{"id":13326,"date":"2021-10-26T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestarvingchefblog.com\/?p=13326"},"modified":"2022-11-11T19:04:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T19:04:15","slug":"halloween-skeleton-smoker-ribs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestarvingchefblog.com\/halloween-skeleton-smoker-ribs\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween SKELETON SMOKER Ribs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Get ready to hack up a lung for Halloween! Smoked to perfection, these ribs are deadly delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favorite Halloween recipes – these ribs are as ‘set it and forget it’ as it gets. Just bust out your charcoal or electric smoker, heat it up and get ready for slowly smoked ribs, sausages and bubbling good BBQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Electric Smoker vs Charcoal Smoker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I just so happen to have both types of smokers at my disposal. For this recipe specifically, I used my charcoal smoker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest difference between an electric and charcoal smoker – that I can personally tell from having used both back-to-back – is how ‘hands on’ you want to be at the end of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charcoal Smoker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A charcoal smoker (affiliate link)<\/a> will need a lot more babysitting than an electric smoker. And I would actually recommend beginners starting out with an electric smoker until you fully understand how the smoking process works. Charcoal smokers will also loose heat much more quickly meaning you have to keep a constant eye on the temperature decreasing – or getting too hot at the same time, if you have overloaded on charcoal. Adding water and wood pellets complicates this even further, especially if you were already struggling with the heat. And even then, if you manage to keep the grill at a constant 250\u00b0F, your meat may stall out in the cook time if the temperature fluctuates even a little bit. Finally, you do have to smoke outdoors or else you might burn down your house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I will give the charcoal smoker the benefit of being a hell of a lot more fun to use because ~fire~ and you really do feel like you are getting back to your basic human instincts by getting personal with the meats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electric Smoker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the flip side, electric smokers (affiliate link) <\/a>have a lot more control over the smoking process and make the entire thing a breeze because you don’t have to worry about temperature and seal as much. You can focus entirely on relaxing once you’ve added your meat and wood pellets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wood pellets are only needed for a few minutes at the beginning – and also I like to add a few at the end – because beyond the flavoring, the wood will burn up much more quickly than the charcoal. My electric smoker has a specific bin for wood chips so I can reload as many times as I want without having to worry about the temperature dropping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SMOKER LUNGS & ENTRAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You don’t need much to create a spooky dish. A few props go a long way to sell the effect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n