[asshat]

I hope you are practicing on the spare ribs. If you invite me over I will expect baby backs.

Cook them slower, no more than 225-250 for two hours rubbed liberally with brown sugar and wrapped in saran wrap. Then unwrap, baste with whatever sauce you use, and cook another 2 hours. When they begin to pull from the bone, they are ready. Let them rest at least 20 min. before trying to cut.

If you cook them on a smoker, cook the first 2 hours wrapped in the oven, then unwrap and cook the remaining on the smoke. Same temperatures as above.