Originally Posted by CDSmith

I have a few good ways of cooking ribs, but the one you might like is this; remove the skin from the back of each rack of ribs (always do this), then put them in the roaster (covered roasting pan), add some water, enough to almost cover them. Add in a few drops of liquid smoke along with your choice of spices. Put the roaster in the oven at 300F, turn it down to 200F after half an hour.

Let them slow cook. 4 hours is fine.

Then take the roaster out. Turn oven to 400. Slather your favorite sauce on, then back in the oven for another30-40 mins. You can then uncover them and finish them off with the broiler technique Mcpheer described, and he's right to say 'be careful'. Broiler or barbecue, neither are very forgiving when it comes to ribs and the overcook.

For that last 400 degrees step I've sometimes put rice around the ribs, added some beef broth, maybe some mushrooms, all of which cooks perfectly in that 30-40 minute part. But then you'd want to skip the broiler part. :D

I put together a feed of baby backs and did them like that not two weeks ago, and they were amazing. The meat was falling off the bone.