An Easy Guide to an Oven-Ready Standing Rib Roast

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Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

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Approximate Cooking Times
2-rib roast 8 lb. Rare 2 hrs. 40 mins. to 2 hrs. 55 mins.
Medium-rare 3 hrs. to 3 hrs, 25 mins.
Medium 3 hrs. 30 mins. to 3 hrs. 55 mins.
Well done 4 hrs. to 5 hrs.
10 lb. Rare 3 hrs. 20 mins. to 3 hrs. 35 mins.
Medium-rare 3 hrs. 40 mins. to 4 hrs. 15 mins.
Medium 4 hrs. 20 mins. to 4 hrs. 55 mins.
Well done 5 hrs. to 5 hrs. 55 mins.
12 lb. Rare 4 hrs. to 4 hrs. 20 mins.
Medium-rare 4 hrs. 25 mins. to 5 hrs. 10 mins.
Medium 5 hrs. 15 mins. to 5 hrs. 55 mins.
Well done 6 hrs. to 7 hrs. 10 mins.
3-rib 14 lb. Rare 4 hrs. 40 mins. to 5 hrs
Medium-rare 5 hrs. 10 mins. to 6 hrs.
Medium 6 hrs. 10 mins. to 6 hrs. 50 mins.
Well done 7 hrs. to 8 hrs. 15 mins.
16 lb. Rare 5 hrs. 20 mins. to 5 hrs. 50 mins.
Medium-rare 5 hrs. 50 mins. to 6 hrs. 50 mins.
Medium 7 hrs. to 7 hrs. 50 mins.
Well done 8 hrs. to 9 hrs. 30 mins.
4-rib 18 lb. Rare 6 hrs. to 6 hrs. 30 mins.
Medium-rare 6 hrs. 40 mins. to 7 hrs. 40 mins.
Medium 7 hrs. 50 mins. to 8 hrs. 50 mins.
Well done 9 hrs. to 10 hrs. 50 mins.
20 lb. Rare 6 hrs. 40 mins. to 7 hrs. 10 mins.
Medium-rare 7 hrs. 20 mins. to 8 hrs. 30 mins.
Medium 8 hrs. 40 mins. to 9 hrs. 50 mins.
Well done 10 hrs. to 12 hrs.
5-rib 22 lb. Rare 7 hrs. 20 mins. to 8 hrs.
Medium-rare 8 hrs. 10 mins. to 9 hrs. 20 mins.
Medium 9 hrs. 30 mins. to 10 hrs. 50 mins.
Well done 11 hrs. to 13 hrs.