I love eating well-cooked ribs, whether they're slathered in store-bought barbecue sauce or seasoned with a smoky, savory dry rub. Unfortunately, though, it can take a long time to cook ribs right.

If you want to keep things simple for your big cookout, pre-made ribs make sense. We looked closely at both Smithfield and ...

Cooking a good batch of barbecue ribs takes time. If you're smoking your ribs, you're looking at hours at a minimum, and even if you're just tossing a rack in the oven, low and slow is the way to go.