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I was wandering through my local mom-and-pop hardware store earlier this week. Of course, they had all their new grilling equipment on display, so I had to check things out. I saw a peculiar-looking grill, which I now know is the WSM.... I've been thinking of getting in to smoking, and I'd pretty much decided on a New Braunfels Black Diamond offset smoker. However, I just didn't have the energy to convince my wife that we needed another grill on the deck to go along with my trusty 20+ year old Weber kettle, my Weber Smokey Joe, and my cheapie Charbroil gasser <g>. The offset cooker was just too big....that's why the WSM was intriguing to me. We don't have kids or anything, so when I do Q, it's usually in small quantities. I've done some great turkey breasts, pork shoulders, and ribs, using my kettle, but I wanted to move up to the next level.
Anyway, I went home and found Chris's great web site, and, based on the rave reviews and the excellent help you guys provide, became convinced that I wanted the WSM.. I read up on the "tour" and the "tuning" section, and decided I gotta do it....when I went back to the store to buy it, they said, "Geez, this floor display is the only one we have...". Thanks to Chris, I was able to figure out everything was there, right down to the fiber washers in the middle section....the only thing they'd done wrong in assembling it was to put the access door on upside-down, and I see that even THAT might not be a major issue <g> ! Anyway, I got the WSM, complete with manual and all parts, for $139 ! A little dusty, but hey...I can wipe that off ! The unit has the old wood handle instead of the plastic resin one, so it's probably been sitting in the back, collecting dust. That's okay...I still think I got a great deal !
I look forward to firing it up for the first time this weekend...I have a hankering for some ribs....but all the "Do's and Don'ts" I'm reading here makes it a bit intimidating. Hey, I got my Taylor candy thermometer, my Pep Boys oil drip pan, my Kingsford charcoal, my Weber chimney, and Chris's web page, so I'm good to go...I just hope I don't join the "Water Pan Dropped On The Coals" Club <g> ! Wish me luck, and "Thanks, Chris, for a great web site"...
Dean...
Anyway, I went home and found Chris's great web site, and, based on the rave reviews and the excellent help you guys provide, became convinced that I wanted the WSM.. I read up on the "tour" and the "tuning" section, and decided I gotta do it....when I went back to the store to buy it, they said, "Geez, this floor display is the only one we have...". Thanks to Chris, I was able to figure out everything was there, right down to the fiber washers in the middle section....the only thing they'd done wrong in assembling it was to put the access door on upside-down, and I see that even THAT might not be a major issue <g> ! Anyway, I got the WSM, complete with manual and all parts, for $139 ! A little dusty, but hey...I can wipe that off ! The unit has the old wood handle instead of the plastic resin one, so it's probably been sitting in the back, collecting dust. That's okay...I still think I got a great deal !
I look forward to firing it up for the first time this weekend...I have a hankering for some ribs....but all the "Do's and Don'ts" I'm reading here makes it a bit intimidating. Hey, I got my Taylor candy thermometer, my Pep Boys oil drip pan, my Kingsford charcoal, my Weber chimney, and Chris's web page, so I'm good to go...I just hope I don't join the "Water Pan Dropped On The Coals" Club <g> ! Wish me luck, and "Thanks, Chris, for a great web site"...
Dean...