Bone-in ribs vs. bone ribs

[A keen learner]

Dear all,

Could I use bone-in ribs and bone ribs interchangeably?

For instance, "my uncle loves the smell of BBQ bone-in / bone ribs in the evenings ."

Thank you very much for your comment(s) in advance.

 

[emsr2d2]

I might be wrong (given that I've been vegetarian for over 30 years) but I think "BBQ ribs" suffices. Isn't the bone normally left in?

 

[SoothingDave]

I would just say "ribs." Ribs are bones.

 

[Skrej]

Could I use bone-in ribs and bone ribs interchangeably?

No. The terms are either boneless or bone-in. We don't bother specifying if they're bone-in because with ribs, we expect the bone. We normally only specify if they're boneless.