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Currently have a chargriller with side fire box and thinking about getting a WSM 22.5.  Sounds like an easy to use and good overall smoker.

This might be a basic Question but if your smoking a Boston Butt on top and ribs below how do you handle the drippings from the top rack or does it matter.  Does that make sense?

Thanks this site is filled with great info and more importantly great people.
 
Typically you would put the ribs on the top grate as they will be done sooner than the butt. You can't go wrong with a WSM and they are pretty darn easy to use, I love mine.
 
^what Shooter said.

When you load the WSM put your longer cuts on the bottom.

The only thing I would not cook above other meat is poultry.  That's gonna contaminate your other food and it'll taste bad at best and you may get sick at worst.
 
Come to the dark side..... come to the dark side.... lol. That is the exact same move I made, Char-griller to 22.5" WSM, you will not regret it. The WSM is almost sinfully easy to use. I load longer cooking stuff on the bottom, shorter cooking stuff on top. I know some people a squirmy about the poultry on top, but what I usually do is plan it so that the poultry is for dinner that day, and the longer cooking stuff (butt, brisket, ect.) is for the next day. So my chicken will be off of the smoker in approx. 3 hrs., then in the case of a butt it is going to run another 7-9 hrs. With my smoker running at 240-250° it's gonna kill anything that drips.

Just think about how long stuff has to cook. If it all finishes around the same time, then definatel put the chicken on the bottom, but if there is a large time differance then it is up to your comfort level.
 
Man oh man... I have been thinking about one of those for some time now... I am trying to save some spare cash and pick one up sometime between now and next summer (but saving $$$ has seem to have gotten harder and harder)... i have yet to see one bad review on them... every owner here seems to love them... I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol hopefully by next summer i can be in the "In Crowd" LOL!
 
Smokin Relaxin Steve said:
Man oh man... I have been thinking about one of those for some time now... I am trying to save some spare cash and pick one up sometime between now and next summer (but saving $$$ has seem to have gotten harder and harder)... i have yet to see one bad review on them... every owner here seems to love them... I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol hopefully by next summer i can be in the "In Crowd" LOL!
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Steve, Since I am relaxing and having a beer, this is how I purchased my 2nd 22.5 WSM.

I smoke pulled pork and spares for a small donation, in which I was able to purchase another WSM.

I hope this helps 
 
Smokin Relaxin Steve said:
Thanks Rib King... that isnt a bad idea...
 
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.... and just remember, like all good salesmen do - the first taste is free, after that it's gonna cost you!
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Once you hook somebody on good Que, you got a "customer" for life.... as long as you don't tell them how easy it really is, heh-heh.
 
 
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