Smoker Pork Rib Rub, Pics

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Not a wild game recipe, although no reason not to use it on wild game. First, trim your ribs, rinse and dry.
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Make your rub
1/2+ cup brown sugar
1/4 cup paprika
1 tbsp cracked black pepper
1 tbsp coarse salt
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tsp cayene
This rub while not real spicy, is quite peppery, alter as you see fit, but don't let it scare you, it's not that spicy, but has pepper bite.

Apply generously on your ribs:
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I smoke for 2 or 2.5 hrs anwhere between 160 and 200, it's all good.
Then 1 hour cranked up to 300 to finish.
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Also in the smoker is, top shelf:
Corn on the cob; cover with about twice as much butter and coarse salt as your wife thinks there should be, and roll them up in tinfoil, cook them same as the ribs.
Potato/onion/carrot medley, in tinfoil, at least 1 hr longer than the corn/ribs, or the potatoes will still be crunchy, option in oven at 350 for just over an hour.
Second shelf; pastrami, more or less a ham made from beef. After brinning if you simmer it it's corned beef, if you smoke it, it's pastrami.
3rd and 4th, ribs.

With about 1/2 hr left on the ribs I take some liquid honey, nuke it for 7 seconds and thin it with water about 20%; brush it over the ribs.

Enjoy!
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Note: I've tried this rub on chicken, don't go there. On ribs it's simply excellent. If you're worried about the bite, I'd suggest go a little lighter on the black pepper only, as it's the dominant, "bite". Have fun, and if you have a good rub for chicken, I'm listening. :)
 
Looks yummy!

I have the same smoker and I notice you didn't use the water tray. Do you never use it? I find it works good for long smokes (pork shoulders for 15 hours or so) but I've never left it out to do ribs like you did.

I think I'm going to try it like that!
 
I've had the smoker for a couple yrs now, and am definitely still learning. I've quit using the cast woodchip pot except for hams that I smoke for 7 hours. Then I use the water tray as well. I find for shorter times just an old baking pan works way better, as 6 handfulls of oak shavings spritzed with a little water takes about 15 minutes to start smoking, and I change it every 45 minutes. It actually will last about double that, but I like to get as heavy a smoke on as I can.
I just find the cast one takes way too long to start the smoke going, even if it does last for hours.
Have you tried using different liquids in the water tray? I've been wondering how a little fruitjuice added to the water would work?
 
Have you tried using different liquids in the water tray? I've been wondering how a little fruitjuice added to the water would work?

I read that suggestion in the instructions or online too. The answer is no. I just put water in it. I'm not going to waste tasty beer in the smoker! lol

Anyway, I find the water tray does catch ALOT of the fat and it helps clean up but I have to re-fill it every 3-4 hours. Using hot tap water keeps the smoker from cooling off.

The cast iron smoke tray works good when you pre-heat the smoker (as I usually do) with the tray in. I add the chips when I chuck in the meat.

Good Thread! Helpful smoking hints, the rub you use looks good!

Myself, I used to use brown sugar in my rubs but with long smokes it always will end up burning so I leave it out now.

Oh yeah, I use a digital thermometer in the smoker to keep the temp right, then half way through the cook I put the probe in the meat and go by the proper internal cooking temp. $20 from Canadian tire and indespensible.

I brined a 20 lb turkey in a little molasses, salt, pepper and onion powder then smoked it for 17 hours @ 210 with the water tray.

1 pan of 50/50 apple and hickory in the beginning and another at the end.

Awesome! Try it!
 
3/4 cup sugar
¼ cup salt
1tbs Jalapeno powder
1tbs garlic powder
1tbs onion powder
1tbs Hungarian Paprika
1tbs Ancho powder
1tbs Mustard powder
2 tsp Celery salt
2 tsp all spice
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp cumin

works well on chicken and on ribs
 
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