Question: are there different cuts of prime rib?
Answer: Prime rib: the cut To make the Slow-Roasted Prime Rib recipe, you'll need a three-bone rib roast, which can be cut either from the chuck end or the loin end of the rib section. Author Suzanne Goin prefers a three-bone rib roast cut from the loin end—called the small end or first cut.