Musky-Hunter
TVWBB Member
I live in Chicago where temps for the next several months will be on average 10-30f, and it is the windy city. I've only used my WSM over the summer months so far. The last time I did buts I had trouble getting my fuel (Kingsford) to last more than 7hrs. I think I can attribute that to adding a full chimney to the Minion Method. I'm now considering buts next weekend overnight so I can keep my sanity and get some sleep.
Here's my plan:
Using the Minion Method with about 1/2 chimney on nearly a full ring of Kingsford I will shoot for assembling the WSM at 10pm. I will check on it to insure temp is stable and try to get to bed at 11:30. Sleep about 5 hrs to (5:30am) at which point meat will have been on 7.5hrs.
Will my plan work with winter temps in Chicago? Do I need to build a plywood shield to protect from the wind? Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Here's my plan:
Using the Minion Method with about 1/2 chimney on nearly a full ring of Kingsford I will shoot for assembling the WSM at 10pm. I will check on it to insure temp is stable and try to get to bed at 11:30. Sleep about 5 hrs to (5:30am) at which point meat will have been on 7.5hrs.
Will my plan work with winter temps in Chicago? Do I need to build a plywood shield to protect from the wind? Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.