Ribs on three levels on AR with grid extender on LG BGE

Sixpack1 said:

@westernbbq that's a nice set up. Can you tell me what that AR rig w/extender cost? Thanks

I just went to see my order history at the Ceramic Grill Store-  one year ago, I bought the R&B package that included the following for $150:  Adjustable Rig, 2 extra cross bars, 13x17 oval stone, oval grid, and slide guide.

Then, shortly thereafter for a total cost of $89.00 I added the following combination:  Adjustable Rig Extender with crossbars, Large sliding round (with one edge cut off so I looks like a flat tire) grid, oval stainless grid.

Lastly, earlier this year for my birthday, I ordered for a total of $61.00 the following:  round ceramic stone of 13" and a 5 legged spider for the large.

So, for $301 I was able to put together what you see in the picts and have an oval stone left over that I don't use too often.

The oval stone is the item I use for baking and I probably should have gotten the spider and round stone, then added the adj rig, two ovals and the rig extender.

So, it ain't inexpensive but so worth it.  I have similar setups for the XL BGE as well but there's no rig extender for the XL.  But, I can cook on three levels on the XL too and probably get 4 racks of ribs per.  I am less concerned about the oval stone and shielding the meat from rising heat as I am about getting as much meat in the BGE with good bbq air circulation.  when meat directly above rising heat is an issue, I diffuse it with aluminum foil on the edges

jhl192 said:

@westernbbq  Do you have the R&B combo with the oval stone?  I find that helps from burning the ends that hang over the round stone.  

I do have the oval stone but I didn't use it in this setup.  I used the spider and round stone right over the fire, and on top of that I put an aluminum drip pan.  Next were the adj rig with two oval grids spaced apart, and then the rig extender up top with the round grid in the attic.  The result was three nicely and evenly spaced grids for six racks of ribs. I love the BGE to begin with but the multi grid setup the versatility that is added enabled me to feed a lot of people with a small amount of fuel.  Moreover, the food was so good the people I took it to thought it was from a high-end bbq restaurant.  And, once everything was set up, the ribs cooked unattended.

Thanks Gat!  They were tasty- Is that an original Tampa Bay Bucs helmet logo you have there?  If so or not, it's pretty cool....

I've not done that quantity yet on the XL, but plan to for some upcoming tailgate parties.  you can set up the AR with three levels and I think you can rotate them all- but the nicest part of the AR in the BGE is that you can pull the entire thing out of the EGG and then rotate them off to the side, provided you have a surface to put the rig on.

Four racks on three levels- 12 racks at a time in XL plus 9 more racks on the LG with the AR, Rig Xtender makes a lot of racks of ribs in my camp which would easily feed 40+ people.  plenty of smoky circulation and even cooking on the ribs.  I like doing 4 picnic shoulders on the LG BGE with the AR and Rig Extender--I've posted picts of that process on this forum somewhere but see below -they are in there pretty tight and sometimes slight trimming is needed but the efficiency of the BGE plus the number of people you can feed with four shoulders is insanely awesome.  the AR has really added another dimension of deliciousness and capacity to the BGE experience

if you didn;'t want to mess with rotations, just put foil along the exposed edges of the meat underneath it and to the sides to protect it. 

post picts here when you do ultimately do the multigrid on your XL and four racks of ribs per, i'd like to see the configuration in action