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Rib question...LBGE capacity?

Curbs
Curbs Posts: 11
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
New-egger here with my second attempt @ ribs. 1st try was from the BGE manual method: higher temp & shorter cook. Didn’t like ‘em at all.

Monday I tried the 3-1-1 @ 250 dome method found here. Started with rub, then foiled with apple juice & honey. Finished with half of them Q’d and half dry. All turned out exceptional and I am forever indebted to this forum!

Now I have to put a story in here to preface the question, (so skip to the end if you’re bored.)

About halfway through the cook, my neighbor wandered over. He put his nose to Miss Daisy and said, “Ribs, huh?” I was amazed at his olfactory perception, as there was hardly any smoke coming out and very little flavor in the air. Or so I thought…

Because about 15 minutes later, another neighbor wandered over, and by the end of the cook I had 4 people drinking beer in my driveway.

I could see what was happening here… each person trying to stretch a conversation long enough to see if they could still be around when the lid was opened!

Well they were, and even though it wasn’t enough for a full meal, it was enough to make me realize these ribs were frikin good. Really frikin good. (Through no cooking skills of my own… but I didn’t let on to that fact.)

So to make a short story long...

Every one said they were excellent. When I asked for honest opinions, two people said they were the best they ever had. Another friend asked how much ribs cost, and if he could bring some over tomorrow! Thanks again to the BGE and this FORUM, ‘cause I brought NO cooking skills to the table, just this forums advice.

So here’s my question:

How many ribs can you fit on a Large BGE? Pics and setups welcome, cause I have a feeling ribs are on the menu again this weekend!
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  • Semolina Pilchard
    Semolina Pilchard Posts: 768
    Carnac says "here comes the pic."
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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Do you have a way of cooking multiple levels. I do 3 slabs easy and someone posted that I think 18 was the record for the large. What part of Melbourne you from?
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    About 60 ribs. :woohoo:

    With a second tier you can get 8 "racks" flat. I have cooked six racks with a rib rack. However I know of a picture showing 20 racks on a single egg they were quite cramped.

    I suspect that if you prep them to St. Louis Style and roll them on the grate you can fit 8 nicely and allow the smoke to flow around them. With an adjustable rig you can get 16 that way ...
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  • Curbs
    Curbs Posts: 11
    FlaPoolman, I'm beachside in Indialantic. I've seen your almost-daily cook pics, and I gotta say they make me want to cook every time I see them.

    My setup is still simple: platesetter, the standard raised grid and a vertical 3-slot rib rack.

    By the way, are you one of the ones that regularly cleans out the egg dealer on US192? I couldn't even get a thermometer or rib rack last visit. The sales-lady said, "There's a couple of guys who come in here every week or two and pretty much buy the store."

    Another question I thought of with "Stuffing the egg": If you have multiple levels, will they all cook the same, or should you rotate them through the levels?
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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Not me. I deal with the Pinch a Penny in Indian Harbor bch. Check there for the Vee rack which has 6 slots or the big box stores for other options. Try this site for multi level options.
    http://www.eggaccessories.com/adjustableRig.html
    Give a shout if I can ever be of help. You going to Atlanta?
    here's the vee rack

    101_2099.jpg
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  • deepsouth
    deepsouth Posts: 1,796
    Curbs wrote:
    Thanks again to the BGE and this FORUM, ‘cause I brought NO cooking skills to the table, just this forums advice.

    between the egg and this forum, magic really does happen.
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  • Biscuit
    Biscuit Posts: 208
    Ten Full Racks with a v rack inverted and a plate setter,vertical..it's pretty tight but I've done it.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,806
    this is the most ive seen, it can be done, but you will loose some color on the ribs and you will need to move them around more often

    http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=63113&catid=1

    with an adjustable rig and two levels i think about 16 racks of babybacks is the most i would cook but thats enough for anything i would want to cook for
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
    Around the 4th of July, I put eight full racks of spares on my large using TJV's Adjustable Rig, Spyder and 14" drip pan. I put two full racks on each level, with the remainder cut in half and split between the two levels.
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