I managed to make delicious salmon jerky -
the recipe called for hanging the salmon from the rack - looks like a regular oven rack (forget what smoker they had)
however - my WSM 18.5 rack is too small between the rods
so, I improvised and used a grilling basket
It worked fine and the final product was delicious - however, I want to drastically increase my capacity and packaged for family and friends. I will also want to do cheese when it gets cool enough.
I found some mods for adding grates (suspended with bolts) or drilling into my WSM - but the issue I am having is that the grates themselves are expensive. She who decides has already indicated I need to be on a budget with my WSM.
I found the hovergrill - but super expensive
After super macgyver went rampant in my head about somehow hanging grates or cutting rods and other craziness... I got to thinking about using steamer racks or cooling racks.
^steaming rack
^cooling racks
There isn't much that fits the WSM nicely - but close enough I guess.
I would imagine that these will work as the temp doesn't get too hot -
1) Has anybody used these in the smoker and have any pro's and con's?
2) What is everybody else doing (or have done) to increase their capacity in a smaller smoker?
3) Am I not finding the right site for buying racks/accessories like this. I've got to imagine that I'm not the only one.
the recipe called for hanging the salmon from the rack - looks like a regular oven rack (forget what smoker they had)
however - my WSM 18.5 rack is too small between the rods
so, I improvised and used a grilling basket
It worked fine and the final product was delicious - however, I want to drastically increase my capacity and packaged for family and friends. I will also want to do cheese when it gets cool enough.
I found some mods for adding grates (suspended with bolts) or drilling into my WSM - but the issue I am having is that the grates themselves are expensive. She who decides has already indicated I need to be on a budget with my WSM.
I found the hovergrill - but super expensive
After super macgyver went rampant in my head about somehow hanging grates or cutting rods and other craziness... I got to thinking about using steamer racks or cooling racks.
^steaming rack
^cooling racks
There isn't much that fits the WSM nicely - but close enough I guess.
I would imagine that these will work as the temp doesn't get too hot -
1) Has anybody used these in the smoker and have any pro's and con's?
2) What is everybody else doing (or have done) to increase their capacity in a smaller smoker?
3) Am I not finding the right site for buying racks/accessories like this. I've got to imagine that I'm not the only one.
