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Title: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Michael_NW on February 08, 2018, 10:57:12 PM
I was at our local grocery last Sunday and they had stocked up beef ribs, probably thinking they would be popular for those cooking food for their Super Bowl parties. I was surprised at how little meat was actually on those ribs.

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There's a lot of white showing! Some of it is fat, but most of it is hard bone.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on February 08, 2018, 11:02:13 PM
I bought 2 or 3 racks like that for $5 each a few years ago at a local store.  Never again.  Nothing left to eat after they finished cooking.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: triplebq on February 08, 2018, 11:09:08 PM
I get mine from Restaurant Depot and Sam's Club
https://www.samsclub.com/sams/case-sale-whole-beef-short-ribs-piece-count-varies-by-bag/prod17180007.ip?xid=plp:product:1:1
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: triplebq on February 08, 2018, 11:11:56 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/9CJzgee.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/QJ1YI4l.jpg?1)

Ribs I got from Sam's
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Kristin Meredith on February 09, 2018, 09:21:05 AM
Wow those are nice beef ribs.  We sure can't find them at local groceries, Costco or RD that look like that.  And it is one of the few bbq meats I still love, so I am envious!!!
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: triplebq on February 09, 2018, 09:56:24 AM
I just picked these up from RD a couple weeks ago. The bones aren't quite as long but nice amount of meat.

(https://i.imgur.com/pLpcA3K.jpg?1)
(https://i.imgur.com/iwFloyK.jpg?1)
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: jdmessner on February 09, 2018, 10:07:30 AM
I was surprised at how little meat was actually on those ribs.
There's a lot of white showing! Some of it is fat, but most of it is hard bone.

Reminds me of the old Wendy's comercial: "Where's the Beef?" I have several packages just like that in the freezer. They were donated for our community dinner. I don't know what to do with them. There's a lot of bones and only a little meat. I may use them for beef stock and make soup. Open to othe ideas.

Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: dk117 on February 09, 2018, 10:14:58 AM
Mike if you figure this out please let me know.  I think we're both up here in SW Washington.  I've yet to source consistent meaty beef ribs.   I get them once a year on work trips to Dallas, it's my favorite BBQ and cannot produce it at home.

DK
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Conumdrum on February 09, 2018, 10:26:16 AM
If you can find a place that sells Korean Kalbi Short ribs in packs, ask the butcher if he can sell you them unsliced.  They are plate ribs which are the best ones.  I asked the butcher a while back and he said sure!  I got a 5 lb slab I think and it was well over $30, and that's military commissary prices. 

The ribs I got looked just like triplebq's pic, but probably not as good tasting. 
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: GrillinGlen on February 09, 2018, 01:32:20 PM
I made some for the first time ever a few months ago, ones that had little meat on them.  The flavor and texture was amazing, but had to eat 6 ribs for a mouthful.  Haven't had any success finding meaty ones, think I will have to see if I can order some through a butcher.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: rughead on February 09, 2018, 01:50:13 PM
Can I get some smoke/cook procedures you all have been using?
I have had some in the freezer but don't want to ruin them. Been dying
to make them.
Thank you.   :bbq:
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: TechMOGogy on February 09, 2018, 02:21:08 PM
Key is to ask for PLATE ribs - those are the ones that are like a steak on a stick!
should be 3 bones in plate cut rib section.
If there are more bones then your buying chuck
Best bet is to get plate ribs from a butcher.
three-little-pigs-bbq.com/help-i-need-to-know-what-cut-of-beef-ribs-to-tell-my-butcher/
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on February 09, 2018, 02:25:10 PM
Can I get some smoke/cook procedures you all have been using?
I have had some in the freezer but don't want to ruin them. Been dying
to make them.
Thank you.   :bbq:

I've smoked them until they are probe tender like a brisket.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: triplebq on February 09, 2018, 03:58:15 PM
Can I get some smoke/cook procedures you all have been using?
I have had some in the freezer but don't want to ruin them. Been dying
to make them.
Thank you.   :bbq:

I posted a cook I did a while back: https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=405.0. I included my steps in the post.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Bentley on February 09, 2018, 04:02:53 PM
Yes, the ribs in your photo are "fingered".  RD used to have a Beef Back Rib, the Superior Choice Angus, they were wonderful.  The ones triplebq have are a Chuck, others have mentioned Short or Plate, which are very meaty, but just not the same flavor as a Beef Back Rib for my taste. 

Seems the only way to get a meaty beef Back is to by a bone on Rib Roast and bone it yourself.

(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/lwnna/Pellethead/001-4.jpg)
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Michael_NW on February 11, 2018, 12:45:28 AM
Seems the only way to get a meaty beef Back is to by a bone on Rib Roast and bone it yourself.

I wondered about that. It would be nice, though, if someone else's roast sustained the loss of good meat and not mine . . .   :pig:

Mike if you figure this out please let me know.  I think we're both up here in SW Washington.  I've yet to source consistent meaty beef ribs.
DK

Yes, I'll let you know. I looked at all the local groceries. About the only place I haven't checked is Cash & Carry. triplebq's pics are like something from a beef glamor shot, they look so good!
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Mudflap on February 11, 2018, 11:08:53 AM

Mike if you figure this out please let me know.  I think we're both up here in SW Washington.  I've yet to source consistent meaty beef ribs.
DK

Yes, I'll let you know. I looked at all the local groceries. About the only place I haven't checked is Cash & Carry. triplebq's pics are like something from a beef glamor shot, they look so good!
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Cash & Carry has them in Eugene. They are not in the walk in meat section. They are in the prepackaged food cooler section. I did not buy any because it look like they hardly had any meat on them.

Mudflap
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: ArborAgent on February 11, 2018, 03:42:18 PM
Michael,

How close to Seattle are you? The shoreline Costco routinely has the right kind of beef ribs for smoking. Bobs quality meats in Columbia city also has them.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: yorkdude on February 11, 2018, 05:21:15 PM
Just like what Bentley said, otherwise they are meatless.
Used to be able to find them, hit and miss but not anymore.
It's a shame too because they are the best ribs out there if you want my opinion.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Bentley on February 11, 2018, 07:48:45 PM
Now I am hearing that some Costco's have beef ribs...Man, I cannot move to the right area of the Country!

The shoreline Costco routinely has the right kind of beef ribs for smoking.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: ArborAgent on February 11, 2018, 08:38:18 PM
Speaking of beef ribs. Here are some I made that I bought at Costco.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Bentley on February 11, 2018, 08:49:31 PM
Short Ribs, not Beef Back, OK, not what I want...But very nice cook!
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on February 11, 2018, 08:59:30 PM
These are the ones I got for $5 for the whole rack.  What type beef ribs are they?

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/27262867794_a139f871dd_z.jpg)
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Michael_NW on February 11, 2018, 09:29:10 PM
ArborAgent, I live in SW Washington in Battle Ground. The Costcos here don't carry them, at least not when I'm in the store. Even though they're not back ribs, your ribs still look very delicious!

Cash & Carry has them in Eugene. They are not in the walk in meat section. They are in the prepackaged food cooler section. I did not buy any because it look like they hardly had any meat on them.

Mudflap

I guess it doesn't hurt to check here in Vancouver.
These are the ones I got for $5 for the whole rack.  What type beef ribs are they?

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/27262867794_a139f871dd_z.jpg)

BBL, those look like back ribs to me; they look nice and long.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: WiPelletHead on February 11, 2018, 09:30:07 PM
These are the ones I got for $5 for the whole rack.  What type beef ribs are they?

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/27262867794_a139f871dd_z.jpg)

Those look like the ones I have found at Wal Mart.

Taste good but not much meat.
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Bentley on February 12, 2018, 02:56:31 PM
Those are what I call Beef Back Ribs, whether that is correct nomenclature or not?
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: triplebq on February 14, 2018, 08:53:17 PM
You want the plate ribs...back ribs have almost zero meat on them. The plate ribs are the Fred flinstone looking dinosaur bone...brisket on a stick right there!


Oh yea brisket on a stick  :lick:
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Free Mr. Tony on February 15, 2018, 06:35:55 AM
Extra meaty back ribs
(https://i.imgur.com/bUXAbT6l.png)

Chuck short ribs
(https://i.imgur.com/fRFUCIDl.png)

Plate short ribs
(https://i.imgur.com/nZY6Dz7l.png)
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: triplebq on February 15, 2018, 08:49:34 AM
All I know is I want some no matter what we call them  :lick:
Title: Re: So hard to find meaty beef ribs
Post by: Michael_NW on February 15, 2018, 11:33:51 AM
Yup, any one of those would do! FMT, thanks for showing those pics; I'm sure they all tasted as wonderful as they look!.