Search results

  • Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
  1. R

    Help me decide

    Yes, I'll give that a try next time. First go around I wanted to follow the directions/ I had read on tvwbb about use. It stated that with the water pan full it was pretty hard to get above 275. Which was the case. With the vents wide open I think i got to 283 on my probe. Didn't want to mess...
  2. R

    Help me decide

    Just wanted to update everyone. Bought a 18 wsm on Saturday. Fired her up on Sunday for first smoke. Did beef back ribs (first time) and a couple small pork butts. Ran between 225 - 245 most the time settling in around 230. Super easy to use and i really really like it. I did minion method...
  3. R

    Help me decide

    Another consideration I have that I hadn't mentioned before is I would like to cook on my back deck, which is wood. It is also covered and only have maybe a 7-8' roof in it's highest point. So I want something on the safe side to be semi left alone. Would a wsm be safe on a deck like this.
  4. R

    Help me decide

    Thank you to everyone for all your suggestions. I have done a long smoke on the kettle before (been some time). Last time I used the kettle for a long smoke I hadn't tried either the minion or snake method. I will have to give those a try. I used to just light some coals and dump them on top of...
  5. R

    Help me decide

    LoL It is true. But in my defence, my little cabinet smoker I had for about a year. Both the char griller 980 and auto kamado I only had for around a month each. Those I didn't do anything besides normal smoking / grilling. Where I believe both of those fan issues came from is when I tried to...
  6. R

    Help me decide

    Hi all Looking to buy a new smoker / grill. I like a heavier smoke flavor, from actual charcoal and wood. I currently have a kettle and a pit boss pellet grill. But in the last two months I've also owned a char griller 980 and a char griller auto kamado. Ive also owned a small cabinet smoker...
Top Bottom
Back
Clicky