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Buying Ribs or Wings for July 4?

Published about 15 hours ago • 1 min read

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Before You Buy

Hey Reader

For a lot of folks, July 3 is when July 4 plans start to become real. You have a rough head count, you know whether ribs or wings are on the menu, and now you need to decide how much to buy.

Cooking beef or pork ribs? The Rib Calculator helps you turn your guest count, rib type, and meal style into a realistic number of racks to buy.Buying ribs for a crowd helps you convert your estimate into actual racks at the store. And if your ribs get done before everyone arrives, Keep Ribs Warm can help you hold them without drying them out.

Making wings instead/also? The Wing Calculator turns your guest count into pieces, pounds, and bag counts. Cook Wings for a Crowd may also help you think through the batches before things get busy. Keep wings hot and crispy will help you do just that, while Wing sauce and dip amounts will help keep you (and your wings) covered.

Nothing has to be exact, of course. But I would rather have a reasonable plan before I get to the meat case than try to do the math while someone is waiting behind me.

Good luck with the shopping, and enjoy the weekend.

Cheers,

Jim

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