Best Smoked Ribs Recipe

1. Pre-soak wood chips in water for 1/2 hour. 
2. Preheat wood chips in smoker to get to 225 degrees Fahrenheit. 
3. Remove ribs from any packaging and pat dry. 
4. Remove silver skin and trim off any excess sloppy bits from ribs. 
5. Mix rub ingredients well, cover completely over ribs. 
6. Let ribs come to room temperature while wood begins to smoke and smoker comes to temperature. 
7. Smoke ribs on smoker for 3 hours. 
8. Lay out foil and lay ribs on top, adding butter, juice, cider, and brown sugar into foil and wrap ribs tightly in foil. 
9. Cook in foil for 2 hours. 
10. Open foil and baste ribs in cooking liquids.
11. Remove the ribs from the foil and use the instructions below based on if you want your ribs without sauce or with sauce.

For ribs without sauce:

1. Baste another 2-3 times with cooking liquids, total time for final smoke will be one hour.
2. When ribs are crunchy to your preference, remove and let rest at least 15 minutes before slicing or serving. 

For ribs with sauce:

1. Baste a thin layer of your favorite BBQ sauce over ribs and cook for about 15 minutes more. Sauce will be sticky, not runny. 
2. Repeat with another thin layer of sauce two more times. Total time for final smoke will be one hour. Let ribs rest at least 15 minutes before slicing or serving.