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Ribs (hot bar)

Smoky and sticky-sweet with a tender bite.

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Hot bar ribs are pork or beef ribs slow-cooked and sauced, then held hot in a grocery store's prepared-foods case for a ready-to-eat meal. The meat should pull easily from the bone if it's been cooked long enough.

Where it comes from

Hot-bar ribs bring barbecue-style cooking into grocery stores, giving shoppers a cooked rack without needing to fire up a smoker at home.

Buying it

Look for meat that pulls easily from the bone and a sauce that looks glossy rather than dried out under the heat lamp.

Storing it

Eat them the same day, or refrigerate leftovers promptly if you're saving some for later.

Keeps about 1 day in the fridge.

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