Identify this cut?

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noggin

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Dec 27, 2013
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Texas

Can anyone identify that larger cut?

I went to a local butcher shop a few days ago and asked for some short ribs from the short plate.  I've never smoked or had beef ribs before.  I knew they are much meatier than pork ribs, but this was a total surprise when he came back with this massive cut.  After buying them, I started suspect that they weren't really what I want, so I went to talk to the butcher in the local grocery store and he sold me the ribs on the left.

I was planning on smoking these tomorrow, starting at around 10 AM so they'd be ready for supper around 6 PM as I've read that beef ribs take about 6 to 8 hours typically.  However, after seeing how small these other short ribs are, I'm thinking I need to do the larger cut overnight.

Any suggestions?
 
They're really thick, do I need to smoke then overnight or just got them a few more hours than I was expecting?
 
Well the big guy went in at 6 AM, covered in salt and pepper  Will be putting the smaller ones in around 10 AM.  Want to eat at 7 PM, so I should be able to get about 12 hours of heat on the bit ones and up to 8 hours on the small ones.
 

The smaller ribs were ready in time for dinner, but I had to crank the temperature up to 275°F in order to get them done in time.  I took one out of the smoker at around 203°F and the other at 201°F.  The flavor was great, but they were a tad dry.

The larger cut wasn't ready until about 9:30 PM and I pulled it out at 197°F.  This one came out amazingly really tender and succulent, I liked it better than the smaller rib cuts.

I'll probably try my hand at beef ribs again, but for the price, I'd rather do a brisket.  
 
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