# Crock Pot Ribs? WTF?!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crock-pot-ribs-wtf/1022684>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [September 2, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crock-pot-ribs-wtf/1022684 "2025-09-02T19:58:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crock-pot-ribs-wtf/1022684/21 "2025-09-04T17:58:38Z")

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I never had great luck with a crock pot, and feel I can make things a lot quicker, better and in the same style by using a pressure cooker. Crock pot meats just come out mushy and seem to taste extra greasy. Pressure cookers do soften them a lot but they seem to hold together better and in the case of ribs have a bit of that snap which is so important.

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crock-pot-ribs-wtf/1022684/22 "2025-09-04T18:14:02Z")

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> [@kanicbird](#):
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> I never had great luck with a crock pot,

I would crockpot chuck roast all day because that’s what you do. I now put it in a dutch oven at 350 for 4 hours and it comes out so much better.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crock-pot-ribs-wtf/1022684/23 "2025-09-07T20:58:21Z")

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My husband got a bug in his head to cook ribs in the crockpot (various recipes) and put them under the broiler. Worked out well for us a few times, but one Christmas he put them in with teryaki sauce and let them cook waaaay too long before finishing them in the broiler. We had guests (a rare happening), and the ribs tasted STEWED. Just falling apart. I was so embarrassed after bragging about his mad rib cooking skillz.

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crock-pot-ribs-wtf/1022684/24 "2025-09-07T23:39:57Z")

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> [@salinqmind1](#):
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> teryaki sauce and let them cook waaaay too long

Recipies often have fruit component(s) which can also speed the softening.

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crock-pot-ribs-wtf/1022684/25 "2025-09-08T13:57:16Z")

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Especially teriyaki sauce with pineapple juice.

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