Cooking ribs/wings or beer can chicken and wings at same time

[nickm62388]

I keep trying to figure out how to cook wings/ribs combo or ribs and beer can chicken combo on my 18inch weber smokey mountain. I don't want any food contaminating each other. I know I have to crisp the wings or beer can chicken in grill afterwards cuz it always turns out rubbery, any tips or pointers for cooking the combo 

its times like this I debate selling my WSM and getting an electric (masterbilt) smoker with all them racks to cook a bunch of food 

 

[SmokinAl]

Put the wings or chicken on the top grate, because they will be done sooner.

There is no contamination issue. Any meat juice is instantly sterilized when it hits the meat on the lower rack.

The outside temp of the ribs will be above 165 degrees, which will kill any harmful pathogens.

Al