis style.
 
I cook 'em whole then trim to St. Louis so you end up with ribs & riblets
 
I cook 'em whole then trim to St. Louis so you end up with ribs & riblets


The one time I didn't trim the spares pre-cook that's what I did. Trimmed them after. Everyone enjoyed the "riblets" too!
 
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