I bought the St. Louis pack at Costco a couple weeks back when they were on sale for $1.99/lb. for the first time. I opened the back today and was surprised to find they were already trimmed. So much for rib tips, but that's ok. I put some rub on them and put them in the smoker on my new rack/pan combo. We'll see how this turns out. I'm not going to bother with any "methods", just gonna let them ride and see how they turn out.
I have two more racks to make over the next few days so can try something else.
I have two more racks to make over the next few days so can try something else.