How to cook ribs on an offset smoker

Set up your smoker and preheat it to 225. Get a soapy water sponge and wipe it down with it. After an hour the ribs temperature must be 145F-160F. Cooking with wood alone is fiddly and can lead to bitter creosote covered food. Watch this video for some additional tips. Removing the Membrane From Spareribs.

Place the seasoned ribs on the smoker for 3 hours.

Smoke the ribs wrapped for the remainder of the cook. Replenish the fuel and wood chips and manage the vents as needed to maintain the target temperature. 6012019 Place the ribs meat side down on these then wrap tightly and replace the competition style ribs on offset smoker. Before putting the ribs into the smoker you need to prep the smoker for several hours ahead of time to get it to the right temperature. Following is the recipe I use for any pork I plan to BBQ from pork sholders butts ribs etc. Put the ribs in the horizontal cooking chamber in this temperature for 3 hours. Please dont skip this step. Start with the intake wide open until the chamber is up to temp and then close it half way or more until the temp. Depending on the size of your smoker you may have enough room to place two or more rib. 27032021 Cut ribs to make sure they fit on cooking grate of smoker. After an hour the ribs temperature must be 145F-160F.