Ribs In A Kettle - Best way?

[SmokinRoo]

Hey All
I've been mucking around with a Smokenator and am not getting the results i was getting previously with indirect cooking in my Weber kettle. It was always a bit hit and miss and I had no idea about what temp I was running at, so in a lot of ways the amount of useful knowledge I have acquired over the last couple of months has me further behind, so I'm going back to basics - no Smokenator this time, just good old kettle method and I'm hoping I can get some advice on how you folks would appoach doing 6-8 racks of ribs.
Cheers
Paul

 

[CarbonToe]

Coals only on one side of the kettle, use unsoaked wood chunks as they burn longer than chips and for that many racks you'll have to roll them.

 

[Browser]

and for that many racks you'll have to roll them.

Q'est 'que ce "roll them"? Further information required for the hard of thinking please :redface: :mrgreen:

 

[Neil]

You're going to need rib racks. That or keep rotating them. I have a friend that has done this on more than one occasion. He leans them up on their sides back to front then just keeps rotating the order every 5 to 10 minutes. Very labor intensive.

 

[River City Smokehouse]

Here is are some ribs that are rolled, they are trimed St. Louis style.

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It is best to have something to attach them at the ends to keep them round. Other than that a rib rack might be a good addition instead. You will be able to get at least 4 slabs on with a rack. I've only had 2 on my kettle at once and that was it. I think I could squeeze 4 on with no problem. Check out this site, This guy uses a WSM and is getiing three per grate.

 

[Browser]

Ahhhhh! The mist clears, thank you!

 

[Papa Hogg]

Get a rib rack...

 

[Ron_L]

I found the attached doc on the web a few years ago. i can't even remember what site it was from. A buddy has used this info several times and loves the results.

 

[bbqjoe]

Of course you could always boil them, and give them a little smoke at the end.:wink:

 

[River City Smokehouse]

Got a pic for just about everything. Here you go. Boiled ribs!

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[timzcardz]

I can't see what the big deal is about boiling ribs. Let's face it, if the water is boiling, it is a consistent 210F and should yield consistent repeatable results. :wink:

 

[bigmo]

6-8 racks may be too many at once for a kettle.
I've managed 4 racks rolled on my 22.5 inch kettle.

Boiling can create great ribs but is it Q?

Good luck.

fyi
This is the original webpage http://www.thesmokering.com/HowTo/weberribs/default.jsp
of Ron_L's doc. Excellent resource.

 

[vr6Cop]

There was somebody on the Big Green Egg boards that made up a little stand thingy that looked like a stainless steel spiral with pegs shooting out the top of it. You just stand the ribs up on the side and spiral wrap them around until they are wrapped up. I wish I knew who made it or could point you to pictures, but I'm sure some of the other eggers here can point you in the right direction.

 

[Ron_L]

fyi
This is the original webpage http://www.thesmokering.com/HowTo/weberribs/default.jsp
of Ron_L's doc. Excellent resource.

Thanks! I knew it was still out there somewhere!

 

[Single Fin Smoker]

Ron L, that pic is so cool! Even a fool like me can follow its directions.

Thanks for that inspiration, ribs are gonna be cooked dis weekend.

 

[Porky]

That is a great illustration for smoking ribs on a kettle. I will be trying that on my OTG. I don't seem to have vents on the bottom of my grill but I do have the slots that I shake the ashes thru. What is the best way to set these to maintain about 250 deg.? Any other helpful hints are appreciated.

 

[N8man]

Kettle Smoker

This is how I'd do it in a Kettle....

 

[Porky]

N8man- That's some set up you got there. It looks like the charcoal is down in the chute on the bottom. I guess you got some welding skills that I wished I had. Nice Setup.

 

[N8man]

All Sweat, No Welding!!!

No welding on my part at all....Drilled, Grinded, Hacksawed and Bolted...

 

[bigmo]

N8man that is one awesome kettle!