Weber 3601 Rib Rack

This is a pretty standard unit, but well made in typical Weber fashion. The nickel-plated finish makes for easy cleanup. I'd like to see a larger capacity model, but you can always buy two of these if you have room for them in your cooker.

Works great with ribs, but less so with chicken, at least in my experience. Uncooked chicken halves slide in easily, but may become stuck in the slot once cooked.

One tip: this unit holds four slabs of ribs, but if you're careful you can lean a fifth slab up against the front of the rib rack.


Useful, but there are probably better   June 22, 2004
K. Kojima (San Carlos, CA United States)
30 out of 30 found this review helpful

I bought this rack to use in the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker. Though it is useful, the rack is a bit flimsy. I would rather have one with a more solid feel - the wire is not that thick. Also, the gaps for the racks are a bit small. I often have trouble pulling baby back ribs out of one or more of them, and sometimes the ribs touch each other (not a functional problem, but visually the ribs don't look as good - touching the meat together makes it look spotty in those places). It is functional and is relatively straightforward to clean up. But I would hunt around and find one that has a more solid feel.


These must-have items are tough to clean sometimes   February 12, 2002
28 out of 28 found this review helpful

The rib racks are sturdy and practical. They are quite handy for stacking food to make the most of grilling space. I use them for ribs, chicken, lamb, portobello mushrooms...
I have two which I use often. On the grill, they don't get too messy. However, on the smoker, they can get pretty caked up. When this happens, you have to be pretty persistent to rub off all the bits in the curved areas. Soak them, and keep a brush and/or a copper scrubbing pad handy.


Actually holds up ribs and other cuts of meat   October 10, 2003
Derrick Peterman (San Jose, CA United States)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

You'll be shocked to discover this metal object will indeed support ribs and other cuts of meats. Seriously, it does allow you to smoke meat over a larger surface area, and also adds distance from the coals to get more even heating. Any serious cue-head ought to have this, or something like it.


Good rack   June 26, 2006
William C. Boggs
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

This is a good rack; it cleaned pretty easily and a nice compact size but the ribs are just a bit too close together (I cook mainly full spare ribs). I have rib racks from Steven Raichlen that are perfect. The more spacious racks allow for better basting, heat distribution and more even cooking. When the meat touches like in the Weber rack, the meat doesn't cook as well.