Differences Between Spareribs, St. Louis Ribs, Babyback Ribs
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The best way to differentiate between these is to look at the animal and see where they come from:
pigroast3.jpg
Let's split it:
pork hog halfa.jpg
pork hog halfb.jpg
pork hog halfc.jpg
Pork Belly:
pork whole belly.jpg
pork whole sparerib.jpg
pork st louis style spareribs.jpg
skirt is removed from the rack along with the membrane:
pork sparerib skirt.jpg
pork sparerib back mem.jpg
pork St. Louis style.jpg
pork Carolina Style spareribs.jpg
Now, above the sparerib/belly section is the Loin:
pork whole loin.jpg
pork loin bones.jpg
Cut the rib bones from the back bone:
pork loin bones b.jpg
How much meat is left on from the loin is the choice of the meat cutter.
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- Publish dateFeb 2, 2017
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The best way to differentiate between these is to look at the animal and see where they come from:

pigroast3.jpg
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- Feb 2, 2017
Let's split it:

pork hog halfa.jpg
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pork hog halfb.jpg
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pork hog halfc.jpg
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Pork Belly:

pork whole belly.jpg
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pork whole sparerib.jpg
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pork st louis style spareribs.jpg
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- Feb 2, 2017
skirt is removed from the rack along with the membrane:

pork sparerib skirt.jpg
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- Feb 2, 2017

pork sparerib back mem.jpg
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- Feb 2, 2017

pork St. Louis style.jpg
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pork Carolina Style spareribs.jpg
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Now, above the sparerib/belly section is the Loin:

pork whole loin.jpg
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pork loin bones.jpg
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- Feb 2, 2017
Cut the rib bones from the back bone:

pork loin bones b.jpg
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- Feb 2, 2017
How much meat is left on from the loin is the choice of the meat cutter.