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I have beef ribs on the WSM today. I had my IQ set at 275 and the lid was thermometer was sitting around 300. I figured the lid was hotter then the grate so that sounded OK. 3 hours into the cook the ribs are looking pretty cooked so I find a Maverick thermometer and put a grill clip on the...

I have a WSM 22 and the fire grate is getting real thin in places and the top cooking grill is pretty pitted. I spent time looking on Amazon and Weber and could not find replacement parts for the WSM's. Is it a secret or is there a trick to it? Is a phone call to Weber the only way to get...

This is my first brisket. It went on at 11:45 PM. I set the PitmasterIQ for 225 watched it till 12:30 AM and went to bed. First check shows the temps holding well and the meat at 152 degrees. The PitmasterIQ has to be the best thing I have purchased for the WSM. :wsm:

I am planning my first brisket cook tonight using the "Midnight Cook" recipe. I have a 12 lb packer brisket that I have trimmed the fat and seasoned per the recipe. There is a good difference in the thickness of the brisket from on end to the other. When checking the temperature and...

I have never cooked a brisket and I am looking to try one this weekend. I saw that a local butcher store has the on sale at $3.99/lb (probably a little high but the convenience factor is there). I called the store and was told they are running about 16lbs average. I don't have a lot of people...

I must be getting old becuase this is about the prettiest site I can imagine waking up to: Unless of course it is this: Life has gotten in the way of my cooking this year. A couple of rib cooks but I have never done a brisket before so I made time this weekend to give it a try. Have a...

I decided to try my first butt for the fourth. And since I was only cooking one butt I decided to try it on my new BGE since it uses less coal per cook. I was fired up and cooking by 9:00PM shooting for lunch at 3:00PM the next day. At 10:00 the temp was 240. I woke up at 1:30AM and checked...

I cooked a chuck roast today and it was not fork tender. Looking for some pointers on what to do different next time. The plan based on what I have read was to cook the meat for 9-10 hours to a temperature of about 195. The last 3 hours the meat would be wrapped in foil. Here is what I did...

I've had a first cut brisket sitting in the fridge for over a week. It was time to do something with it today. I was pretty busy so I decided to wing it. I had some Slap Yo Daddy All Purpose rub in the cabinet so I covered the brisket with that. While applying the rub I decided to treat this...

I am gearing up to do my first brisket. I picked up something called a brisket at Stew Leonards but what I have is a first cut brisket. I will smoke it for a few hours for flavor and then braise it and move on I have spent the weekend reading up and watching shows on brisket and am ready to...

Had friends coming over for dinner last Saturday. Ribs and vegetarian stuffed squash were on the menu. I got the smoker going about 1:15 to get it up to heat. At 2:00 I threw on the ribs. I used the basic rub from Slap Yo Daddy's website and their basic rib recipe. I cooked them for 3...

I currently have two blue 22.5's and a red 18 Inch kettle and a 22.5 WSM. based on my experience with them I know there is a gap that a 26.75 could fill. The current 26.5 only comes in black and I was wondering if the older 26.75 came in colors and if so what colors. The 26.75's don't show up...

I decided this weekend That an 18 inch kettle would be nice grill to have when it is time to cook one steak for me and the wife. And of course a red grill is way more fun then a black one. This one has been on craigslist for a while, so I shot off a couple of emails and picked it up on the way...

I have a WSM 22.5 and love it. Often though I am cooking one rack of ribs or a small shoulder. I would like to find a way to burn less charcoal. It appears that my options are to get a ring from a WSM 18 and use that, use one of the mods that reduce the volume of the 22 ring or I could get an...

In the past I have been running the wires for my temperature probes through the top vent and it worked OK. It is a bit of a hassle when taking the top off during the cook. On my last cook I ran the wires between the lid and the body. I usually have a little smoke leak here and could not...

I purchased my WSM 22.5 a year ago and have enjoyed using it. My biggest headache has been leaks around the door. I spent quite a bit of time trying to reshape the door with little success. I finally settle on a tin foil gasket, it was simple to make, worked well and looked pretty bad. It...

My mother has been very sick and things had been very hectic so we had no plans for Christmas dinner. A couple of days before Christmas my mom started to stabilize and things were quieting down. We grabbed a large rib roast and I decided to fire up the smoker for Christmas dinner. We also...

I smoked a turkey breast today on my WSM 22.5 using the Apple Wood Smoked Turkey recipe on About.com. The turkey came out great despite an issue with the WSM. The problem I had is the smoker peaked at 290 degrees. At 150 degrees, I shut down one of the lower vents. At 180 I shut down the...