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Hold a steady 225°F for twelve hours
Low-and-slow barbecue where stable heat matters more than speed.
Weber Smokey Mountain 18-Inch Charcoal Smoker
Also called
🇬🇧Back ribs🇲🇽Costillitas de cerdo🇦🇷Costillas de cerdo🇫🇷Côtes de dos🇪🇸Costillas de lomo🇵🇹Costeletas do lombo🇧🇷Costelinha de porco🇮🇹Costine di maiale (back ribs)🇩🇪Schälrippchen
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Baby back ribs are curved rib bones taken from the top of the rib cage where it meets the spine, in the loin section. They are shorter, leaner, and more tender than spare ribs, with the meat sitting on top of and between the bones. They cook faster than spare ribs and are popular for oven roasting and grilling with dry rubs or barbecue sauce.
Names by country
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Baby back ribsprimary | |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Back ribs | |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Costillitas de cerdo | Mexican carnicerías use the diminutive 'costillitas' (little ribs) for baby back ribs to disambiguate from the larger 'costillas de cerdo' (cut 27 Spare ribs). |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Costillas de cerdo | |
| 🇫🇷France | Côtes de dos | |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Costillas de lomo | |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Costeletas do lombo | |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Costelinha de porco | Popular in Brazilian churrasco |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Costine di maiale (back ribs) | |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Schälrippchen | German for the back ribs above the spare ribs. |
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