I rubbed them down about a couple of hours beforehand,fired up the propane vertical smoker to about 270 and used cherry with pecan wood. About 2 and a half hours later I wrapped them in foil the Trigg way and back on the smoker for an hour and a half. Unwrapped and back on the smoker for another hour. They bit clean off the bone but definitely not fall off the bone. They were a little too sweet for my taste but everyone else seemed to like them.