Vertical smoker cookoff

[denden28]

This has been my day, experimenting with my new vertical smokers. I found a Dos Equis ECB on Craigslist for $30. It was new, assembled but never used. I read this forum, and did some mods (which will be a post later after I see how it works), it's basically a mini E-WSM. The other is a WSW 22.5 I found on Craigslist for $250. And it looks as good in person as it does in the pic. I've have stick burners and a 40in MES. Never had a vertical unit. So this is my first experiment with a vertical smoker or the minion method. Today's fare is spare ribs and chicken thighs. It's been fun so far, got about an hour till grub time.

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• denden28
• May 4, 2014

 

[denden28]

Had some great que! It was hard to tell the difference between the meats from the two smokers. The best thighs I have cooked, if not my best ribs, very close. The mods I made to the ECB worked great. I had to tend to the ECB more than the WSM, which was no surprise, but nothing excessive. A couple times I had some 50 degree temp spikes. My biggest issue was dealing with 10 - 15mph winds.

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• denden28
• May 4, 2014

 

[jp61]

They look good from here! 

Enjoy!

 

[denden28]

A link to my modifications.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/162011/ecb-modified-to-mimic-a-wsm#post_1172618