Rib preference

[fowldreams]

Just wondering what most of you prefer, going with baby backs or with spare ribs? What is the main difference between the two?

[reinhard1]

check on page 4 of the Cooking and Recipe forum that your on. near the top is the thread "Baby Back Ribs on Sale". scroll through there and you will see pictures and explainations. for me it's the St. Louis rib. thats a spare rib without the brisket portion. good luck.

[Leaky]

Just put a rack of BBs in the smoker. I like whichever ones are on sale.

[reinhard1]

i think Rainbow has baby backs for around $3.50 a pound. not great but good if you want some. good luck.

[thirdeye]

Just wondering what most of you prefer, going with baby backs or with spare ribs? What is the main difference between the two?

Spares are my favorite too. Baby back ribs are leaner, smaller, and easier (and take less time) to cook tender because they are "high on the hog", so they have less connective tissue. And BB's are are more expensive.

I think the flavor of spares is better, they are meatier (especially if you cook the untrimmed slab.... but they require more time and a little more skill to cook.

[Chef]

St. Louis two eighty nine per pound at the CosCo...

BB's are way to $$$ to warrant that much for scrap meat.

[fowldreams]

I picked up four racks of spare at sams for 2.48/lb. I used the 3-2-1 method and they were fantastic. New egg lived up to the hype . Cant wait to do more.