Pork Ribs

[angelbears]

I have been feeding my kids pork ribs almost since we started raw. I know there are different cuts of ribs but a rib is a rib, right? This last bunch, the bone seems a lot harder but actually feels lighter. Any thoughts on why?

 

[ruthcatrin]

hmmm, possibly a different aged animal, or a slightly different cut, higher or lower on the ribs?

 

[angelbears]

Higher or lower on the ribs? Whoops..I don't know. I'm someone that didn't know how to cut up a whole chicken until we were almost a year into raw feeding. I'll tell you what though. I am really ticked off at the fried chicken places. They have been cheating me for years. They have been selling me 8 pieces and telling me I was getting a whole bird. I got 12 pieces when I hacked up my chicken. :scared2:

 

[ruthcatrin]

having never seen a pig cut up, but unless they're from a juvinile pig I can't imagine thats the WHOLE half a rib cage? A full grown pig is larger around than I am....

hah, Shoulda seen me the first time I tried to debone a bird lol (I was trying to get the breast meat for me and hubby and the rest for the dogs....), I didn't cut my fingers off, but thats about all I can say about it!

 

[Oak Hill Farm]

Baby back is the top by backbone and generally from a hog not a sow. Spare ribs or sometime St Lou ribs are mid to bottom portion and tips are the very bottom or stomach portion. They also have a shoulder/rib cut sold as country ribs, very tough, but a good work out for dogs. The lower cuts are flatter thinner denser bones.

 

[Oak Hill Farm]

My future ribs

 

[angelbears]

Ruth it takes me forever to cut things up. I'm not willing to hurt myself. I guess that comes with getting older.

Oak they are so cute but they are so yummy! My dogs want to know why they can't have one.

 

[ruthcatrin]

Ruth it takes me forever to cut things up. I'm not willing to hurt myself. I guess that comes with getting older.

trust me, it wasn't deliberate.

 

[Oak Hill Farm]

As far as the difference in bone I would agree with Ruth, probably from an older pig.


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[angelbears]

You ladies have so much knowledge, and I appreciate you sharing!

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

My future ribs

Yum....be sure to share some of that