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First timer smoking and with new 18" WSM
@Noboundaries I finally put together the WSM! and noticed that the bottom rack is a bit hard to get to from the side. There's maybe 4-6in of room between the bottom rack and the top of the side doorway. Any tips for getting to the bottom rack during cooking if i'm using the top rack as well...- jtung23
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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First timer smoking and with new 18" WSM
@Noboundaries Thanks for the tips! This forum is amazing. I'm curious about cooking pork over the brisket. If i didn't want the juices to mix on the brisket, would I be able to wrap foil? I haven't seen anything about covering the top rack with foil to prevent mixing in the WSM.- jtung23
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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First timer smoking and with new 18" WSM
phatbac, Thanks for the response. I'm over in san francisco bay area so the beef is more expensive unfortunately. I also saw some tips on how to season the WSM before actually cooking it! So i'll definitely break it in first before cooking on it.- jtung23
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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First timer smoking and with new 18" WSM
Thanks Ray! I'm still slow on the lingo. By 1/4, 1/3, and 3/4 do you mean opened or closed? and when you say chimney you mean the top vent? So the rationale is the more open the top vent, the hotter the WSM will be right? Yeah I smoked a brisket with my cousin a few weeks ago in his pellet...- jtung23
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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First timer smoking and with new 18" WSM
Hey all! I just bought the 18" WSM and am looking forward to smoking my first brisket next Saturday. I've got my boning knife, some apple wood chunks and oak wood chips, kingsford blue, and some beer! I feel like I should cook another meat on the second rack and was looking for suggestions. ...- jtung23
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Knives for Brisket, straight vs curved; flexible vs stiff, serrated vs smooth.
Thank you! Why did you choose to use a 9" blade instead of something shorter like 6" which I've seen others prefer to use on here and elsewhere. -
Knives for Brisket, straight vs curved; flexible vs stiff, serrated vs smooth.
New to smoking brisket and wanted to pick up a couple knives for the fat trimming and slicing. Looking online, I wasn't able to figure out which factors of the knife would be best for trimming, straight vs curved and flexible vs stiff. Also, how do you determine what length you want the blade...
