Ribs - I may be converted

[Papa Tom]

Yep right on Toby I'm a spares guy myself. Nothin' wrong with BBs I just like spares mo betta.

[limey]

Good looking ribs, I like em both myself.

[Delaware Smoker]

Great lookin ribs,Tex.
Bill

[simon]

I see juicy ribs with a great smokering.

Excellent !

[atcNick]

I drool!

[Big Ed]

I've been leaning towards the spares myself,lately.BB are still pretty good though.

[Surfinsapo]

Those sure look good!!!!!

[WBBQ]

Yep, I remember my first time
I went to Sam's Club to pick up a three pack of loin backs and a brisket to smoke for an office party and they where all out of back ribs so I went with the spares. I cut them St. Louis style and they turned out awesome. I haven't went back since.

Your's look awesome!!!!


Weldon

[JamesB]

Slicing spares for that presentation box can be a challenge for sure! We trim them to St. Louis style by removing the brisket bone... basically just find the knuckle of cartiladge on the bottom of the bones and trim across at that point.

You'd be more than welcome to come hang out next time we are cooking at the house or where ever and watch what we do.

[Burnt Food Dude]

So for a cook off, you trim the spares the down to mke them more even like a regular BB rib? I guess that is where i get confused. Spares always seem darn hard to manipulate and get sliced right. I would love some pointers here. I am going to be entering the Cops for Kids cook off in Forth Worth and need all the advice I can get

Here's how to trim down spare ribs to St Louis cuts. Make sure you have a sharp knife.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwcWhqsr_A8" target="_blank

[Pony Express]

Here's how to trim down spare ribs to St Louis cuts. Make sure you have a sharp knife.
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That was a great video. There were several others there to. I also found one on trimming a brisket.

So answer me this:
with a full rack of spare ribs you can make a StLouis cut, and are the baby backs also fron the spare? I always thought that the baby backs came from the ribs up towards the back bone.