How To Cook Ribs In A Smoker Box
This will crisp up the surface and give the ribs a nice crunchy texture.
How to cook ribs in a smoker box. The trick is to put the rack of ribs over the high heat for about 2 minutes a side. Remove ribs from refrigerator and unwrap. Light your smoker and soak your wood chips in water prior to starting to prep your beef ribs.
Combine the brown sugar chili powder paprika cumin mustard powder and 2 tablespoons salt in a small bowl. Add wood chips to smoker box and add water pan half filled with water. Transfer to smoker grates.
After you load the charcoals in to the fire box the bottom vent regulates how hot the coals will burn. A wide open bottom vent will make the smoker hot. Shut down the air to the coals and the smoker cools down.
At the beginning of the final hour of smoking open the smoking chamber and brush on a generous amount of sauce to the top bottom and sides of the rib racks using a basting brush. Rub the ribs all over with the cut sides of the lemon and then the spice mixture and. To prep your ribs for smoking use a butter knife between the white membrane and the bone on the under side of the ribs.
To do this take the ribs out from the smoker and place them over a high direct heat. Start up electric smoker to 225 f 107 c preheat for 20 30 minutes. Ribs are done when the meat falls off the bone with slight pulling.