vertical rib rack question

Sandbagger

For those of you who cook ribs on the vertical (bones up), do you think an 1.5 inch spacing is adequate to hold the ribs (baby and St Louis) and still allow room for ample air movement. [p]I am going to try to roll a rib holder that is a spiral, starting at an inside diameter of 6 inches and spiralling outward to an outside diameter of 15 inches. With this set-up, I believe you could get about 125 running inches of ribs (similar to rings at 6,9,12,15 inch diameters), or about 7-8 full racks of ribs.[p]Does this make sense, or should I have a shot and a beer for lunch and rethink the design. Tom

Kyle

Sandbagger,
I have stacked spare ribs tightly enough that they are virtually touching each other and still seem to get smoke fairly well distributed on all.[p]I do prefer a little more room for them, but in a pinch, I think crowding them is fine.[p]Of course, if they are not crowded, it does limit the number which can be cooked.[p]I do think more space produces s little better tasting rib.[p]Just my 2 cents.

Unknown

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katman

Sandbagger,
I have one that's got about 1.5 spacing and it works fine. When I do baby backs there is enough room to double up in the slots and they still get plenty of smoke.

SSN686

Morning Sandbagger:[p]You can pack quite a few ribs in the Egg and IMHO they still come out fine, with more than sufficient smoke. The link below was of a cook I did last month (self explanatory).[p]Have a GREAT day!
Jay

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Smoked Signals

Sandbagger,
I had a rib rack made at work (metal fab) and spacing was 1.5 or 1.625 ... don't remember. However, I made the mistake of only making my rack 6" wide ... the ribs hang over the ends of the rack and collapse on each other. [p]Front to rear spacing is important, but don't forget about about width ... as some lady's will tell ya width is just as important as size (spacing). LOL[p]

Sandbagger

I emailed Moyer about his rack, nice idea. My intent is similar but instead of using spokes to support the ribs, I'd use the spiral to support the ribs. Two pieces of 1/8 inch 304 stainless round stock spun in a spiral design. One spiral postioned near the bottom of the ribs, one spiral near the top, supporting the whole rack.[p]I still need the spokes to hold the spirals, but I guessing not near as many. Also, I believe it can be designed to be taken apart for easy cleaning and storage. A few cold beers this weekend and will well see what takes shape. [p]