Anything can be cooked in a crockpot
Yes you can spare ribs in the crock pot
About 3-4 hrs on high and 1-2hrs on low.or low for 8 hrs.
You probably could, but since ribs take longer to cook anyway, it would take a lot longer if they are frozen. The best way to barbecue frozen ribs would be to boil them until they thaw and cook long enough to turn a grayish color. Remove them from the boiling water, drain them and then lay them on the grill. Baste and turn them often until they are done.
it is not necessary to boil the ribs but by doing so the ribs won't take as long to cook and they will retain more of their moisture.
If they are frozen you should thaw and boil them with seasonings. Then put a little sauce on and bake for aroun 30- 50 minutes and add some more sauce. Now matter what, grilled ribs are always a better alternative.
You can, but a meat loaf would be better baked. With a meat loaf you need to mix the meat with eggs, bread crumbs, spices before putting in the pot. Throwing in a frozen chunk of meat means you will just get cooked ground meat. Crock pots are good for a roast, chicken, ribs, Swiss steak. You would cook it on low for 8 hours. Watch the spices because in a crockpot they get stronger and make sure you have enough liquid so not to burn.
I don't know why you couldn't boil them. I put mine in the crock pot and cook for about 8 hours and the last hour or two, pour bbq sauce on them. They are divine!
No, braising ribs is not the same as barbecuing short ribs. Also, short ribs almost always refers to pork ribs, and you have mentioned you want to know more about beef ribs. Take a look at Epicurious.com for more information.
Yes, you can use beef spare ribs in place of short ribs for some recipes.
Yes, if you are baking or roasting them they will over cook and begin to dry out if you cook them to long.
Flanken is a cut of meat that is taken from the short ribs of beef. The time it takes to cook flanken depends on how it is cooked. It can be cooked in the oven covered for about an hour and a half or until it is tender.
on the bbq