Beef ribs

[ibcheft]

Well I think it is like skirt steaks we have here for fajita meat, never did see that up north, think the most alike cut was a flank steak. And now you mention it do not remember any ribs up north other than a country rib, which is a thick cut with no bone. Meat cut very different for different regions of the country.

[BerryBaby]

Guess we are fortunate. We have the Trader Joe's and Whole Foods along with many specialty stores Zupan's has a GREAT meat department with butchers on duty all the time. It's like the old time butcher market and they give you tips on how to prepare the meat.

I buy our baby back ribs at Costco. They always have a huge case dedicated to pork and beef ribs. Maybe people out here eat them more often so there is a demand? The packages are quite large, so I divide them up into smaller portions when I get home. Takes time, but worth the effort. You save $$$'s that way.

[chefboyrdavid]

we have 3 Mexican meat markets and 2 regular butchers just in the town i live in, you can find a Mexican meat market in every town round here and a good butcher very close by but i buy most of my meat at Heb or kroger...and i live about 10 miles from a port so we have about 20 fish markets/mongers really close by...freshness rules!.................................fr esh ingredients

[Clove]

When ever I do I standing (or Prime) rib roast, I carve the finished roast off the bone and carve it as a boneless roast. Then serve it.
I (the chef) get the beef rib bones! To me, it's the best eats of the roast.

[BerryBaby]

Originally Posted by chefboyrdavid

we have 3 Mexican meat markets and 2 regular butchers just in the town i live in, you can find a Mexican meat market in every town round here and a good butcher very close by but i buy most of my meat at Heb or kroger...and i live about 10 miles from a port so we have about 20 fish markets/mongers really close by...freshness rules!.................................fr esh ingredients

Here, too! With the Pacific Ocean being so close, along with the Columbia River, there is never a shortage of fresh fish or seafood. Not to mention all the fresh produce...all the farms open in a week!!!! Cannot wait!

[Chefnot]

My house has a built in butcher.

[bluejeanz]

Our Giant Eagle supermarkets have butchers and the only other supermarket in the area (that has since closed down) was TOPS. A few years before they closed, they went to all pre-packaged meats so you had to buy whatever they had in their meat cases.

Not so many independent butcher shops in the area nowadays. There's just one that I know of and it's about 2-3 miles away from me. My sister gets their roast beef every year for Christmas. They'll cook it for you as well as slice it up. Warmed up in a very low oven, it's really good and juicy.