Baby Back Ribs on Sale

[Jim Almquist]

On sale this week at target for $2.99

Just in time for the Super Bowl!!

[reinhard1]

Thanks Jim!!! that's a good price. i'll have to get a few and fire up the grill. good luck.

[hockeybc69]

I picked up some at Sams Club in Maple Grove this week. $2.89 lb.

I screwed up and should have gotten more. Sent the wife back the next day and they were all gone. Dagnabit!

[Leaky]

Thank you so much for the heads up. I'm the ultimate in looking for deals on meat and would have missed this one. It's like when chicken thighs/legs/roasters are on sale for .99 lb, I just have to make the trip.

4 racks I picked up today have the back membrane removed, rubbed and are ready to throw in the smoker tomorrow for Super Bowl goodness on Sunday.

After two episodes of pork butt to break in the new Masterbuilt and trying figure this whole smoking thing out, this rookie is ready to elevate his game. And after reading through Shack's Links, babybacks @ $2.99 lb was the perfect inpetus. (If somehow I screw it up - well at least I bought them right).

[mainbutter]

a further heads up, the sale is only until SATURDAY. Don't count on being able to get that price on Sunday unless a store has too much extra inventory.

[rundrave]

I just picked up 4 racks of baby backs at Target. Theye were on sale for 2.99/lb

[reinhard1]

is this ad in South Dakota, for i dont see it here unless i missed it. thanks for the information though. i'm going to go tommorow to the super target and see what they have. i love the ad at Memorial Day they have on baby backs and stock up big time. good luck.

[rundrave]

not sure on the ad, I was at target, saw the deal and snagged them up

[randerson]

They were on sale but I believe the sale ended saturday $3.00 a lb I picked up a few racks for the freezer.

[Fazerfish]

I thought I saw the Wall Mart add on Sunday said BB ribs, $2.99 lb this week..

[eyeguy 54]

East side st cloud, 3 bucks. I grabbed 6. :>)

[SkunkedAgain]

I saw an ad last night for spare ribs at Rainbow for $2.99 this week, but not babybacks

[DonBo]

So, are the babybacks the way to go, as opposed to the spareribs?

[Jim Almquist]

So, are the babybacks the way to go, as opposed to the spareribs?

When they are $2.99 YES yes and Yes

They are now my favorite but I still like spares but choose BB when I can afford them.

[eyeguy 54]

The package says St Louis Style so whatever that means that's what they are here.

[eyeguy 54]

This is what I found online.

St. Louis cut ribs (a.k.a. SLC a.k.a. barbecue cut, a.k.a. Kansas City cut). Take a slab of spareribs, lop off the gristly rib tips (in the picture above, they are along the bottom), and what remains is a flat rectangular slab called the St. Louis cut (in the picture above, the SLC is at the top) and a flap of meat that is usually removed and set aside for grinding. Because the 10 to 13 rib bones are straight and flat, they are the best cut for recipes that require the ribs to be browned in a frying pan on the stovetop. Some butchers call SLC spareribs, but because the tips have been removed, technically they are no longer spares. They are also sometimes called barbecue cut, or Kansas City cut. If your butcher doesn't know what St. Louis cut means, get a new butcher or simply ask for spareribs with the tips removed. Then again, you may want to remove them yourself and cook them too. Typically $3 to $7 per pound, a standard 2 to 3 pound slab can serve two people or one really hungry big man. When smoke roasted at about 225°F, they take five to six hours to reach perfection.The picture at right is a half-slab of SLC at Super Smokers in St. Louis. Don't ask me how SLC got it's name. I've heard several stories and I don't think anyone knows for sure. Probably invented by some butcher in St. Louis where it became popular.

[McGurk]

I like to stock up on BBs at $3 or less when available. You will see them at Target for as low as $1.79/lb the week before each of the "Big 3" summer holidays, and that is when I like to stock up. There will be grocery stores that do a similar price but I haven't found them to be as reliable for price and stock. Get 'em when the gettin's good!

For spares, you can see them as low as $0.99/lb, but there is more prep, more loss from trimming, and more cook time involved to make them. All things being the same, I prefer spares, but like I said there is more work associated with them. The best option is to find "St Louis Cut" spare ribs, which take care of the prep and waste for you, but at a higher price. St Louis Cut ribs are discussed here:

Buying cheap ribs thread

[eyeguy 54]

So the ? is..... does Target actually have Babybacks for 2.99 somewhere?

[eyeguy 54]

now I noticed 3 of the packs say back ribs. lol I am easily confused

[reinhard1]

if you still have questions on the type of ribs, go to McGurks post and the thread he posted there. thanks for that post McGurk. good luck.

[eyeguy 54]

where is the thread?

[eyeguy 54]

the packages all say Pork Back ribs on the front, but then st louis style or back ribs on the back. All sold in the same spot so must be the same. Smoker is doing it's job right now so whatever they are I'm sure they'll be tastey. :>)

[McGurk]

The package says St Louis Style so whatever that means that's what they are here.

Baby backs on the left of the saw, and spares on the right, notice the curve of the bones on the BBs, that is the easiest way to tell:

If it is a St Louis Cut rib rack at that price, that would be THE ONE I'd buy. It's already had the less desirable (by some) pieces cut off from a spare rack, and leaves a nice rectangle of straight bones, as shown here:

[eyeguy 54]

Thx! These are curved so must be baby backs. Who ever labeled them St Louis cut labeled them wrong is my guess.

[Leaky]

The only ribs I've ever cooked are BBs. I picked up a couple of racks of St Louis cut last week on sale and am going to smoke them this weekend while putting the dock in. Do they have the same thin membrane on the backside that BBs do?