You’ll know it’s time to start cooking when “the charcoal [is] mostly an ash-gray color with a little bit of glowing red underneath.” It should take about a half an hour. 7.

Make the Ribs: Preheat a smoker with charcoal and pecan wood to 275° or 300°F, or preheat the oven to 300°F. Season the ribs on both sides with the jerk spice blend.

Charcoal water smokers are a convenient tool for the leisurely cooking of roasts, hams and poultry on long summer days. Because of the constantly rising moist heat from the water pan suspended betw… ...