Baby Backs - How many racks on small egg?

IMF · July 2010

Doing baby backs for the first time this weekend on my small. Planning to pickup a three rack pack from the local wholesale club and use the CWM method... Wondering how many racks I can fit on the small? Anyone have any recommendations on positioning? Pictures would be helpful too. Thanks!

Bacchus · July 2010

Normally using the Large for ribs, I have only done them on my Small once, and only a single rack cut in half.
I'm interested to see the replies to this.

IMF · July 2010

Yeah, I've never seen anyone do ribs on a small... but that's all I've got to work with so I'm hoping I can cram it full - finding a way to fit 3 racks would be great.

I've got a platesetter, regular grate and 14.5" grate from a Weber Smokey Joe with 4" bolts to raise it up to the felt line for raised direct cooks. Gonna try to get creative... will probably pickup a rib rack too.

RVH · July 2010

We have done a "three-pack" on the small BGE. The untrimmed slabs are cut in half and positioned vertically in a vee-rack. Either one or two of these racks of ribs (the ones on the outermost slots in the vee-rack) always have to be curled back toward the center of the dome. It is always a very tight fit in the beginning of the cook and the thermometer has to be pulled almost all the way out of it's hole or it will interfere with closing the dome. They have always turned out well.

Chubby · July 2010

Seeing the set up you;re using...the best ezy to cook that 3 pack is to stand them up and coil them ...(securing them with a toothpic at the ends! I've done this cook a few times on the Small and it works fine...(but Id rotate the inners with the outers about half way thru the first coupla' hours)!

Saucing them at the end, (using the Small) is a one and done... then move to the next rack...if you know what I'm saying.

Good Luck...!!

Dex · July 2010

You could arrange them like this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpW8CqI6--w

Frank from Houma · July 2010

I have only tried two on the small - cut in half and skewered

Probably could fit three by:

Cut a third rack in half
Lean one half against the skewered ribs in the back and one in front

At the time I didn't have a PS for the small - put two fire bricks wrapped in foil between the firebox and the firering.

Good luck with it.

IMF · July 2010

Thanks, that's great. I knew there had to be a way to get 3 racks on there.

IMF · July 2010

Sounds like standing them up is the way to go. I might sauce one or two of the half racks, but the rest may be gone before I can get them back on there... thanks!

IMF · July 2010

That's an interesting way to do them - coiled up in a little circle. Seems like they would split once they started getting really tender. May have to give this a try and see how it works.

IMF · July 2010

Nice pic, thanks. Guess I could skip buying a v rack and just use some skewers...

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker · July 2010

that's four racks, my friend

(but two slabs)

Ripnem · July 2010

I can do 3 racks on this setup.

4-5 halves in the rack and 1-2 across the top of them. It works like a charm.

My 3 will be laying flat on the large

EggerFromIowa · July 2010

Is there enough space to cut them in half and stand them up on end? In which case you could get 4 racks.

IMF · July 2010

very nice, that seems easy enough. thanks for the pic.

Frank from Houma · July 2010

Busted on a technicality

How many wibs make a wack?

One wib don't make a wack - it makes a wib

Two wibs don't make a wack - it makes a wibetizer

Three wibs don't make a wack - it makes a Wibage à trois

Four wibs make a wee wack

Ripnem · July 2010

Still just a third, Frank.

Your method will easily do 3 racks

smoky b · July 2010

great idea frank!

Baby Backs - How many racks on small egg?

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