Direct Heat Ribs - My Favorite Way to Cook Ribs

Direct heat cooking has changed my mind about the type of rib I prefer. I haven't cooked a traditional smoked rib since I started cooking these. Give them a shot!

Mop sauce recipe:
1 stick of butter
1/4 sliced yellow onion
Juice of one lemon
2t coarse black pepper
1T crushed red pepper
1t ground mustard
1t cayenne
2t paprika
2t granulated garlic
2T brown sugar
2t hot sauce
1T worcestershire
1/2c white vinegar
1/2c apple cider vinegar
Splash of beer

[deepwaterrehab]

Direct Heat saves so much time and the flavor is to die for. 💯

[XFLYN]

Great video… you can most definitely get a smoke ring cooking directly if the protein goes on straight out the fridge, it’s a little more challenging because the pit temp is higher but the fact there is not smoke will not affect the smoke ring. What I do is start with fewer coals for the first hour then add enough to cook at target temp of 275-300.

Look fantastic!

[robertkaspert]

Direct heat is the way they always cooked them in Detroit when I was growing up. They were cooked in a 55 gallon drum split and made into a grill, nobody had a store bought grill. There wasn't much to choose from on the market back in the day.

[TheDisasterblaster]

Doing this on my WSM this weekend now lol. Those looked great

[davidandrews-lqvy]

100% going to be doing this on my WSM, loved the colour of the ribs even before you started mopping them . Bet chicken tastes great using this method

[nicholaswalker]

I'm glad it's a channel now a days for direct cookers. Because all you get is the boring smoker crews, over cooking meat claiming " Look it's fall of the bone" 😂😂😂! Good job with your channel. I'm enjoying your content

[pitmasterpofficial]

Very nice video. I love those Chudboxes!

[nicg]

Chuds is the King. Good shout out by the way. I kinda figured you followed his method. I did as well and I prefer ribs this way now. Nice Chud pit as well. Great video.

[gtsum]

Looking good. You have inspired me to do some direct heat ribs this morning on the weber summit kamado. Hopefully they come out looking as good as yours!

[lead_guitarist]

This is how i do all my queing, and prefered.😊😊

[kipkadlec]

The color looked awesome! I could smell it through my phone lol.

[huxmetalworks]

Great job looks amazing going to have to try this

[fly]

Very nice! I run my WSM direct ~90% of the time, often without any wood. And hanging from a Hunsaker ring (pit barrel style) really enables large quantity of meat fat smoking. Event next month, 10 tri tips and 30-40 sausages feeding ~70 people from a single 22.5" WSM cook.

[Ryles]

I made direct heat ribs for the first time on the 4th of July. Best ribs I’ve ever made. Appreciate it.

[SilverFoxCooking]

Great video. I never thought about using my WSM as a direct heat cooker. Now I have to try it out, thanks for the great idea!!

[brandonkrupala]

That looks like a great mop sauce! I’m gonna give it a try on my next rib cook.

[MadPick]

Great video, thank you! Nice shout-out to Chuds, too.

[richlopez]

Love everything Chud's BBQ does. Looks like you can easily fit 3 full racks of St. Louis ribs on there. I plan on getting the latest model of the Mini-Chud Box.

[sls]

New subscriber here. Ribs look awesome. Just bought a direct heat cooker like a Chud Box so looking forward to more videos like this.

[jacobhouser]

Great video and like a true professional, give credit where credit is due. New subscriber!