I cook to about 165 degrees for most stuff. I try to keep the temp in the smoker around 200-255 degrees. For pork I'm using a hardwood and fruit wood combo. When I did porkchops last week, using apple and hickory, about 50/50. I think in the future for chops I'll go 75 apple/25 hickory. Doing ribs today with about 60/40 cherry/hickory. The rub I'm using for both is a brown sugar based, with salt, pepper and other spices. I rubbed them, let them sit while getting the smoker setup, and up to temp.