I marinate my ribs, in apple Juice, vegetable oil and Cider Vinegar plus whatever spices I have on hand or think of. I marinate the ribs for at least 36 hours, then take them out of the marinade and rinse them off. I then dry them, apply Honey and my rub. I then put them in the fridge to rest for about 15 hours, then do the 3 - 2 - 1 method to cook them. These ribs taste better than anything that was at our local ribfest, that according to several people.