We think of it as the Eleventh Commandment: When entertaining, thou shall not make food that requires too much time away from your guests. And though it’s easy to forget this when the weather is warm and the parties move outside and the grill is up and running, the rule still applies. We learned this the hard way that one time we thought it was a good idea to do six pounds of precut baby lamb chops—one of us flipping (and flipping) and sweating (and sweating) over the raging Weber, the other distributing, short-order style, while the chops were still hot. We’ve wised up a bit since then, landing on a couple of racks of baby back ribs as our go-to move. Here’s why:
The Most Addictive Ribs
The Most Addictive Ribs
The Most Addictive Ribs
We think of it as the Eleventh Commandment: When entertaining, thou shall not make food that requires too much time away from your guests. And though it’s easy to forget this when the weather is warm and the parties move outside and the grill is up and running, the rule still applies. We learned this the hard way that one time we thought it was a good idea to do six pounds of precut baby lamb chops—one of us flipping (and flipping) and sweating (and sweating) over the raging Weber, the other distributing, short-order style, while the chops were still hot. We’ve wised up a bit since then, landing on a couple of racks of baby back ribs as our go-to move. Here’s why: