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Offline Gobble

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Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #-1 on: May 22, 2014, 10:56:44 AM »
Hello all,

I'm new to the forum, but have been lurking for a while.  Some great information on here and I've learned a lot.  Quick question.  I purchased a PBC several months ago and have had several successful cooks (ribs, chicken, tri-tip, whole sirloin).  I'm planning on cooking a pork shoulder and a couple of racks of ribs this weekend and wanted some suggestions.  I was hoping to cook them simultaneously, but it sounds like I need to foil the pork shoulder towards the end of the cook and finish it on the grill grate, thus eliminating room in the cooker for the ribs to hang.  Is there any way around this where I can cook both the ribs and shoulder at the same time?  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« on: May 22, 2014, 11:50:09 AM »
1st, welcome to the forum.  How big is your piece of pork?  It is a butt I assume and not the whole shoulder...  Also, whole spares, St Louis cut or baby backs?
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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2014, 12:08:00 PM »
Welcome from Minnesota. I'm not the guy that can help you with this, but there are many here that can and will!
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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2014, 12:45:56 PM »
Greetings from Las Vegas.  I cannot help with your question, don't have a PBC yet, but wanted to say Welcome.  I'm sure you'll get lots of help soon though.   ;)

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Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2014, 02:09:10 PM »
Second welcome from Minnesota. I am on double secret probation and am not allowed to answer questions. ;D
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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2014, 02:16:50 PM »
I am not sure on how much room is between the grate and the hooks but you could cut the rib racks in half to shorten them up, then hang everything.  When it is time to wrap the butt (if you are into that) you can put the grate in for the butt and still hang the half rack of ribs.  or just finish everything on the grate.
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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2014, 02:18:15 PM »
After you foil the shoulder you could use a basket to hold and suspend it. Here is a picture of my Big Easy basket being used with chicken legs...



Or maybe use a steel plate and wire.

You could also cut the racks in half so they could hang with the grill in place.

And welcome to the forum BTW ;)
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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2014, 02:45:45 PM »
Welcome to the forum.   Wish I had an answer for you, I'm still working on the wife to let me get one of those cookers
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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2014, 03:21:51 PM »
"hey there" from middle Georgia...and welcome.

Seems to me that the ribs will be finished way yonder before the shoulder is done so you may be able to pull them off and then wrap the roast and place on the rack.  (this idea may be edited at anytime by anybody)
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2014, 04:28:23 PM »
Thank everyone for the welcomes and replies.  I'm in Dallas and have enjoyed he forum.  It's a 7lb pork shoulder and 2 racks of baby backs...dinner for 6 people.  I'm thinking that I will have to cook the ribs on a rib rack given that there wont be room for them to hang when the shoulder is on the grate.  Anyone have experience cooking ribs in a rack on top of the grate as opposed to hanging them?  Will they cook the same?   
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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2014, 04:35:55 PM »
Quote from: Gobble on May 22, 2014, 04:28:23 PM
Thank everyone for the welcomes and replies.  I'm in Dallas and have enjoyed he forum.  It's a 7lb pork shoulder and 2 racks of baby backs...dinner for 6 people.  I'm thinking that I will have to cook the ribs on a rib rack given that there wont be room for them to hang when the shoulder is on the grate.  Anyone have experience cooking ribs in a rack on top of the grate as opposed to hanging them?  Will they cook the same?   
My son just moved to Dallas for the summer to work with kids at a local church.   
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« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2014, 05:05:13 PM »
Welcome Gobble.
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Re: Cooking Ribs and Pork Shoulder?
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2014, 05:34:12 PM »
Quote from: Gobble on May 22, 2014, 04:28:23 PM
Thank everyone for the welcomes and replies.  I'm in Dallas and have enjoyed he forum.  It's a 7lb pork shoulder and 2 racks of baby backs...dinner for 6 people.  I'm thinking that I will have to cook the ribs on a rib rack given that there wont be room for them to hang when the shoulder is on the grate.  Anyone have experience cooking ribs in a rack on top of the grate as opposed to hanging them?  Will they cook the same?   

Maybe instead of hanging the ribs you can roll and skewer them like this method http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=9244.msg122951#msg122951 and place them on the grill inside the PBC along with the pork shoulder.
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« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2014, 07:47:38 PM »
Welcome from SE Georgia!
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« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2014, 06:30:19 AM »
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