When we cater ribs -- I pressure cooker them for about 15 minutes then they go in the smoker -- time and safety - no undercooked meat sauce is a the table or just before serving. Dave Drum wrote: > 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!!! > > > -- Dogs believe they are human.... Cats believe they are God......