he he...you said 'properly cooking some ribs'...
funny thing is that I've gone all over the country -- tested ribs in a lot of *#1 joints* -- I always come back to the conclusion that *my* ribs are the best in all the lands
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a friend of ours is the smoker king -- every year, there's a weekend smoke session -- he starts at like 3AM Friday & smokes about a grand worth of high quality meats -- the cornucopia dinner is served Saturday evening...and let me tell you what...the wine flows nicely and the food goes down just as easy.
The only issue with it is that there's enough smoked meats consumed that a guys really doesn't *need* more until the following year
Plus, it's nice that *he's* the guy fretting over the exactness of it all :-)
...oh and *his* ribs are also #1 --- and for *that* day, I'm happy to concede and give my thanks...until Monday ;-)
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The next savory dish that I only eat a couple of times per year is CHILI! That won't be for a few months, though. We're in the 90's now & it has to be, at least, under 70 degrees outside before I do the chili -- which takes all day but well worth it!
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Okay fellas -- it's soon time for me to step out of my w/e haze and look towards my opening research for the week.
Hope all was well and that it all ended and ends well with your weekend, fellas (& Julie Too)...
Ramsey