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A tiny rib condo so smoke can hug every inch of meat equally.
means A rack, usually metal, that holds multiple pieces of meat (often ribs) upright and spaced apart inside a smoker so they cook and absorb smoke evenly without hogging grill space.
from Not an old word at all — it's a plain modern compound of 'smoking' (the cooking method, itself from Old English 'smoca,' smoke) plus 'rack' (a frame for holding things, from Middle Dutch/Low German 'rec,' a framework or shelf). The device rode in on the backyard-barbecue boom of recent decades, as grill culture got more gadget-happy and pitmasters wanted vertical real estate for their ribs.
- origin use
- Vertical rib holders for upright smokers and grills
- surface math
- Multiplies usable smoking area without adding grate space
- bonus perk
- Renders fat downward instead of pooling under meat
- material note
- Usually stainless steel to survive hours of heat