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...and a bonus piece of country style thrown in the package.

Stock OTS and no accessories or gadgets.  No water pan or drip pan.  One chimney full of unlit briquettes in a basic pile one one side with 10 lit ones sprinkled over the top.  a tinfoil smoke pack on top of that and never touched the fire again.

Threw some potatoes on the grill at about 4 hours and the ribs were ready in 5.  Still had a third of the coals left so opened up the dampers and roasted some root vegetables.

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Very nice! Set it aaaaaaaand forget it!

Some folks over-complicate things!  Nice job on the easy cook!

Love the simplicity that you always use Darren. I have a lot to learn my friend


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That is how I use to cook ribs until I came here and met the gadget insanity! Nice work bro!


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Very nice, DarrenC! Hey, do those rib tips go quicker than the rest?


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I may have to try this. It's simpler than the snake and that's pretty darn simple.

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Nice !
Way to make the kettle shine !

Just sayin' NO to hot 'n fast can get to be a habit.

Perfect cook and great use of the fuel - never let a good fire go to waste.

- Keep it simple stupid -

Quote from: Travis on August 02, 2016, 02:50:10 PM
Hey, do those rib tips go quicker than the rest?

They've got a ton of collagen and cooked at the same rate, but although the meat was delicious the cartilage was troublesome to eat around.  I'm thinking next time I'll give them another hour and let them really overcook, then pull the meat apart into rib meat sandwiches or something.

Looks great!

Great looking cook.  I always end up wrapping potatoes in foil, going to have to try them this way.

Quote from: Neil_VT00 on August 03, 2016, 06:17:39 AM
Great looking cook.  I always end up wrapping potatoes in foil, going to have to try them this way.

Correct me if I'm wrong, DarrenC, but it looks like those taters are foiled and cooking direct on the coals. Maybe unwrapped and charred at the end? I do the same as you Neil but have garlic and onion in it, too. I think it would all fall through if I tried that. Basket?


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No basket no hobo pouch.  Thew foil pack is my smoke chips.  tossed in oil with garlic, salt pepper then directly on the grill.  Yes I do lose a few of them...

Cool. Thanks for the correction. I bet your grill smells great with the onion and garlic hitting the coals. Now I have to try it!


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They're on the pricey side, but sometimes you can get miniature whole red or yellow potatoes - those grill up like little charred gems!

Simple is always great!  Nice looking ribs.

Quote from: DarrenC on August 03, 2016, 04:14:26 AMI'm thinking next time I'll give them another hour and let them really overcook, then pull the meat apart into rib meat sandwiches or something.

No kidding, but, this is exactly what I do with spares cut St.Louis style.  The meat on that piece is delicious.

Goes to show that you can cook using skills and know how without gimmicky gadgets.  Great cook!