Oh the joys of the grill
By Emily Harmon
June 21, 2007
Why are we intimidated by the grill? Yes, it does involve fire, smoke, gas, sharp objects and usually the largest swarm of mosquitos in the southern hemisphere, but you get to enjoy one of life's summertime pleasures, grilling the burger. Why is it always a burger anyway? Are people really afraid to venture to other edible items like chicken, pork, veggies or heaven-forbid, the barbeque rib? Ribs.. oh, those should come with a warning label- WARNING: MIGHT TASTE LIKE THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SHOE WHEN COOKED.
I, for one, am a little scared of the rib grilling mainly because I want to eat NOW and eating now is a big no-no for cooking ribs. I smell them cooking and I want to eat that instant, not 4 long and slow hours from now. I could drive to the nearest BBQ joint, chow down on my ribs that don't taste like worn rubber, run around my neighorhood for 3 hours, work up another rib appetite and still I would have to wait for my ribs, that my dog wouldn't even chew on, to finish cooking!
That's why those BBQ joints start cooking at un-godly hours like 4 a.m. Their bodies are still in sleep mode when they throw the ribs on the grill, meaning their stomachs are unaware that their bodies are interacting with food. This causes their stomachs to just disregard the whole "feed me now I smell food" idea because it's 4 a.m. and who eats barbeque ribs at 4 a.m? Ice cream, yes, cereal, sometimes, chocolate pie, every now and then, ribs, not- so-much. They can allow their ribs to cook for 12 hours or so while they take a nap.
That's my problem, I'm impatient when it comes to cooking, so tackeling ribs on the grill is not my thing. I'm not committed to spending an entire day around food that I can only look at and not eat until the sun goes down.Thank goodness for great Texas BBQ! Yes, I admit it, my name is Emily and I'm way to impatient to grill ribs.
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Posted by: Katie on June 30, 2007 1:27 AM
I'm not a big fan of ribs, but I am a big fan of this newsletter. WOW! The recipes are great! What's so great about them is that they are actually something I would make! I've already made several of the recipes since receiving CRAVE! I loved the BBQ Chicken, the Smores and the tips for corn on the grill! I hope you continue to send this, because I love to try new recipes and these are all great. We're going to try the baked beans over the 4th!