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Fathers Day Help

RICHIED777
RICHIED777 Posts: 91
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On June 10th I married my best friend in St Pete Beach. With that now, my family has doubled! Now I need to squeeze 5 racks a ribs on a Large.. is this doable? Thanks for the help everyone! I do have the AR, but not with Ovals.
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    Do you have a plate setter? Legs up, then rig. I don't see why you could not squeeze 5 racks on there with the rig.
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,532
    edited June 2016
    Congrats on the marriage and family! Thats awesome. 5 racks are definitely possible. An egger has done 20 racks on the large in the past. I'd try using a ribrack at first. Let them shrink up a little and than lay flat if you can get a couple levels on the adjustable rig.
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • RICHIED777
    RICHIED777 Posts: 91
    Thanks WeberWho
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Yeah, it'll be tight, but doable.

    Two racks on lower level, then 3 on top with a rib rack, or I've strategically skewered racks together with bamboo skewers in a pinch, to allow them to rest on their sides without touching.  

    A little tricky, and a PITA at first, but you only have to deal with them at the beginning, after you rub them down.

    Another option, I have coiled/spiraled rubbed racks on the 18 WSM and small egg to fit with a single skewer through them to hold the spiral in place.  Roll up loose enough where the sides of the rib do not touch.  Not as cool presentation wise, but you cannot tell a difference once it hits the plates.  And three racks will fit on a 18" grid.  
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    One more tip is to just use a big piece of foil or a foil pan to increase the indirect area in lieu of the oval stones.   This is a dollar store foil pan lined with a foil "hammock". It works quite well for indirect.  I try to crimp the foil so it is not resting on the bottom so there is an air gap between the pan and the foil. 



    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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