Buying barbecue by weight

[y_p_w]

I tried a place I’ve never had before. Ordered pork ribs, but they were sold by the pound. I’ve ordered like this before, but they usually round down, maybe to the next quarter pound. I saw they had online ordering where it was in half pound increments. But this was placed on a scale that printed a label like at a meat market, where I was charged down to the penny. Thought it was kind of unusual.

 

[Klutch9]

Sounds fair, if nothing else.

 

[joekingcorvette]

That's different. I usually buy the 3 pack of ribs from Costco and it's usually about $2.99 to $3.39 per pound. I am smoking 3 racks on my Yoder for my kids birthdays next week. Smoke em if ya got em.

 

[rijndael]

That's different. I usually buy the 3 pack of ribs from Costco and it's usually about $2.99 to $3.39 per pound. I am smoking 3 racks on my Yoder for my kids birthdays next week. Smoke em if ya got em.

Costco's rib packs are hard to beat. I don't like the deboned shoulders though.

 

[Nukeman7]

Just about all of the "authentic" barbeque restaurants in Texas charge the meat portion based upon actual measured weight. Side dishes are typically measured by volume (e.g., cup, pint, quart), unlike the meat. For someone unaccustomed to that practice, it feels strange to order two "identical" meals that costs slightly different.

 

[joekingcorvette]

Costco's rib packs are hard to beat. I don't like the deboned shoulders though.

I agree. Costco actually sells the two packs of pork shoulders with the bone in where I live. I think it's different depending on where you live and which meat packing plant they get their shoulders from. There is just something neat about the meat falling off the bone when it comes to smoked pork shoulder.

 

[rijndael]

I agree. Costco actually sells the two packs of pork shoulders with the bone in where I live.

Didn't know that.
Do you get beef short rib plates too?
I have to get mine from Restaurant Depot.

 

[joekingcorvette]

Didn't know that.
Do you get beef short rib plates too?
I have to get mine from Restaurant Depot.

I can get the short ribs however they are way too expensive for my budget. The want somewhere around $9.00 per pound for beef ribs. I have tried them before on the smoker and they are ok but in my opinion the pork baby back ribs turn out better for way less money. I was a meat cutter years ago and a lot of people would put the beef rib meat info ground beef. Nobody could cook beef ribs like my mom.

 

[y_p_w]

Just about all of the "authentic" barbeque restaurants in Texas charge the meat portion based upon actual measured weight. Side dishes are typically measured by volume (e.g., cup, pint, quart), unlike the meat. For someone unaccustomed to that practice, it feels strange to order two "identical" meals that costs slightly different.

I'm just used to most restaurants setting on a fixed price, even if it's placed on a scale to suss out the weight. If I asked for a half pound, they'd probably just get it to where it's just over that, then charge me for a half pound.

Like I said, this place did online orders. The only ordering options were for a half pound or a full pound. The half pound price was actually slightly higher, but I guess that's because they include the same amount of sauce on the side. But that's more like what I'm used to. The other thing was that I was surprised how little there was.