Two rib racks in SM025?

Welcome to the forum.

Two racks at once would double the stated pound capacity of the smoker. I would think the heat sink affect of that much meat would degrade the outcome. Then again, it's only an educated guess.

Your best bet would be to call the friendly folks at Cookshack and get their opinion.

Good luck.

You're not going to get two rib racks in the SM025 simply because the top rack is too high in the machine to allow for it. I have a 6 rib rack and once got 7 ribs in the SM025 by placing one rib lying down in front of the rib rack. Granted they were all St. Louis cuts.

It's doable. But probably not viable. On the top rack you'll only be able to fit loinbacks. But with that many ribs in there, it won't come up to temp.

A few summers back, I had 7 loinbacks and two tri-tips loaded up, the cooker never did get up to temp. Took the tri-tips out hoping the temp would start rising, but it never did get high enough, I ended up taking them out and finishing in the oven to get them done in time.

Not sure, but I seem to recall that the 25 in SM025 reefers to the maximum load being 25 lbs. Am I imagining this or can someone back me up on this?

I have done 7 racks of loin backs in my SM025 with success, but I think it was approaching its top end of capacity.

Mike,
Welcome. You don't say you have the 025 so maybe you are looking for capabilities to cook that much on a regular/semi-regular basis to help you decide? If so, you may want to go one size larger. With that in mind, CS has a nice plan through PayPal; 6 months. Makes a larger unit more affordable. Whichever model you settle on, you are in for a real treat. Rock solid dependability and great food.

Dave

Good point old sarge. If you're still trying to decide on a smoker to handle that big of a load, I'd go with the Amerique, it has a bigger heating element and will probably be able to handle the load. The Supersmoker, the 045, has an extra shelf, but I think it has the same size heating element as the 025. If anyone can confirm that.

Looked back through the posts and found my post from two years ago. So use your own judgement. http://forum.cookshack.com/eve...1028883/m/2952951627

AndyJ - Same element, but greater capacity. The increased interior room of the 045 should allow for better circulation of heat and smoke. Less crowding unless you stuff it full. And the double door latch is a plus! However, I am a tad biased with regard to the Amerique. More room than one might typically use, but nice to have "just in case"! Tough decision. They are all great.

Thanks for the replies everyone. As I thought, two racks would be over capacity. I haven't yet called cookshack to confirm this. I'll take care of that later today.

Old sarge,

I've just acquired my 025. I'll be dropping in to the Charcoal Store at the end of the month, so I was wondering if another rack was in order.

Not sure if you are talking rib or smoker rack. An extra is always nice. If smoker rack I would go for stainless. But again I am not sure which you are referring to. It is pretty much up to your own requirements.

Recently did 6 St Louis styles and heat maintained well
Used a Cookshack rib rack for my 025 Everything was great but I think more racks would have degraded the cook Let me know if you were able to push the envelope successfully

I was at the charcoalstore last week and picked up an extra rib rack. Like old sarge says, an extra is always nice.

My plan is to use two rib racks in one session, with four baby backs slotted in each. I will post my results here.