Finish in Oven or Smoker (Offset)

[Its_Raw]

Just watching a few videos to learn more about smoking. Is there a difference between finishing something like ribs, once they are wrapped in aluminum foil, in the oven or place them back on the smoker and use more wood?

 

[DougE]

Once you have wrapped the meat, all the smoker is doing is functioning as an oven anyhow, so it really doesn't matter to the meat what the heat source is at this point.

 

[JLeonard]

BTUs are BTUs....

Jim

 

[1MoreFord]

Yeah, you're saving wood if you wrap and then use the oven. Do that or don't wrap.

 

[JckDanls 07]

But I like to go back in the smoke after the wrap for setting the sauce ... Sauce will absorb some smoke (in theory) ...

 

[DougE]

But I like to go back in the smoke after the wrap for setting the sauce ...

Sure, it makes sense to keep them on the smoker if you're going to unwrap them to finish ..... 3-2-1 or 2-2-1 methods, for example.