How many ribs can fit in a WSM 22?


 
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Richard Diaz

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How may ribs do you think fit into a WSM 22 with or without a third level. I need to make ribs for a tailgate and I need to know whether I can do it all in my wsm or if I will have to use my 22, Jumbo Joe or Genesis(to finish if I'm running out of time or space). I would be cooking for at least 40 people may be up to 60.
 
Hi Richard,

I have an 18 1/2 WSM and have maxed out at 12 ribs... six per level. I used the Weber rib rack and placed the 4 on there with an additional ribs leaning on the back of it and layed another rack across the top of the others.

Looking at the numbers of people you are feeding, it looks like you`ll be doing several smokes!
 
If you roll them with skewers i think you could fit 12 on the bottom grate stacked..and maby 8 on the top grate. And now im talking spares. Dont really know if 2 stacked spares would fit becouse of the top grate but maby. ST.luis will for sure and ofc BB´s aswell.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ken Serwatowski:
Ernest, pretty impressive, did you trim/shorten the slabs at all? Also I'm guessing Baby Backs? Thanks in advance, Ken </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes, I usually trim off the last 1-2 bones on the thin side of the rack. I`ve tried rolling the racks as suggested by Wolgast but I never have much luck with that and honestly, I`m not sure how much room that actually saves.
 
I dont have a rib rack. And not long ago i smoked some untrimed spares. i Could fit 3 on eatch grate. Rolled could fit 6. And another layer of rolled ontop = 12. But if you have 4 rib racks then i guess its the same right or close.
 
For my son's 2nd birthday, I was able to fit 17 racks of ribs in my 22. Was tremendously proud of myself as it was my second time cooking ribs on the WSM and the ribs came out amazing.

I did roll them and skewer with bamboo skewers, and made sure I had at least one inch from the sides. I rotated them (both top and bottom) after about 3 hours in the cooking process.
 
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