So I finally decided to smoke a few slabs of ribs on my day off with the new smoker I received for Christmas(Charbroil 505 Electric). I almost didn't do it at all due to lingering reports for rain but I took a chance and smoked anyway. I had three racks of baby back ribs to work with. I prepared them the night before with a mustard binder to hold the rub in place. I used a regular BBQ rub for two of the racks and one rack received a spicy Jolokia rub I had sitting around. I let them sit in the fridge overnight. I cooked them at 225-250 for around 6 hours using apple wood smoke. I foiled them with apple juice for an hour and forty five minuets and then finished them with a sweet sauce I had gotten from the same place as the rub for an hour. I left the spicy rack alone with no sauce. While I had some trouble getting a consistent heat due to me being unfamiliar with the equipment I still got very tender and flavorful ribs. I was very lucky that day because it started to rain just as I was taking the last slab off of the smoker. If anyone has any ideas on how to maintain a consistent temp throughout a smoke I am all ears. Here are a few Pictures. Thanks for reading and I am always open to constructive criticism.
