I've been following this thread and timber jet has been giving you some great advice.
Just a couple of tips from me. If you can find a charcoal grate for a 18.5 kettle in your area you can tie wire it to the
WSM ring and have a charcoal basket. This way when you're doing a long smoke you can take off the smoke chamber grab the charcoal basket with a pair of tongs and lift one end and give it a good shake and get all the remaining charcoals to one side and refill it with new charcoal and a couple of chunks of flavor wood. Now you've got a reloaded minion basket.
Is also say that you have to keep the cover on because when it rains the lid will catch it all and fill up the bottom of your smoker!
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