best type of ribs

[SoundMan]

so what are the best type of ribs to smoke up? I've heard pork spare ribs, these the best? any other suggestions?

[PhotoKirk]

The best type of ribs are free ribs.

J/k


Pork spares are the usual favorite for bbq, followed by baby backs, with beef ribs trailing at a distant third.

If you aren't using Texas Pepper Jelly when you smoke your ribs, you are missing out. Get a jar of TPJ Pineapple Habanero jelly and use it to glaze your ribs during the last hour of the cook. It melts into a spicy/sweet glaze that really compliments the flavor of the meat.

[Buckeye]

It's a preference......sum luv pork ribs.....sum luv beef ribs......sum luv baby backs.....sum luv spares.....ain't no "best kind" when it comes ta ribs.:wink:
Baby backs are more eggspensive than tha spares an sum peeple swear by them. If I cood find "good" beef ribs round heer, they wood be my main choice fer ribs......but they are hard ta find, so I go with tha pork spares.....there's more meat on tha spares than tha baby backs, so ya git more for yer money.:D

[cappy]

Beef, if you can get good beef ribs from a butcher shop.

[gsmith]

these were pretty darn good

[big smitty]

best type are the ones in my avitar, eaten ones!

[DaHorns]

I like the spares, more meaty than baby backs. More forgiving than babies as well. Now beef are good too, but everything I have seen over the past 1-2 months are pretty thin on the meat. I'd go with spares, if I were choosing.

[HFD26]

Give me pork spares, I must have pork spares.

[rich777]

I like spares too. Me and babies don't get along, just can't seem make 'em work. I like beef ribs, but all we have around are shiners.

[grillmaster]

i like spares tried baby backs no luck like beef like most hard to find good meaty ones. follow rich's instructions and you can't go wrong.

[bigwheel]

Guess I got to vote for spares too. Love good beef ribs but as several have said they scarce as hen's teeth. I leave the baby/loin backs for the yups. Dont wont to cause any shortages amongst the nerds ya know? Could start a revolt.

bigwheel

[KazQ]

Beef short ribs are the tastiest n i can prove it. :drool:

[peps]

when you say ribs, I cook spares. :D

[Papa Tom]

Beef short ribs are the tastiest n i can prove it. :drool:

OK your on buddy......

[TexLaw]

I'm with the guys that most like beef ribs but can't find any worth a flip. After that, I go for spares.


TL

[SoundMan]

where are rich's instructions?

[ibornagain]

I like spares but wife & kiddo's loved them baby backs covered in that TPJ pinapple habenro..

[redneck cooker]

I will go with baby backs for eatin and st louis spares for judgin

[HFD26]

Sound Man, I think he ment Bill's instructions. You can find them on the Texas BBQ Rub home page.