In article >, "Ray Gordon"
> wrote:

> This is what you do when all you have is a stovetop, but you like ribs, and
> no one around you makes good ones (there might be five places in
> Philadelphia that sell true Q'd ribs).
<crip snap>
> 5. Boil down the marinade until it is the same consistency as BBQ sauce.
>
> Takes 60 minutes, serves 5-6, and tastes GREAT.
>
You forgot Step 6: Throw hideous mess to dogs.
Your idea of GREAT is waaaaay underneath mine.

> Now maybe BBQ ribs are a *little* tastier than this, but if all you have is
> an hour or 90 minutes (including heating the parboiling water), and a
> stovetop, you're not going to do much better (though I'm sure some people
> will get creative with the marinade, using wine or something else).

Why bother with ribs <at all> if you don't have the time, patience or
equipment to do them right? Sounds mighty stupid to me. Ribs aren't so
cheap as to waste money doing them halfassed as you suggest here.
Thus spake this 'pious asshole purist BBQ freak'. Thanks for nothing
at all, Ray.

monroe(that's right---stupid)