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    smoked ribs?

    Posts: 630
    edited September 2024 in Recipes
    Okay, please help me! I'm, once again, confused. I bought ribs from the store earlier. The package says "Smoked spare ribs." I am wondering if I need to actually cook these, or just heat them?? What is the best way to do it? Is the meat cooked or not?? Thanks in advance for your expertise!!!

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    • Posts: 548 Member
      If it says smoked then they are cooked, just reheat. I find it hard to believe it doesn't say that on the package somewhere. If you are nervous about it (especially if they are pork) then bring to temp.
    • Posts: 2,055 Member
      Unless I can see clearly on the package that it is pre-cooked I do my own cooking to be sure.
      I get my bacon smoked at the butcher, it still needs cooked, same as the hams... so I'd say it would need cooking.
    • Posts: 34 Member
      In my experience, anything already smoked is cooked and only needs to be heated. For example, smoked turkey legs!
    • Posts: 630
      Thanks guys!
    • Posts: 811 Member
      I would check for any language on the package that says “Ready to Eat” or “Heat and Serve.” If it is raw, I believe it is required to have that sticker with guidelines for proper cooking. If it doesn’t have it, it is more than likely pre-cooked and ready to eat.
    • Posts: 139 Member
      Not all "smoked" foods are FULLY cooked. They can smoke it half the time to allow the flavors into the meat. It will still need to be fully cooked. Unless it specifically says "FULLY COOKED" or "READY TO EAT" assume it is raw and fully cook it. Example: Hickory Smoked Bacon: still raw at the store and you have to cook it.
    • Posts: 34 Member
      Smoking is a method of cooking. Bacon is typically cured and smoked , and MANY people eat it right out of the package. Although perishable, the bacon you find at the store is safe to eat without cooking.
    • Posts: 2,055 Member
      Smoking done in a smoke-house etc with long-term exposure to the smoke... yeah that's a method of cooking

      But there are injections used to preserve bacon etc that would mean they aren't cooked as one would think by 'smoking"
    • Posts: 170 Member
      Smoking is a method of cooking. Bacon is typically cured and smoked , and MANY people eat it right out of the package. Although perishable, the bacon you find at the store is safe to eat without cooking.

      No, smoking is not a method of cooking. It is a method of flavoring and preserving. Unless the food was hot smoked, assume it is not "ready to eat". Cold smoking does not prepare it for human consumption without being cooked by you. Most ham, bacon, and sausage is cold smoked, and need further cooking.
    • Posts: 89 Member
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_(cooking)
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