Article: Spur 200g ribs fight

[DJ...]

despite all that.... from 200g down to 130g is quite a drop.

What is the normal ratio for meat shrinkage after cooking?

Depends on the type and cut of meat, as well as cooking method.

What's sneaky here is yes it might be 200g before cooking, but there are two cooking processes. The restaurants will receive it at a lower weight already, then they cook it again.

In the case of ribs it absolutely depends on the way they cook it. There's no way to determine for sure. It does sound like a rather massive drop in weight for ribs though, as the majority of weight with ribs is the bone. There's less than half the actual weight in meat on ribs, so in order for them to have lost such weight, they'd have had to have lost 70g of the meat and a little moisture in the bone.

I highly, highly doubt it. In fact I'm happy to call bullschit on that one. They'd have lost 50-70g (depending on bone moisture) from about 100g of meat. Utter crap...

 

[themba990]

I am so hungry!!!

 

[bwana]

What's sneaky here is yes it might be 200g before cooking, but there are two cooking processes. The restaurants will receive it at a lower weight already, then they cook it again.

What's sneaky about that? As long as they start with 200g when raw.

 

[yebocan]

....they walk among us....wonder if his scale was digital or analogue...

 

[DJ...]

What's sneaky about that? As long as they start with 200g when raw.

It's not. You're right. It is standard practice. I just find it questionable to sell someone 50g of ribs, and I'm looking for a reason to berate them. Partly because I can't stand the Spur...

 

[RanzB]

There is only 1 way to cook ribs, no such thing as medium, or rare so that is BS.

They're not saying that they cook the ribs to different doneness, they're using that example to show the drop in cooked weight.

250g of bacon fried to crispy ends up under 100g, now that's sad!

Eskort?

 

[Nerfherder]

There is only 1 way to cook ribs, no such thing as medium, or rare so that is BS.

Rubish.

Ribs are pork and you need to slow cook them.

Even if you have beef ribs you need to cook them even slower !

 

[GreGorGy]

Eskort?

Mmm - are they renowned for that kind of enterprise?

 

[ponder]

Eskort?

or enterprise

 

[bwana]

It's not. You're right. It is standard practice. I just find it questionable to sell someone 50g of ribs, and I'm looking for a reason to berate them. Partly because I can't stand the Spur...

Well that's fair enough then.

 

[RanzB]

or enterprise

Unfortunately for me, my butcher is moving. Fortunately for you maybe, he's moving his shop to Shaka's Rock. When he does, please go try his bacon. You'll never want that watery pink kark that Enterprise sells again.

 

[Celine]

i find it extremely suspicious for those ribs to go from 200 down to 130. that is a huge drop. did they char them? spur doesn't cook them till they are almost dried out?

 

[RanzB]

i find it extremely suspicious for those ribs to go from 200 down to 130. that is a huge drop. did they char them? spur doesn't cook them till they are almost dried out?

He should be glad imo. 70g less of those ribs mean 70g less of crap. And their buffalo wings are even worse.

 

[Creag]

He should be glad imo. 70g less of those ribs mean 70g less of crap. And their buffalo wings are even worse.

I cannot remember how many times I have sent mine back. After they have deep-fried them or whatever they do to maim 'em, they are devoid of any meat. It's so crisp that there isn't anything to eat besides the bone



PS. With small children it used to be a mandatory place to eat. Thank goodness for Papachinos, Primi Piatti and Mugg & Bean.

 

[ponder]

Unfortunately for me, my butcher is moving. Fortunately for you maybe, he's moving his shop to Shaka's Rock. When he does, please go try his bacon. You'll never want that watery pink kark that Enterprise sells again.

There's not much in the way of businesses premises in chakas rock (2 small buildings). There's a semi-new butcher there already and I suspect it might be your guy. I've heard people mention good things so far but I've never been there.

 

[ShaunyCT]

The fact remains that they say u paying for 200gr of ribs THEREFORE you SHOULD be getting that amount. Everybody knows meat will shrimp after being cook. So this means Spur needs to give customers what they advertise, in this case 200g.
70g is about 35% less meat.... i will DEMAND my 35% DISCOUNT! Lol.

 

[AfricanTech]

Spew, I mean Spur - can't wait till all the kids are old enough and I don't have to darken their door anymore

 

[DJ...]

Spew, I mean Spur - can't wait till all the kids are old enough and I don't have to darken their door anymore

Why wait till the kids are older though? They are horribly priced. Is it just the kiddies corner thing?

 

[Ou grote]

250g of bacon fried to crispy ends up under 100g, now that's sad!

Indeed.

The spurs 140 gram burgers would weigh around 90 grams when cooked.

As someone mentioned, the spurs food is pretty much all portioned these days, even the burger sauces are portioned.

 

[AfricanTech]

Why wait till the kids are older though? They are horribly priced. Is it just the kiddies corner thing?

:erm: - the 4 year old asks for it - have you ever tried to refuse a 4 year old [-]devil[/-] angel - [-]not a pretty sight[/-] your tender heart can't take it.

Not much longer though - been weaning and have now successfully done Colcacchio's and Simply Asia - the light at the end of tunnel grows brighter - and it's not an oncoming train