Rib Rack for a 14" WSM?

[Dave Car]

Hi all, Anyone buy a rib rack for a 14" WSM? I cant get enough dimensions off the Amazon Descriptions to know if one will fit. I need help - wife wants ribs! thanks!

 

[Bob Ivey]

While I don't normaly do ribs, just yesterday I saw them being done coiled. Don't remember who was doing it that way but I am sure someone here can elaborate.

 

[Rich Dahl]

The brinkman fits perfect here's the link you can get it at Home Depot.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Brinkmann-Rib-Rack-812-9236-S/203018585

 

[Dave Car]

Thanks Rich!! I like the price too.

 

[Jim Lampe]

Dave, Roll your ribs:

 

[Dwain Pannell]

I use an El Cheapo I think I got from Lowes.

 

[Dave Car]

I found the weber rib rack at HD and it just barley fits. the investment is low $12.99 or some such. we'll give it a rip.

 

[Dan A]

Dave I use the weber rib racks from Home Depot for my 14.5 too. They are a perfect fit and I use them on the top and bottom grates. I completely fill them up with 5 racks of baby backs. Smaller on the outside and taller in the middle. I put the racks on the grate in the kitchen and put the ribs on them there. Carry all out as a package. Best ones I've tried.

 

[Dave Car]

Hi Dan. Good to hear I got a good one and have the option to double down! Thanks for the loading tip as well. Looks like its about time for some ribs!

 

[Dan A]

Yeah when on the kitchen counter I just put some wax paper or tinfoil underneath the grate before loading racks full of ribs.

 

[Dave Car]

hey Dan (or anyone), just got home with some st. louis ribs for tomorrow and they are too long for the 14 as I expected. I am thinking about just halving them in to 4 total pieces. is that a bad idea? the other option in to fold in half, but that seams weird.

 

[Robert McGee]

Dave;
I have a Mini-Joe, a 14.5, and a 18.5 WSM. I use two Brinkman's rib racks in whichever one I am using at the time. I cut my ribs in half (I can do eight half racks of ribs at a time). the beauty of it is that the ribs cook perfectly evenly. No over cooked ends. I LOVE the racks.



Keep on smokin',
Dale53

 

[Dave Car]

HI Robert! thanks for sharing. this eases my worries. I will be halving them this AM and sparking up my first batch today! hope mine look even remotely like your - they look great!!!! thanks again.

 

[Dave Car]

Here are the pics thus far;

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/189874/wooo-first-st-louis-rib-cook-starting-here-in-3-hours

 

[David C]

I'm definitely going to pick up one or 2 of these. The last time I did ribs I was having to use both grates. I was so paranoid of them getting burned I opened up my cooker way more then I like to move them around. When I cook ribs I treat them like a competition.

 

[ChadVKealey]

Could someone with the Brinkmann rack do me a favor and measure the distance between the rods that run front to back (ie: perpendicular to the oval-shaped pieces against which the ribs sit). I have a v-shaped roast/rib rack that I tried using for half-racks of SLCs but found that they basically fell right through because those bottom rods were too far apart.

I've got an 18.5", so I don't really need to halve them to make 'em fit, but I find it much easier to handle them when halved. Since I mostly do SLCs, I want to make sure that this Brinkmann rack will hold them even when cut in half.