Smokehouse Recipes

SMOKED RIB DINNER One of the easiest, most satisfying rib recipes you'll ever cook takes into consideration bits of advice from rib experts from across the nation. "You want a fall-off-the-bone rib." "You want a chewy rib." "You want a crust on the rib but take care not to dry the rib out." These are just a few directives when it comes to ribs. The 3-2-1 method, the 2-2-1 method... to boil or not to boil? It can be a confusing gamut of information on how to make ribs you love.  Trying to get the best of all worlds and...

THE MEAT: Baby backs are a large rib, with very good flavor and limited fat. Go ahead and get the larger size, about 2 + pounds. The little ones like you get at the restaurant,  are usually in the 1- 1 ½ lb. range and are not as good as what you are going to do. There are usually about  12-13 bones on this rack and you can feed 2-3 people with one rack; or go ahead and it  ‘em all yourself. THE RUB:  Here is where the fun starts! If to talk to 200 people who smoke ribs, you...