Serve what you like to trim, season, smoke, and have the right amount of refrigerator or space for. You have to make them care about the ribs they get. If you don’t care about the ribs, they likely won’t either, if you care about the food you serve, they will likely too.
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I'm in the most people know the difference camp, hell, I'm not sure I know the difference.
Up here in most grocery stores they are sold as ribs period.
If the store has an old school butcher he may break them down to baby backs and St Louis but in todays penchant for most store providing factory pre packaged meats its just "RIBS".Comment
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Wait! What? There are different cuts of ribs?Comment
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Spares and St. Lewis/KC cut are superior IMO. I always try to deliver as advertised, but short answer i doubt anyone will care, let them know pre bidding. Besides if it is a charity auction, they should be in the mindset of donating, not getting a deal. I paid $1,500 for a quilt made by the little old ladies in our church, and $500 for a pen made by a local wheelchair bound vet last year (I also catered for all 350 guests) for a charity. I went in to donate $2k, and walked away with some swag. Win/win.Comment
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Cook to Fall Off the Bone, and serve the meat with a side of bones. Mc Ribs style, but with bonesComment
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I am willing to bet that most people have never seen a full rack of ribs. They will expect what they get when they order a full or half rack at Applebees, Tony Romas, etc. Personally I trim full spares to St Louis for dinner and the strips/tips are for seasoning beans and snacking while the cook wraps up.Comment
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St. Louis have more fat that baby backs. More forgiving to cook, hold, re-warm and still keep moist.
If you ‘square’ a full cut of spare ribs to make the St. Louis style they are easier for average folks to eat.
Someone else had the right idea to save the ‘scraps’ for yourself. 👍😎Comment
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< 0.1% of the population will notice. Smoke on!!Comment
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FWIW Costco baby back ribs already have the membrane removed whereas the St Louis don’t.
If anyone calls you out on that buy them a 🍺 because I doubt anyone would know the difference let alone care. I only know because I worked at a bbq joint for a few years after college.Comment
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Whenever I hear/see ribs at a restaurant I expect St. Louis cut because they’re easier to eat than full spares. I only expect baby backs if they explicitly say so.
Very few know the difference unless they frequent this siteComment
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Question: would YOU notice (or care)?Comment
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I view things like this like guitar amps. Guitarists, and ONLY guitarists, get worked up by amps…and pickups, & body woods, & strings, & yada yada yada…
The average audience member doesn’t know or care. As long as it’s in tune, sounds vaguely familiar or at least like something they enjoy…they’re happy. Leave the minutia for those that geek out over such things.
IOW…smoke on!Comment
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The only comment I hear about my ribs is.......gimme some more!!
Seriously, most people have no knowledge of the difference between, spares, St. Louis, and baby backs. But, everyone likes any ribs they're served.
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Heavy knife will cut the St Louis cut or the larger rack. The piece of cartilage is about 1/2” in diameter.Originally posted by Murdy
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Thanks for that Mosca ! Now I know the best way, I’ve always butchered em up pretty bad.🙄
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