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Jack Curry (Jack-Curry ) opined:

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>> "George B. Ross" > wrote
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>>> Alton Brown of the Food Network's "Good Eats" recently
>>> did an episode on ribs. It involved wrapping the ribs in
>>> foil and adding a little liquid to the packet before
>>> baking in an oven. He used a dry rub before baking and
>>> sauce made from the meat drippings after.
>>>
>>> Now, how is it that I come to believe that Alton Brown is
>>> OK. Near the end of the show as he started munching on
>>> his ribs, he said
>>>
>>> "Notice that I never called these barbecued ribs, because
>>> they aren't. Barbecuing involves wood and smoke, which
>>> we didn't do."
>>>
>>> Yes, they were basically steamed ribs, but they did look
>>> tasty, and it was a reasonably simple process that anyone
>>> could do on a day when you didn't want to fire up the
>>> smoker. I applaud Mr. Brown for not propagating the idea
>>> that what he made should be called BBQ.
>>>
>>> --
>>> George B. Ross is
>>> remove the obvious bit for email
>>> Why is it that being a good boy and being good at being
>>> a boy don't require the same set of skills? - anonymous
>
> I know we're all a bit sensitive and suspicious of trolls,
> but it doesn't look to me as if the OP is trolling. Could
> be that he's just sharing information. There are many
> ways to cook ribs and both Alton Brown and the OP made it
> clear that this method is does not claim to be Q. Not the
> ribs I'd cook, but I live in Florida and I don't have a
> northerner's resistance to sub-zero temps, so for some, an
> alternate method of cooking ribs may be better than no
> ribs. Jack Curry
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>

Exactly Jack.

I don't post often to AFB, but read every post, ignoring the
obvious troll-bait. I wouldn't do ribs the way Alton Brown did,
but I thought it was an interesting show.

"Good Eats" is my favorite program on Food Network, so I was
especially proud of AB when he gave his disclaimer. I have yet
to see any Food Network cook do barbecue. Not even Bobby Flay.
Sure, he cooked a brisket on a smoker, but only took 5 hours and
he carried it 20ft from smoker to platter with a carving fork.
Mine would fall apart if I tried that.

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George B. Ross is
remove the obvious bit for email
Why is it that being a good boy and being good at being
a boy don't require the same set of skills? - anonymous