Hanging ribs

michaelmilitello · December 26, 2018, 05:21:00 PM

My lovely wife gave me a gateway drum rib hanger for Christmas and today was my maiden voyage of hot and fast hanging ribs in my 18.5 WSM. The hanger is stainless and came with six hooks for about $50.

I prepared my spares the same way I usually do. Cooked with hickory and apple hung at about 300 F for two hours. I rotated the hanger a few times to get an even cook.

Total cook time was three hours. Two hours hung and an hour wrapped. Ten minutes to glaze at the end. It was the fastest spare rib rack I've ever done. Usual is five hours. They were not better but the flavor profile was different. Next time I won't wrap to see if I get a more pronounced flavor from the drippings on hot coals. Maybe not wood at all? So many new possibilities!

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Mr.CPHo · December 26, 2018, 05:37:53 PM

Hanging meat is a lot of fun. Enjoy your new toy!

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HoosierKettle · December 27, 2018, 03:27:46 AM

Those are absolutely beautiful. Great color and smoke ring.

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Larry · December 27, 2018, 03:56:54 AM

Those look terrific, beautiful color. There was a lot of meat on those spares, nice job.

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It's always better when you're cooking on a Weber!

jimz · December 29, 2018, 04:17:51 AM

Those look great! I wonder how much you can hang on that rack set up.

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michaelmilitello · December 29, 2018, 05:51:52 AM

Quote from: jimz on December 29, 2018, 04:17:51 AM
Those look great! I wonder how much you can hang on that rack set up.

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Six comfortably

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wba1949 · December 29, 2018, 03:22:58 PM

Beautiful rack! Is it advisable to rotate ends when cooking on rack like that? Seems the ends could burn over time.

michaelmilitello · December 29, 2018, 03:26:12 PM

Quote from: wba1949 on December 29, 2018, 03:22:58 PM
Beautiful rack! Is it advisable to rotate ends when cooking on rack like that? Seems the ends could burn over time.

I rotated every half hour. In the future I'm probably going do it less often. The temp spikes very easily.

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Jules V. · December 29, 2018, 04:43:09 PM

Quote from: michaelmilitello on December 29, 2018, 03:26:12 PM
Quote from: wba1949 on December 29, 2018, 03:22:58 PM
Beautiful rack! Is it advisable to rotate ends when cooking on rack like that? Seems the ends could burn over time.
I rotated every half hour. In the future I'm probably going do it less often. The temp spikes very easily.

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Can you just rotate the wsm midsection so you don't have to open the lid? I use a modified stacker on a 22 kettle along with a diffuser so no rotating required. Top to bottom of ribs are also cooked evenly.

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