Recent content by A Carver

Looks great. I noticed the Toppling Goliath labels, how close to Decorah are you?

Decided to not get it wet as it rained all weekend. Most likely will try again next weekend. First cook was done two weeks ago, did some chicken wings and brats. It held temps at 250 for the 2-3 hrs I had it going. Might pull diffuser out next time I do chicken wings, but they turned out pretty...

Thanks all. As far as the moistness, it was fantastic. The sliced picture doesn't really do it justice, but I was really happy with it.

Done many pork butts, turkeys, chickens over the last year or two (with a lot of help from this forum) and finally felt comfortable enough with my 18.5" WSM to give brisket a shot. Did this cook about a month and a half ago, so not sure on the exact weight anymore, but was a full packer from a...

Haha, thank you! Will be making appetizers during our game and finishing dinner about the time your game starts, should be a fun and filling day!

I believe it is a 9" by 2" deep aluminum pan. It doesn't quite cover the cut I made in the pot bottom which was around 10". The 12" might work fine for you, as long as you leave enough of a gap to not cover the pot bottom cut (and defeat the purpose of the open bottom). If your pan was anywhere...

Thanks! I want to say the lip I left on the bottom was maybe 2-2.5", so about a 9.5-10" plate is what I used. The dish is just a $3 Walmart aluminum pie pan that I wrapped for easy cleanup. I had heard others say that the terra cotta is prone to cracking due to thermal expansion or moisture. I...

I did, not very much though. Wrapped a pair of pliers with electrical tape and squeezed very gently and went around the pot once. Left a minor impression, but i figured it is always hidden on the outside by the lid and the inside isn't going to look great after a few cooks anyway. The lid now...

Thanks! Have already made the ash deflector, seems to work fine although have not really done a long cook yet. Waiting on the charcoal basket mod for now. Might lay a sheet of expanded down soon to keep smaller pieces from falling through. It did great it's first 3-4 hr cook, I'll do a longer...

Just posted some pictures of my new Mini in the Mini WSM forum. Thanks for everyone's help and input while making this! http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?63170-Finished-My-Hawkeye-Mini-WSM!

Just finished up the only difficult part of my Mini WSM build, the paint job. Everything else went smooth thanks to all the great info on here and help from other posters. I decided to go with the Smokey Joe Silver. I cut the bottom out of a 32 qt IMUSA pot using one of our dinner plates as a...

Thanks! Went ahead and cut both ends of the old Smokey Joe cooking grate and it barely fit through the lower indent in the pot (took a little force) and now sits about a perfect 1/4" above the bottom of the pot (which I just cut out this morning). Just wanted to make sure I answered my own...

Looking to make the lower grate for the 10" cake pan that I plan on using in my (Walmart version) IMUSA pot. I plan on placing it clear at the bottom rim of the pot (bottom center cut out). I was going to try and cut down the ends of an old Smokey Joe cooking grate I had laying around (rusted...

I've personally had great luck with the weber charcoal baskets. Seem to breath very well in my experience and I've noticed much better/consistent indirect cooks while using them. I would definitely recommend them to someone on the fence.

Thanks for the update Bob! Amazon was getting me a little worried there for a second. Thought I was going to have to switch back to newspaper for a while as our HD/Lowes/Menards can be pretty hit or miss when it comes to grilling accessories. Luckily, I was able to clean out Lowes last time I...