Jerky rods & Ribs?

Former Member

I have been smoking my ribs lying flat on the racks in my smokette and they have been turning out great!! I'd like to increase the amount I can smoke and was thinking that cutting the slab in 1/2 and hanging them would do the trick, but I'm not sure the jerky rods could support the weight if I load them up.

Anyone try this and if so, how did it work? In a smokette, how many racks can a guy get in there!?!?

4/23/049:02 PM

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wheelzSmmmmoooookin'!

You should be able to get hangers from CS. If not, go to the grocery store and get those bamboo skewers for shish-kabobs. They will work fine until you get a better system.

4/24/048:33 AM

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drhysMember

Check the rib archives RE hooked on ribs some good pictures there.

4/24/0410:40 AM

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got2smokeMember

mjman67,
check out this link on ribs hanging nice pic. jeff
http://forum.cookshackamerica.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cg...f=14;t=000036#000000

4/24/0411:18 AM

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smokenMember

mjman,
I bought the hooks from Cookshack and they work great. The ribs cook evenly and are all done at the same time. I won't lay them on the racks anymore.

I know you can get at least 3 racks in the Smokette at once using this method.

Hope this helps..

SmoKen

4/24/049:54 PM

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Former Member

Thanks for all the feedback, the rib hooks look great, but my hopes were that I could figure out a way to get more than 3 racks in the smokette at once.

I was thinking that by using the jerky rods, I could get them closer together and get 4-6 racks in at once for a larger group of people.

Can I achive the same goal using the rib hooks? Just hang them closer together?

Thanks again!!

4/27/0412:17 PM

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Former Member

Not sure how many ribs you can hang but an alternative (especially if you didn't get the rods yet) might be to roll the ribs. I found this on the Virtual Weber forum. Click on the olive window on the right.

cheers

Reto

5/2/042:19 PM

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madanglerMember

Has anyone tried the rolled method in a Smokette?
It looks like you could squeeze 6 full racks in the smoker (3 per shelf)

2/18/061:36 PM

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Former Member

The ribs I get are too tall to fit unless I trim them really hard. I think if you are doing Baby Backs you might be able to roll them without too much waste.

2/19/069:47 AM

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madanglerMember

I used homemade rib hooks and got 6 full slabs in my Smokette. I cut them in half and hung 6 on both sides of the wood box. There is a picutre on another thread...

3/3/0610:29 AM

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