Question about loading ribs into a smokette

Here are a couple of previous threads from the rib archives below.

Number of ribs in a Smokette

and this was an interesting thread to:

babyback kind of weekend

There are other threads on the same topic. You should go check out the archives! Some good reading.

Thank you for providing those links. I read those listings along with others, however, I'm still not sure what to do.

1) With the smokette, is it better to cut the slabs in half and hang, put on a weber-style rib rack, or just lay it flat on the regular rack?

2) In situations where I need to really cook a lot of ribs, what is the optimal way of putting them in? One of the threads mentioned fitting 11 in but didn't mention how!

3) If the ribs are laying flat, is it best to rotate the ribs on the bottom with the top rack?

4) If the ribs are cut in half and hung, do you rotate the ribs so that each side is hanging closer to the heat source for an equal amount of time?

Smokie, thank you for the Pork Ribs 101. For other BBQ newbies, you might consider adding a paragraph on the best way to load the ribs. Thanks.

Will be asking the same question...New smoker to arrive July 19, and ant to try some regular ribs, not Baby Backs.

Dave

It does mention how he loaded the 11 ribs. He says he just crams them in on top of each other. Cooks them low and slow and then slathers them with sauce the last hour or 2 if memory serves me right.

In the Smokette you have to cut the slabs in 1/2 unless you are coiling them up.

If you lay them in a single layer, flat on the racks you will only get 3- 4 slabs in there depending on whether its baby backs, spares, r spares trimed.

I do rotate my ribs. I'll leave the middle rack alone, but switch the top with the bottom about midway.

I've never needed to do more than 3 racks so thats why I cant elaborate on the cramming, the hanging, or the vertical racks.
Sorry

Just ordered the Weber racks and hope this will help.

Since I will be a novice with my first round with ribs...I guess this will be just trial and error.
Hoping for the best.

Dave

for ribs I am going to buy (haven't done it yet) the five slot side panels and 2 more racks, then I can do 5 racks of ribs at one time, I have a rib rack but it only has 5 slots, but it does a good job.

http://www.cookshack.com/shopping/pgm-more_information....umber=&=SID#MOREINFO

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Originally posted by AAASTINKIE:
[qb] for ribs I am going to buy (haven't done it yet) the five slot side panels and 2 more racks, then I can do 5 racks of ribs at one time, I have a rib rack but it only has 5 slots, but it does a good job.

http://www.cookshack.com/shopping/pgm-more_information....umber=&=SID#MOREINFO [/qb]

I'm thinking about buying the 5 slot rails as well, both for ribs and for jerky. Does anyone know the spacing between the racks with the 5 slot rails?

not sure of the space. i use them for ribs and pepper popers. they work GREAT