I was at Costco and they had one package left of these USDA Prime bone-in Chuck Short Ribs for $9.99 a pound. Seemed like a very good price to me based on what their other cuts of prime were running but I’ve never bought these before. They look great. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do for the 4th. Now I have my answer.
Also want to add that our Whole Foods sells some killer beef chuck ribs. You have to ask for whole plates once again because they cut them into 4†pieces otherwise.
I pay $8 or $9 per pound for choice plate ribs here in Florida at my local butcher shop. Never seen beef ribs at Costco here. $10 per pound doesn't seem too bad. Might be worth asking the butcher if they can sell to you before they cut them apart so you can smoke them in a slab.
If you can go early that is the best time to get something like that before they cut them. And ask if there is a discount for buying a whole case. I have done that with pork bellies before.
I kind of stopped buying the Costco cryovaced ribs. What I kept getting were plates that had at least one whole rib section pure fat. It's really difficult to see in their translucent packaging. I prefer either my butcher or Whole Foods (WF being expensive)
Equipment:
Brinkman Gas/Charcoal duo with offset firebox
Pit Barrel Cooker
Maverick Remote Temperature Gizmo with Pit and meat probes
Thermopen Instant thermo
If not cooking outdoors, I am cooking on the stovetop with my 14" carbon steel wok, 12" CI skillet, or in the oven with my two Lodge CI pizza pans, or two dutch ovens. I've also got a nifty Lodge carbon steel grill pan that rocks for veggies outdoors.
I recently pulled the trigger on a cryovac 2-pack for $4.99/lb. at my favorite butcher shop. They were Choice, not Prime, but I don't know that it matters with such a fatty hunk of meat.
And I would definitely try to get them in the 4 bone pieces. A big part of the experience for me is slicing those huge things apart before serving.
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