Featherbones

[fujicat]

I am a new smoker owner and have had great sucess with brisket, spare ribs, babybacks and turkey. A few friends are coming over for brisket and superbowl this weekend so I was asked to smoke some featherbones since I'm busting out the Bradley. I am having a problems finding smoking tips for featherbones, from what I'm finding "featherbones" is a midwest term for riblets?  Anyone out there made them and have any recipes, smoking times etc?  Thanks!!

[classicrockgriller]

I would think you could do riblets on a shorten version of 10.5 ribs.

[hal4uk]

You have a Bradley?
How many times a year do you watch the Superbowl in your town?
Just cook up some full racks of ribs.   ;D

[OU812]

Featherbones are what we call them and they are great. We cook them just like baby back ribs but when we foil them we take a foil roasting pan and fill it up with the bones, top with foil and cook till tender. Then mix the juices from the pan with some brown sugar, garlic powder and seasoned salt. Then use that for the sauce and put back in the smoker to set the sauce.

[fujicat]

In response to hal4uk, I was asked to smoke featherbones for our friends, since I'll have room with only one brisket going in my Bradley. I appreciate the recipe ou812! Sounds great! Seems "featherbones" aren't a hot commidty for smoking so the recipe is greatly appreciated!

[hal4uk]

I just never heard that term...  I assumed it was some sorta rib pieces/parts, but I wouldn't have a clue where to find 'em...
And I live in the midwest (of course, I'm a displaced hillbilly, so maybe that has something to do with it).

Anyhow, I didn't mean to imply they ain't good.  I was just babbling nonsense like I always do.
Heck, I like the bones from ribs...

[squirtthecat]

Hal, I've never seen them around here either...
I've heard of 'riblets' before. (at a chain restaurant)   Maybe they are one and the same?  ???

Hell, it's pork - it has to be good!

[hal4uk]

Hell, it's pork - it has to be good!

Even if it wasn't good...  That's nothing a TP-bacon-weave-wrap can't fix. 

[OU812]

Hal, I've never seen them around here either...
I've heard of 'riblets' before. (at a chain restaurant)   Maybe they are one and the same?  ???

Hell, it's pork - it has to be good!

They are the same, damn good too. We just call them feather bones.  ::)

[classicrockgriller]

http://www.americastestkitchentv.com/ibb/posts.aspx?postID=201603

[OU812]

That was interesting post but around here they are not baby backs.

One person stated they are mostly cartilage, I dont believe so.

They have small flat round, about the size of a quarter, bones.

You have baby backs which come from the back then down from that you have the spare rib then down from that you have the feather bones.

They come from the very bottom of the spare ribs when they trim them at the plant to where the ribs connect to the sternum.

Hope this makes sense.

[seemore]

Let us know how the featherbones and the brisket turn out, Fuji!
Please take some pictures!
Mrs S

[classicrockgriller]

That was interesting post but around here they are not baby backs.

One person stated they are mostly cartilage, I dont believe so.

They have small flat round, about the size of a quarter, bones.

You have baby backs which come from the back then down from that you have the spare rib then down from that you have the feather bones.

They come from the very bottom of the spare ribs when they trim them at the plant to where the ribs connect to the sternum.

Hope this makes sense.

OU, I just got home from the store and I ask to see their Meat cut chart in the market and on beef, the featherbones are on the

top side of the cow and only about 4 to 5 bones wide.

[FLBentRider]

... of the cow and only about 4 to 5 bones wide.

Uh, Houston ? I thought we were talking PIG

[classicrockgriller]

... of the cow and only about 4 to 5 bones wide.

Uh, Houston ? I thought we were talking PIG

Duh Flordia, I said on a cow!