A few steps and your gas or charcoal grill can handle anything from beef brisket to pulled pork and chicken.

A smoker box is a small, wood chip-filled metal box that sits on top of a grill and gives meat a subtle smoky flavor, but it doesn’t actually smoke the meat. A box smoker is completely different.

A smoker box is a small, wood chip-filled metal box that sits on top of a grill and gives meat a subtle smoky flavor, but it doesn’t actually smoke the meat. A box smoker is completely different.

A smoker box is a small, wood chip-filled metal box that sits on top of a grill and gives meat a subtle smoky flavor, but it doesn’t actually smoke the meat. A box smoker is completely different.

A smoker box is a small, wood chip-filled metal box that sits on top of a grill and gives meat a subtle smoky flavor, but it doesn’t actually smoke the meat. A box smoker is completely different.

A smoker box is a small, wood chip-filled metal box that sits on top of a grill and gives meat a subtle smoky flavor, but it doesn’t actually smoke the meat. A box smoker is completely different.

Ahead, we’ll explain how to prep a rack of ribs with a delicious dry rub and share directions for how to cook them on a gas or charcoal grill, in a smoker and in the oven.

A smoker box is a small, wood chip-filled metal box that sits on top of a grill and gives meat a subtle smoky flavor, but it doesn’t actually smoke the meat. A box smoker is completely different.

A smoker box is a small, wood chip-filled metal box that sits on top of a grill and gives meat a subtle smoky flavor, but it doesn’t actually smoke the meat. A box smoker is completely different.

Love the flavor of wood-smoked barbecue? Craving mouth-watering, slow-smoked meat? Consumer Reports’ experts say you don’t need to run out and buy a smoker. A few steps and your gas or ...