I hung two racks for an hour and foiled for 1.5 hours. JavaScript is disabled. And looking for tips from those who do this? Not if you place the water pan on a cooking grate on top of the charcoal ring like this. But it all has to come out the vent and the air is going to converge there because of that constriction so it will be hotter in that location? Heres our suggestion for platinum and gold medal-winning products at a variety of price points. And that the heat radiation on the rib end closest to the fire is lessened because of the vertical positioning of the hanging rib. I was looking to try this method and wanted to see if anyone had any input good or bad. Cook em to bend test and probe - dont put too much stock in time or temp. rib hanger kit fits pretty well in the WSM. Please use them. This greatly limits their capacity for small items like sausage. This turned out to be a fast cook which only took 2.5 hours. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I know some remove the water pan so as to allow the fat to rip on the coals, but I'm thinking of leaving the water pan (with clay saucer) in place to reduce the direct heat and over cooking the bottom of the ribs. Part of it is that the top of the smoker is hotter than than the lower part (except for directly above the coals). Stainless Steel WSM Rib Hanger for 14.5" WSM How to hang ribs in the Weber Smokey Mountain without tools | WSM smoking meat Baby Back Maniac 114K subscribers Subscribe 115K views 5 years ago **Quick update- That Big Country BBQ rub was. Our talented team of paid moderators will be with you shortly. LavaLock Rib Hanger for WSM WeberSmokey Mountain - Stainless Steel Meat Hanging System with Rib Visit the LavaLock Store 214 ratings $6999 FREE Returns Size: For 18.5" WSM For 14.5" WSM For 18.5" WSM For 22.5" WSM About this item HEAVY DUTY STAINLESSHeavy duty 304 stainless steel for Weber Smokey Mountain WSM 18.5 The hanger's unique circular design gives you more space to hang meat compared to traditional straight bar designs. The use of the foil is interesting. That's not water in the water pan in the picture. If you use them, the price is the same to you but then Amazon puts a very small percentage in a check and mails it to my mother in lawfor some weird reason. Should I invert them half way before taking them off to wrap. Believe me, we ate them anyway, they were just not fall off the bone. Dunno. How to hang ribs in the Weber Smokey Mountain without tools | WSM Have a great week everybody and thanks for watching!What I Used18\" WSM Hanging System By Pit Barrel Cooker - https://pitbarrelcooker.com/collections/accessories/products/18-wsm-hanging-system?ref=262ebkCFMp1XcDisposable Cutting Boards - https://bit.ly/3G1lQwhThermapen One - https://www.thermoworks.com/thermapen-one?tw=MADHORSEBBQThermoworks Smoke X4 - https://www.thermoworks.com/smokex4?tw=MADHORSEBBQ18\" WSM - https://bit.ly/3obQtadBlues Hog Sweet \u0026 Savory - https://bit.ly/3mcy64SBlues Hog Raspberry Chipotle - https://bit.ly/3yAbGztDalstrong Quantum Knife - https://dalstrong.com/collections/quantum-1-series/products/quantum-1-series-7-santoku-knifeCustom Flag - https://handcraftedbyjohn.com/ I covered the bottom ring with a layer of a couple deep and then tossed the lit coals in the middle and add two chunks of hickory and one chunk of cherry. Its among the best bargains for a smoker in the world. With all the fuss with Gateway smokers, I was curious to try hanging ribs from my 22". Thanks, Smash Burger perfection, process and pictures. I've been hanging ribs for the past year in my WSM 22" with excellent results. It's not my assumption. I was not thinking outside the box.