• Gather all the ingredients and equipment you need.
  

To Prepare Dry Rub

• Add dry rub ingredients in a jar (18 g black pepper, 9 g kosher salt, 1 tsp onion powder, and 1 tsp garlic powder).
  
• Close the jar and shake well. I highly recommend this Maracasifter for sprinkling dry rub on ingredients evenly.
  

To Prepare Ribs

• Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs by pulling it down with a paper towel (slippery!). We usually ask the butcher to do this when we purchase the ribs. If the meat is dry, add 1-2 Tbsp (15-30 ml) apple cider vinegar in a mister and spray the vinegar to wet the meat.
  
• Evenly sprinkle dry seasoning on meat including the edge, start with the bone side first. Let the meat rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
  
• After 45 min, pre-heat Traeger to 275ºF (135ºC).
  
• Create a metal cup with aluminum foil and pour 6 Tbsp (90 ml) apple cider vinegar inside.
  
• Once Traeger is at 275ºF (135ºC), place ribs meat side up along with the apple cider vinegar cup. Smoke for 2 hours.
  
• Meanwhile, make your favorite BBQ sauce at this time. We made a BBQ sauce using a recipe from Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto cookbook).
  
• After 2 hours, mist apple cider vinegar on ribs.
  
• Brush on BBQ sauce on the meat side.
  
• Smoke for 15 min.
  
• After 15 minutes, flip ribs over, mist on the meat.
  
• Brush the BBQ sauce on the ribs and smoke for 15 min.
  
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 275ºF (135ºC). Prepare 2 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil for each rib (leaving plenty of room to wrap the ribs).
  
• For each rib, cut up 1 Tbsp of butter into 4 pieces and spread on aluminum foil. Drizzle 2 Tbsp honey, add 2 Tbsp brown sugar.
  
• Mist with apple cider vinegar and pour BBQ sauce on top. Make the same aluminum sheet with butter, honey, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and BBQ sauce for the second rib.
  
• Take out the ribs from the smoker and transfer to the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  
• Lay the rib meat side down on the mixture.
  
• Spray the bone side with vinegar and brush BBQ sauce on.
  
• Carefully wrap the meat without puncturing the aluminum foil.
  
• Enclose the end of the aluminum foil so moisture can’t escape.
  
• Place the ribs on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 2 hours.
  
• Take the ribs out and rest in the foil for 20 to 30 minutes. Enjoy the ribs with your favorite BBQ sauce.