Recent content by svick

My WSM is officially off by ~30f so I am replacing it. My question is whether it's worth the extra expense to get one I can calibrate? If you had to replace yours, what did you get?  I am thinking of either this...

Sounds like I need to check the thermometer.

Hi, I smoked a chuck roast using a recipe that called for the texas crutch - 2 hours unwrapped followed by the last hour wrapped. It was a fail. The final temp was 190, but the meat was not pull apart tender. It was tougher than I expected it to be. My WSM was fine and I maintained a good...

Thanks for the responses. I'm a noob, so just wanted to be sure I wasn't doing anything wrong.

Hi, I used the minion method (filled the ring with kingsford, then added 1/2 lit chimney) with my WSM and after about 8 hours, I had to replenish the charcoal. The outside temp was 25f at the start and mid 40s (very light wind) later in the day. Side note: my temp was 225ish so that was good...

Thanks. Yes, dual probe on the list. Just posted a q looking for one that works in the cold Midwest winters. I plan to smoke when temps are reasonable here, which is about 30's during winter months.

I'm looking for a dual probe and the main unit needs to survive the outdoor temps in the Midwest. Any suggestions?

Hi, Noob from the Chicagoland area. Just got a WSM 22.5 for Xmas. Can't wait to smoke something. Thanks, Steve