spareribs ,no trim ,no sauce

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Tasty looking ribs! Only time I trim them up is when I want a snack while waiting for them to finish cooking!

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I agree, never understood removing the flap and only ever trimmed for fitting in my WSM!
 
Kudos!

I also never remove the flap/diaphragm muscle!  If I leave a small part of the membrane on to preserve the flap, I will do it. More meaty ribs are fine for me!

Good luck and good smoking.
 
 
I never knew the untrimmed crowd was so large !
CM I just did a trim on a rack for the first time,never again.The small pieces dried to quick.Thanks for sharing.

Richie

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CM - Did you remove the flap prior to the rest of the ribs finishing or trim is as the flap finished cooking before the ribs were done?

I've always trimmed the flap but yeah, they always ended up too dry. Basically never thought of just keeping it attached.

Bryce
 
Looks awesome.

I usually trim mine just so I can get another meal out of a rack of ribs.
 
Nice ribs CM.............
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I still love the avatar.......
 
 
CM - Did you remove the flap prior to the rest of the ribs finishing or trim is as the flap finished cooking before the ribs were done?

I've always trimmed the flap but yeah, they always ended up too dry. Basically never thought of just keeping it attached.

Bryce
Bryce, I left the trim on and sliced it up with the ribs ,so a few pieces ended up being boneless ribs.

thanks CF, Richie and DS for the points !
 
I don't put sauce on ribs unless they need a little extra flavor after they make it to my plate. But I hate eating ribs that have globs of unrendered pork fat on them. It actually makes me feel like spitting it out. I don't mind eating ribs that are FOTB, but that's pretty much how far you have to take them if you don't trim the sternum off. It bothers me to have to trim fat off on my plate, but it's better than eating it. If I served ribs like that to guests, I would feel like I was being a lazy cook. I can make ribs juicy and flavorful by wrapping them in foil. I can't see why I would want to skimp on the trimming.
 
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