Hung Ribs in the 22 WSM

[mcgolden]

First cook on the WSM I figured I'd try hanging some baby backs. Well I think I started off wrong, using too much lit charcoal. So I was cooking between 325 and 350 the whole time. I didn't use any water pan and just hung them right over the coals. All that being said, the Ribs were done in a little less than 3 hours and they actually turned out really good. The flavor was excellent. I'll cook a little slower next time, but I was very happy with the results. Will definitely continue to hang them.




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[mhiszem]

Those look great. I've heard good things about hanging ribs.


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[swamprb]

waterpan is verboten

[LightningBoldtz]

waterpan is verboten

Agreed, no water pan or no flavor.

That said, Pit Barrel's run about 300 to 325 so I don't think you did anything wrong here.

[MrHoss]

Water pan will catch the ribs when they inevitably fall off the hooks. After the first time it happened to me I switched to using the pan always. Also not having the pan in almost guarantees runaway temps....all that air rushing in then the lid comes off.....plus it's mere presence stabilizes temps I figure.

[HoosierKettle]

Wouldn't ribs in a rack on the top grate and no water pan be the same as hanging?


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