Simple PBC fix to stop fear of falling

worktogthr said:

So every time I make ribs on the PBC I sauce and finish them in the oven because of my fear of them falling in the coals if my attention wonders to other things or its running a little hotter than normal. It has happened before. So I was thinking while cleaning up from last nights cook, would this simple solution quell my fear of falling:

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• worktogthr
• May 30, 2015

Just took the grate and flipped it upside down over the coal basket. Pushed down on the grate a little and it stays in place over the charcoal basket handle. Now I understand that if meat fell that close to be coals it could get charred pretty bad, but at least it won't be swimming in spent charcoal ash. Might make it a little more salvageable if they indeed fall.

What do you all think? It doesn't seem like the airflow to the coals would be restricted.

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worktogthr said:

I have used the grate on occasion but in many cases I am doing 3 or more racks of ribs or multiple meats when I fire up the PBC.  So the grate doesn't have enough room to put more than 2-3 racks of ribs on it.  Lately I have been foiling my ribs so i just do that in the oven or indirect on one of my grills if its more than 2 racks. I could probably invest in a rib rack so I can keep them on the PBC the whole time.    I'd say that ribs on the PBC take anywhere from 3-4 hours depending on how hot your coals are going when you start the cook as well as the size and thickness of the ribs.   I really love it so far. The taste that you get from the fat dripping down on the coals like you mentioned, is so different from all other cookers.  I'd love to get a WSM myself just because I love playing with grills and smokers.  I did read somewhere that you can get some kind of attachment that would allow you to use the WSM just like a PBC.

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