The Walts post got me to thinking about ribs and how I like them. I know lots of rib places advertise "fall off the bone" as a positive means of getting people in to their restaurant. Me, I don't like them that way. The meat many times gets too soft "mealy". I like a rib with a little snap to the meat with some chew and having to pull the meat away from the bone a little. How do you like yours?

However RockPride makes his. That's how I like them.

With a son heading to Memphis, an account in Charlotte and an account in Nashville, I'll be honing my ribs taste buds. I'll advise later.

There is definitely a point where too much of the "fall off the bone" quality is not a good thing. If that was all I wanted, I would put them in a slow-cooker instead of smoking them myself or paying big bucks to buy them at a good restaurant. That being said, I like them to be more along the lines of falling off the bone, but still to retain a decent enough amount of texture to let you know you're eating ribs and not barbecue flavored babyfood.

 

All the same, I can definitely still enjoy a rack of ribs that takes a little bit of pull to get the meat off the bones though.

Where's the option "I don't care...just give me ribs!"

Where's the option "I don't care...just give me ribs!"

 

Dang...sorry RM, I didn't think to put that one as an option. What was I thinking!:idunno:

Love BBQ, love pork, don't like ribs. :idunno:

As long as it tastes good it doesn't matter to me if it falls off or I have to pull a little. Love me some BBQ and love me some ribs!

Dang...sorry RM, I didn't think to put that one as an option. What was I thinking!:idunno:

 

Well, I may be the least picky eater on the planet. As long as it's not overcooked veggies, or overcooked meat, or overcooked anything, I'm pretty much game. I don't have any issues with ribs unless the sauce/seasoning sucks. Then, we might have an issue.

Want really good ribs at a good price. Go to Dan's Marina in Warsaw on a Saturday. (think they only serve them on saturday) I'd say they are 1/2 way between fall off the bone and still a little stick to them. Sit out and watch the boats go by.

I prefer fall off the rib. MI is my favorite by far. I do like a sweet sauce on my baby back ribs. I can eat most, thugh.

I make mine to fall off the bone. No complaints from anyone.

Not a fall off the rib fan. Like em smoked with a good sweet and spicy rub, and very lightly sauced. I just don't like the texture of rib meat that's falling off the bone.

No preference. Although I will say if I am dressed up and/or at a business meeting, fall off the bone is a must or I won't order them. I am not using my hands, gnawing on a bone and licking my fingers in that type of situation.

Fall off the bone.