Cut slab or not.

[JoeKS]

Does it take away from the flavor of the baby backs to have to cut the slab in half prior to cooking? They wont fit, but I have the sense that more open ends while cooking/smoking may not be so good?  Im very new to this so any and all advice is appreciated.

[GusRobin]

I never notice a difference

[Slamdunk]

Cut away! Not a problem.

[hal4uk]

No problem at all --- cut 'em in half.

[muebe]

Cut away Grasshopper

[Habanero Smoker]

Another way is that you can loosely coil them, stand them on end and smoke/cook them vertically. If they won't stay coiled by themselves use one or two skewers to keep them coiled. You can get two full backs slabs per tray.

[ghost9mm]

We cut ours in half to vacuum pack them, it's just my wife and I and we only eat 1 rack between us.. there was a day when I could eat a whole rack but not anymore...

[OU812]

Yepper,,, I cut them in half also.

[wthr_dude]

I always cut them in half and they come out great,  I put the less meatier half on the top rack