looking at buying a wsm 22

fdannyw

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medford oregon

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I have only used a offset smoker so my question is will it be big enough to cook for a big family

 

noboundaries

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How big a family? 

You can load between six to eight, 8-l0 lb pork butts in it.  Probably eight to ten racks of SLC spares if stacked vertically in a rib rack.  Two full packers.  If you need more than that, buy two! 

 

fdannyw

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medford oregon

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I have 5 teenagers and always have people over and we do a tri tip a few racks of ribs a thing of scar belly wings

 

welshrarebit

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R2D2 is a beast! I wish I had one. I feed my family of four, with leftovers, from my mini.

 

h2so4ca

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• Aug 30, 2014

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You should have no problem smoking enough for that sized family on a WSM 22.5. 

Today I'm smoking two 16 lb turkeys for a party on one. 

 

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robitaillere2

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• Aug 30, 2014

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I have the wsm and it sure does hold a ton.

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The thing does enough for me to always have leftovers and forced me to buy one of these. ..

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damon555

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• Aug 30, 2014

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Buying the 22.5" WSM will be the best smoking purchase that you'll make for a very long time! It will handle your workload (smokeload?) with ease.

 

fdannyw

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Thanks you have more then answered my question

 

welshrarebit

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Damon555 said:

Buying the 22.5" WSM will be the best smoking purchase that you'll make for a very long time! It will handle your workload (smokeload?) with ease.

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