Rib Racks???

[Swine Spectator]

Anybody use them?

When I bought my Klose back in 2011, I ordered one of David Klose's custom wide rib racks. When arrived to I pick my pit up in Houston, he gave me a second one for free. I have never used them. I think it is mostly because I usually cook 2-3 racks at a time and they lay flat on the grates. The racks hold 5 each. I can't recall cooking 5 racks at once, much less 10.

Do any of y'all use rib racks? If so, do they work fine? Just curious.

David

 

[Hoss]

I have two sets also.Never used them.I have enough room on the Shirley that I have never needed them.

 

[Hoss]

I have two sets.Never used them.I have always had enough room to smoke them flat.

 

[SMOKE FREAK]

Only time I ever used them was at a comp. I seriously didn't like em. Won't use em again.

 

[16Adams]

Probably 3 sets NIB, one used once buried somewhere

I lay flat, I hang in drum, I've slit and fanned, but when those few times I needed more room instead of firing up another cooker I roll up like a crown roast and tie off.

 

[Swine Spectator]

Only time I ever used them was at a comp. I seriously didn't like em. Won't use em again.

What did you not like about them? Did your ribs curl? Just curious.

 

[SmokeOCD]

Racks are good for people cooking with not enough space to lay them flat. I've used a rack on a Kamado. 5 slots = 3 racks because otherwise they're touching and stay wet and well, that's not what I want. So if you're putting three rectangles on one round ~18" grate - a rack may be for you.

 

[Ron_L]

I prefer to lay ribs flat, but since thinning my herd of cookers to fit into our motorhome I no longer have a cooker that will allow them to lay flat, so I cut the racks in half and use a rack and they come out just fine.

 

[thirdeye]

I have two of the Dave Klose racks, they are a great design and high enough so ribs don't curl. When I got mine I think they were only $15 or $20. They fit in my LBGE and both will fit of the smokers we use for larger cooks.

 

[Qkooker]

I've used mine a couple of times. I can't say there's a big difference. I would recommend trying them and see.

 

[Swine Spectator]

@Thirdeye, those are exactly what I have.

 

[tclark]

I picked up a few of these not long ago; haven't actually used them for ribs yet but they fit perfectly in a half pan. Great for smoking/roasting as the meat is elevated so the heat and smoke gets all around the meat but you still catch the juices.

 

[Stingerhook]

If I have to I use one of these.

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/variera-pot-lid-organizer-stainless-steel-70154800/

 

[Pife]

Will ribs fit in these racks after wrapping? Or are racks a no-wrap device?

 

[ronbrad62]

I use a rack for competitions because I can position them right over the water pan so they don't burn if they were to lay flat (I use a drum). My only complaint is they are a pain in the butt to clean once everything gets cooked on into the corners.
Earl, to answer your question, if the slots are wide enough you could probably wrap and place them in there, but it seems like that would be moot because everything you put into the foil to flavor is going to slide down to that bottom edge and probably not affect the meat so much.

 

[frognot]

Used this one yesterday. Did 2 racks of ribs cut in half on a large Big Green Egg. Easy to clean.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

I used mine once recently for 4 racks of babay backs in my Large BGE. I cook high up in the Dome Had to curve the ribs to make them fit. Ribs were good. I would use again but not high up in the Dome

 

[sarth67]

When we cooked stacks of them during competition we used racks to keep the ones we were keeping to eat warm. only time ever.

 

[jzadski]

I never thought to use them just because I wrap. I rigged up extra grates for my WSM and Rec Tec instead

 

[oldgfbbq]

I've used racks on the offset smoker, when pushing capacity. As thirdeye said, you want one that fully supports the ribs and do not create a curve or curl. I also orient the ribs such that they point to the smoke stack which facilitates air flow. FWIW, I don't sauce my ribs which could be a game changer. I also agree that the racks are not the most convenient to clean.