# Pork ribs cooking times

How long to cook pork ribs: **2½–3 hours in the oven at 150°C (130°C fan), 6–8 hours in a slow cooker, 25–30 min in a pressure cooker and 25–30 min in an air fryer at 190°C**. Every way to cook it is below, with the temperature and how to tell it’s done.

Source: https://feastflow.co.uk/pork-ribs-cooking-times (FeastFlow free cooking-time guides). Last checked 11 November 2026.

## How long to cook pork ribs

Times are for 1–1.5 kg rack of baby back ribs, for 2–3.

Pork ribs: cooking times by method:

| Method | Time | Heat | How |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oven](https://feastflow.co.uk/oven-cooking-times) | 2½–3 hours | 150°C (130°C fan), 300°F, gas 2 | Wrapped tightly in foil, then unwrap, brush with sauce and give them 15 minutes at 200°C. |
| [Slow cooker](https://feastflow.co.uk/slow-cooker-cooking-times) | 6–8 hours | on low | Cut to fit; finish under the grill with sauce. |
| [Pressure cooker](https://feastflow.co.uk/pressure-cooker-cooking-times) | 25–30 min | on high pressure | With 250 ml liquid; natural release, then glaze under the grill. |
| [Air fryer](https://feastflow.co.uk/air-fryer-cooking-times) | 25–30 min | 190°C (375°F) | Cut into sections; turn halfway and add sauce for the last 5 minutes. |
| [Barbecue](https://feastflow.co.uk/bbq-cooking-times) | 4–5 hours | over indirect heat at 110–120°C (225–250°F), lid down | Low and slow; sauce for the last 30 minutes. |

## Before you start

Pull off the thin membrane on the back of the rack. Rub with spices.

## How to tell it’s done

Tender, with the meat pulling back from the ends of the bones and coming away easily.

**Food safety:** Pork is safe at 63°C (145°F) with a 3-minute rest (USDA); for no pink at all, take it to 70°C (160°F).

## Questions

### How long to cook pork ribs in the oven?

2½–3 hours at 150°C (130°C fan), 300°F, gas 2. Wrapped tightly in foil, then unwrap, brush with sauce and give them 15 minutes at 200°C.

### How long to cook pork ribs in a slow cooker?

6–8 hours on low. Cut to fit; finish under the grill with sauce.

### How long to cook pork ribs in a pressure cooker?

25–30 min on high pressure. With 250 ml liquid; natural release, then glaze under the grill.

### How long to cook pork ribs in an air fryer?

25–30 min at 190°C (375°F). Cut into sections; turn halfway and add sauce for the last 5 minutes.

### How long to barbecue pork ribs?

4–5 hours over indirect heat at 110–120°C (225–250°F), lid down. Low and slow; sauce for the last 30 minutes.

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Times are a guide for typical home portions: ovens, air fryers, microwaves and sizes vary. Check meat, poultry and fish with a thermometer. Safe temperatures follow USDA and UK Food Standards Agency guidance.

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