Recent content by TroyA

I have a 12lb Butterball from Costco. I'm debating whether or not I should brine it. I've read where people have done this in the past with Butterballs and it came out way too salty.

$10.50 per vent seems like an absolute rip off.... It will teach me to never smoke in the rain I suppose, though.

Hi all, I've been going crazy trying to find replacement vents/dampers for the bottom and top of my 18.5" WSM. Does anyone have a link to a good vendor, please? Thank you and happy smoking this weekend! Troy

Hey, Al, Do you have a link? I'm interested in seeing it and perhaps buying one, as well. Thanks, Troy

Thank you all for your advice. I feel bad for not posting results. Sorry for the late reply, albeit only 4 years.... Thank you all for your advice. It ended up turning out great.

I need help. I've tasked myself with smoking 3 whole chickens and 4 pork loin racks of ribs, St. Louis style, for a mother's day party tomorrow. I only have 1 smoke of 1 rack of pork loin ribs under my belt, as I just got my WSM a few days ago. For the ribs that I smoked yesterday, I used...