At 08:09 AM 1/26/2003 -0600, Mike Pierce wrote: >Well at least the recipe didn't say "boil" like Emeril's did last night. He >comitted the unpardonable rib sin. Boil 'em, rub em, and burn 'em. Yucch! Emeril does, after all, come from a world of produiction kitchens. And many rib-a-que joints par-boil their stuff before exposing it to smoke. Cuts waaaaaay down on the time to get tender product. So, whilst it's easy to be a BBQ snob and look down one's nose at the work-a-day restaurateur who uses short cuts to produce a tasty product and pay the light bill and meet a payroll, the real world dictates that there is sh...tuff that goes on in a commercial kitchen that would boggle your mind. ENJOY!!! Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen Home of Hardin Cider & Yaaaaa Hoooo Ahhhhh Hot Sauce!!!