[Aliska]

Yes it is. You parboil them first to make them juicy and tender, then BBQ them, just until the sauce gets a little brown and crispy. You don’t have to leave them on the grill so long that they get dry and tough.

[Michael.SF.]

Parboiling is what just about every major restaurant does to make the ribs "fall of the bone tender", places like Black Angus, Tony Romas, Apple bees. If that is how you like your ribs, I have no problem with that, but with all due respect, vegetables are boiled and meat should never be (except stew meats).

I make my own Bar b Que Ribs and sauce. I will match them against any body else's and will rarely come in second place. They are tender, flavorfull and not dry.

[barker]

That’s the way I’ve always fixed ribs. Mmmmmm good.