Rib drop!

[fzxdoc]

Can't you guys with these cookers put a rack over the coals so if something does drop it falls on the rack and not directly into the coals? Just thinkin' out loud...

I guess something like a chicken wire mesh balanced on top of the coal basket handle could form sort of a safety net.

mikemackey I also agree with all the suggestions above--for sure double serial hook the ribs if you're not going to cut them in half, and even if you do cut them in half, the double-serial-hook insurance is still a fine idea. I've smoked a ton of ribs on my PBC and have yet to drop one into the fire. In fact, I've never dropped any meat into the fire in my PBC, knock wood.

I double serial hook pork butts and move them to the grate when they start softening up at 160° or so. Briskets get double serial hooked. In fact, the only thing that I don't double serial hook is chicken halves/spatchcocked whole or spatchcocked turkey, as I recall.

Kathryn

[Danjohnston949]

fzxdoc, I Knew You Would Have The Right Answer‼️
Thank You, Kathryn❗️ From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[fzxdoc]

Thanks, Dan. Danjohnston949 . There are a lot of good suggestions here--I'm just singing in the PBC chorus.

Best wishes,
Kathryn

[Danjohnston949]

Thanks fzxdoc, Kathryn❗️ I'm Sure the PBC Folks Appreciate You Too❗️ Dan

[phoccer]

I will chime in with others and recommend cutting in half if you can. If you can't or don't want to cut in half, double hook. Last cook I did I split them in half and when I went to test them at 3.5 hours I could almost pull a rib clean out. So I knew they were done but none of them had pulled away from the single hook at that point. Less weight pulling down with them cut in half.

[lukenich18]

This happened to me on my last cook but I was not there for the dropping. I had left and told my wife to pull them in thirty minutes... that was to long. This is the way I’m doing it next time so maybe this will help you. Put two hooks in your ribs one at top and one at bottom(two ribs toward the middle). I like to get my ribs out each hour and spray them so when you do that rotate them, so the top will be at the bottom now. So a different way to check them to see if there done is pull the bones apart. When the meat comes off the bone you are good. You could also use the toothpick trick. Stick the toothpick in the ribs if the meat comes up with the toothpick there not done. Don’t leave that cooker in the garage it turns out some great food!

[Spinaker]

Daisy-chain two hooks and you won't have this problem. I do it with brisket, ribs and shoulder. Never lost one to the fire in 4 years.

[hogdog6]

Ditto

[Thomassen]

I double hook after dropping one in the coals.

[michaelpwf1963]

Saturday I received my PBC deluxe kit and since I only have one day off a week because I work in retail I just used it to make two racks of Baby back ribs. All I have to say is OMG did they come out amazing my wife and I devoured a whole rack each and they took only half the time it would have on my gas grill with a smoke box. What a wonderful tool in my cooking arsenal thank you Meathead and all the people at Amazingribs.com