I grew up with my dad boiling ribs and then cooking them on the grill afterwards, which he learned from his dad. It is a quick way to cook ribs and make them tender. Dont taste too bad, but nothing like smoking them. Pretty simple, big pot o water, onions, vinegar, pickling spice and a few other spices. Boil them, but not too long. while boiling prepare charcoal or my dad used a gas grill. put them on and cook for about half hour to give a little smokey flavor....ad sauce, serve. if you want them to fall off the bone, wrap them in tinfoil and put back onthe grill for another half hour after sauce is applied.
he has since grown up and graduated to a traeger....going home to visit this summer, will have to show him how it should be used....