First time hanging a rack of spare ribs, with a hanger I made from my wsm18’s charcoal ring

[EdP]

https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t...rcoal-ring-from-my-wsm18.296687/#post-2077018

I’m using a half split of hickory and a half split of cherry. Direct sun on the smoker so about 240 is as low as I can get today.

I made a loop on one of the hooks so I could use two. I also left the membrane on.

 

[thirdeye]

I was wondering when we would see the test run. Looks good from here.

I'll double hook pork ribs if they have a nick in between bones and I always double hook beef back ribs because they often are trimmed very close. One other option is to use a loop of butchers twine instead of that lower hook.

 

[EdP]

4 1/2 hours in

 

[TNJAKE]

Looking good

 

[EdP]

It's been about 5 1/2 hours and I just checked them, 187 internal temp and not probe tender.

 

[EdP]

After a little more than six hours, wow these were great.

Brushed some sauce on and turned up the heat for the last half hour.

 

[noboundaries]

Brilliant!

 

[jaxgatorz]

Beautiful color on those ribs !!!

 

[pops6927]

I did the same thing in my smokehouse a few years ago! Used bacon hangers!

Spare Ribs ala Belly-Style!

The spareribs come off the belly; bellies are hung vertically in the smokehouse, ergo making spareribs vertically in the smokehouse on bacon hooks! Never did them this way, interested to find out how they do. Hooked them through at least one or two ribs in, had to offset them because of the...

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[chilerelleno]

That last set of pics... For sure some Divine Swine, pass me a few of them ribs, pretty please and than ya kindly.

 

[jcam222]

Those are some of the prettiest ribs I’ve seen! Color is spectacular, sauce glistens and the smoke ring is money. Great job!

 

[HalfSmoked]

Nice and I'm sure they had a great taste as well.

Warren

 

[EdP]

Thx all, these were my best ribs ever, wish I made more.

I can thank the forum for helping me realize probing for tenderness is the key to knowing when to pull meat from heat.

A few years ago I would’ve pulled them off the smoker at post #5, and they would’ve been “good but not great”.

 

[uncle eddie]

Awesome looking ribs! Like!

 

[smokin peachey]

Mighty fine rack you got there.
Congratulations on making it onto rotator!

 

[Millberry]

Ok--question from new guy. Why do people use rib hangers? Thanks in advance

 

[noboundaries]

Ok--question from new guy. Why do people use rib hangers? Thanks in advance

It increases the number of rib racks you can fit in your smoker. Also, you get the fat drip on the fire which adds to flavor.

 

[Millberry]

It increases the number of rib racks you can fit in your smoker. Also, you get the fat drip on the fire which adds to flavor.

Thank you so much....Long story here. I was bout to buy a used WSM that came with a $69 rib rack--which I didn't think I wanted..