smoking before slow cooker

[ddrummer]

hello fellow smokers!

i just had a brainstorm and was wondering if anybody on here has ever smoked their pork ribs for x amount of time before putting them in a slow cooker with a heavy basting sauce

im planning on trying this on sunday (its friday here in australia) and am thinking i may have stumbled upon a new method, see i have given my offset a good run for its money and am looking to experiment with some other methods.

has anybody heard of this method? i am hoping not to waste the 6 or 8 hours this would take if it has been tested and failed

thanks

 

[daveomak]

Ribs in a slow cooker ???  The meat would be tender but loose it's character....  The smoke flavor may intensify like it does when canning meat that has been smoked....   I would start with 1/2 hour of smoke.... or something in the ballpark....   

Dave

 

[frosty]

Good experiment.  I hope it works out for you. 

 

[ddrummer]

Thanks guys, I was thinking 2 hours in the smokes then 6 hours knee deep in since spicy BBQ sauce for 6 hours

 

[mr t 59874]

I would suggest a shot of heavy smoke after they come out of the slow cooker.

Tom

 

[ddrummer]

well they turned out phenomenal

after rubbing the ribs down with my favourite 'suckle busters award winning competition bbq rub' i left them to sit in the fridge for 2 hours, i then hit them with some hickory chunks over coals for 2 hours at 275f, i then pulled them from the smoker and put them in the warmed up slow cooker while i prepared the basting bbq sauce which was

2 cups ketchup

1 cup chilli sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar

4 Tablespoons Vinegar

2 Teaspoons worcestershire sauce

2 Teaspoons oregano

1 Teaspoon cayenne pepper

a few shakes of chipotle tobasco

i then coated the ribs in the above mixture and set to cook low for 5 hours

the experiment went exactly as planned and resulted in beautiful fall off the bone sticky ribs with a good strong hickory smoke taste

a few things i might do different next time

-ease up on the chilli, it was too much for my taste

-decrease time in the slow cooker as i was content with the texture but i would prefer a bit more stability in the end product

sorry i didnt post photos, i intended to once i started but i couldnt put them down