Overlapping Ribs in Foil

bdub60

I'm smoking three racks of St. Louis ribs on my Large BGE right now.  I got them to fit on in the rib rack after some trimming and situating them just right but when I foil them and lay them down I don't think I'll have enough grid space.  Is it okay to stack them or overlap them?  Will it cause any issues with cook time, etc.?  

Ladeback69

If you are talking about stacking them when they are in foil, I wouldn't think so.  You are basically braising them to make them tender.  If you are concerned you could rotate them during the cook if you are cooking them for an hour or so.  Try to put one in the middle and the other two on either side of it.  Good luck. 

RedSkip

I have the same issue and stack when I must, and try to limit the amount of overlap.  You should be fine and it won't hurt your time, I assume you are doing 3-2-1.  Worst case foil a little longer if you don't like their tenderness.

 Side note:  Taking them out of the foil will help tighten them back up as well...

Ladeback69

RedSkip said:

I have the same issue and stack when I must, and try to limit the amount of overlap.  You should be fine and it won't hurt your time, I assume you are doing 3-2-1.  Worst case foil a little longer if you don't like their tenderness.

 Side note:  Taking them out of the foil will help tighten them back up as well...

I did this once and they were over done to me.  I either do 2-1-1 or 3-1-1 from a temp range from 225 to 275.

AlbertaEgger

I don't even foil anymore.