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Originally Posted by RJ
I make that cut with a cleaver. The cut off section still goes on the smoker but of course doesn't cook as long.
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I found this many-page article interesting... I think I'm going to try this soon!!
http://bbq.about.com/od/ribs/ss/aa010607a.htm
This is page 6 and 7. Interesting!
"(6) When cooking a rack of ribs, you want it limited to the actual bone section of the ribs. Well above the ribs (or below if you are looking at the pig) is a section of meat filled with cartilage, little bones (the Chine bone) and connective tissue. You can identify this area with one basic rule: Bones don't Bend. If you try to fold the ribs in half lengthwise like a tall book, you will get a good idea where these sections meet. You can also find it by looking for a long line of fat that runs lengthwise along the rack. This doesn't always help because you can't always find it.
(7) The biggest problem with this step is that the point of separation between these sections is not a straight line, but if you stick to the rule (Bones don't Bend) you will have no trouble locating and cutting away this rib tip section. Now you have a rack of ribs. Just ribs. If you look at the picture below (or at your newly trimmed rack of spare ribs), there are three pieces of meat. You should know what to do with the ribs. As for the other pieces, these are great morsels of meat that you can use in other dishes (on some racks this is actually a lot of meat). Prepare these rib tips and serve them as appetizers. Personally, I grill then relatively fast, cut them into bite sized pieces apply sauce and serve before the actually rack comes off the smoker."