Prime Rib, cook roast & Ribs seperate

[wpgsalesguy]

Hi Everybody,

Christmas day, I'm doing Prime Rib for 26 people

I've order 2 x Prime Rib
2 x 7 lbs
approx 14 lbs each

I'm thinking of getting the butcher to de bone, roll the roast and keep the ribs aside to smoke.

Has anyone does this? Prime rib bones trimmed off, are really just short ribs right? Smoke them the same way?

Advice?

 

[pineywoods]

Have them cut them and tie them back on he'll understand what you mean if you tell him that.
He'll cut them almost all the way off then tie them back on when your done with the smoke finish the cut and then slice.
Separate the bones and make soup

 

[Scott Eisenbraun]

They are way too good for soup. We keep the ribs tied on the roast while cooking, and fight over them after separating each rib.

 

[demosthenes9]

I split the bones off and do them separately. There's only one real benefit to leaving the bones on, and that's to act as a heat shield if your smoker doesn't really do indirect very well. Contrary to popular myth, bone on doesn't add any more flavor. It's actually a negative in two ways. One, it's a heat sink that can lead to uneven cooking, and second, it prevents the application of rub to at least 1/4 to 1/3 of the roast.

 

[smokerjim]

I dont think it matters, anyway you want to smoke it will be delicious, the ribs are not really true short ribs, they come off of the chuck

 

[Bearcarver]

I split the bones off and do them separately. There's only one real benefit to leaving the bones on, and that's to act as a heat shield if your smoker doesn't really do indirect very well. Contrary to popular myth, bone on doesn't add any more flavor. It's actually a negative in two ways. One, it's a heat sink that can lead to uneven cooking, and second, it prevents the application of rub to at least 1/4 to 1/3 of the roast.

Exactly!
Plus I like my Prime Rib at Med-Rare, but I like my Beef Ribs at least Medium, because there is a lot of Fat on them, and I don't like Rare Fat.
So when I buy my year's worth of PR, I cut all the bones off before I vac seal them, and leave a little extra meat on the bones.
Then I can have a big Beef Rib Smoke or two, besides all my Prime Rib Smokes.
MMMmmm---Sounds like Heaven!!

Bear