re: 1st Time Cooking Ribs

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Direct heat.

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I don't like the 3-2-1 method - it always overcooks the ribs and messes with the bark I'm going for (more braised than smoked). So even when I do low and slow, I never wrap.

However, I do hot and fast ribs over direct heat all the time.

Set up grill for 400 and some hickory chunks and get them smoking

Season ribs both sides with salt (nothing with sugar-it will burn)

Grill ribs direct heat - flipping/rotating every 5 minutes

after 30-40 minutes start mopping on each turn with an oil/vinegar/mustard mop sauce

After an hour, do the bend test - if they look done add any sauce you want and grill one last time.

The grilled ribs will have a bit more chew coming off the bone but that's the way I like them. If the meat is "falling off the bone", the ribs are overdone.