WSM's are great easy smokers. You can get 12+hrs at 225*F pretty easily with the "minion" method.Anyone here have a WSM 18”? Do you like it? Do you have to add charcoal to the initial batch for a brisket or pork butt?
WSM's are great easy smokers. You can get 12+hrs at 225*F pretty easily with the "minion" method.
Honestly, adding more coals isn't nearly as much of a pain as most make it out to be, either. Pick up the barrel, have dry towels/heat-resistant gloves and quickly dump out the basket/ash. Clay pots are great for that. Have your additional coals+wood ready in another clay pot, and a few lit briquettes/chunks ready to go in the chimney, and voila.
Happy to help; I know kettles best but an old 14" WSM was my first real smoker.Thanks Ham. I appreciate your input. Sounds easy enough.
As the owner of an 18", I agree with this. Go for the 22" if you can.Great smoker, but if you can afford the extra $100, get the 22.
You will appreciate the extra room.
Al
Great smoker, but if you can afford the extra $100, get the 22.
You will appreciate the extra room.
Al
I’ve never had that problem, and I live in Florida.I thought I had heard that the WSM 22 has a hard time getting below 275 degrees F, is that true?
I looked into those last night, and wow, $220 for the most basic model seems pretty $pendy. But it would be nice........ get a BBQ Guru pit controller & it will hold any temp you set it at.
Al
I thought I had heard that the WSM 22 has a hard time getting below 275 degrees F, is that true?
I looked into those last night, and wow, $220 for the most basic model seems pretty $pendy. But it would be nice....
What he said. As long as you don't start it with to much fire. Kind of like learning to start your vehicle to get the ice off of it. You learn your smoker with each use. Each has a personality. You learn what it likes and more importantly what it doesn't lol.No. That isn't true. I run mine at 250°F regularly and 225°F is hardly a problem for it.
I love mine. I put my pork butts on at 9- 10 at night and get sleep without worry. It's not a necessity for sure but it's nice at my age!A temperature controller in a WSM is a very good addition.