On Roasting Beef

By far the most popular and elegant cut of beef for roasting is the standing rib roast. It is one of the easiest of all possible cuts to roast because it is more or less self-basting and no attention is required once the meat is in the oven.

Do not be put off by the variables to be found in standing rib roasts. It is necessary to outline and explain the most obvious, however. A 2-rib roast, for example, generally weighs from 8 to 10 pounds, untrimmed. It may weigh as much as 12. This is because the size of the ribs varies and so does the quality. A prime standing rib weighs more than a choice rib.