[BigCat]

Originally Posted by T.G

Colin, a lot of those guys compete, so "right" to them can have scoring connotations. "Right" to the home cook is much easier. Just look up the "tear test" for ribs, it's really not as hard as some might make it sound. Nothing wrong with spares or St. Louis ribs either, they taste the same, cost less and you get more meat but they take a little bit longer to cook. You might need a rib rack to get a few slabs in the cooker though, since they don't roll up easily like bbrs.

Thanks for the encouragement. I picked up a couple of rib racks, so I'll hopefully be ok there. I may just go ahead with the ribs. I'm not a total noobie to ribs, just have never used a smoker before. I appreciate all the help in here.