Recent content by Ali Mivehchi

I have the replacement doors from Cajun Bandit on my 14.5, 18.5, and 22.5 (without any compression latches) WSMs, and will tell you that they fit and seal (after my first cooks) like a glove. I will also tell you that Harry Soo has them on his WSM's (I had the great pleasure to experinec that...

Home Depot - Price match I just drove back from buying 5 x 2pk. bundles from HD. They honered Lowe's price with a proof of their ad - They DID NOT add an additional 10% disc. to the matched price however.

Hi Matt, My suggestion to you (like what has been said before me) is to go with the Gas Assist Performer. You should grab one now off of CL, before the grill season gets everyone else excited as well. If you miss it, stay patient and you will find someone (thats moving) that is selling one...

Dex, in my opinion the best temp. fix is to use a hex head bolt (~3/4 long - 1/4 #20 size maybe), fender washer, and nut to get your cook out of the way. Make sure to take the door (with a marking on its back with you to Home Depot or Lowes to make sure the fender washer is wide/ large enough...

Thank you everyone for all the kind words.

So last week I had sometime after work so I decided to build this with material that I had sitting in the garage. I intentionally decided to make it taller so I don't have to bend down.

Hi Drew, A great place to start is utilizing the search feature of this site and searching for pork shoulder / pork butt. You will find A LOT of great information as you wait to hear back from others, and the replies that you will receive will confirm what you have already read. Good luck.

Jeff, Great idea. I added Stainless Steel U-bolts to my Mini WSM cooking Grates since they are low(er) profile, yet serve the same purpose as your idea. Love the Turkey Legs though.... great looking.... I bet they turned out awesome. Have a great one. Ali

Hi Andy, What works for me is to use Home Depot's HD Over cleaner. I sprayed it liberally and then let the bowl and the lid sit outside in a trash bag (in the sunny San Diego) for 3-5 hours. I then get a grill scrubber (Brillo for grills) and scrub it, I then rinse it with garden hose, and let...

Hi Andrew, You have received GREAT advice already, so I am just going to share my personal experience with you on them. I have a 22.5 & 18.5 WSM (also built & use a Mini WSM). 22.5 - Accommodates Larger than normal cooks. I use it 2-3 times a year. Its HUGE, and it does use its own share of...

Hi Jeff, I dont know this as a fact (since I just cut one big hole with abpprox. 1" lap), if I consider the laws of physics and the small amount of mass difference between what you have already vs. cutting another 1/2" off, I would just let it be. You will be fine my man....Now Cheers :).

Jeff, The bottom rim on mine is less then 1" all the way around. I do have the Steamer rack(with holes) where the Manufacturer has it sitting, with my Saucer wrapped in Aluminum foil sitting on top of it. I have 2 cooking racks and my top one is approx. 4" down from the top lip of the Steamer...

Hi Jeff, I will be the first to respond... I researched and read up about Mini WSM builds A LOT before I decided to build my Mini WSM. I started with my SJ Gold, and switched over to SJ Silver just because of all the better airflow experience that folks had (and I did as well). My conclusion...

Thank Chris. You just saved me a bundle vs. Amazon by going thru Academy Sports for the order. I ordered 2 to stack them using a spacers.Have a great one.

Hi Tom, I would like to start with welcoming you to the Board. Secondly, I will share with you what I did (with research thru our Board here) to clean my rusty Cast Iron Grates. 1) Use a wire bush and clean off all the rust that you can. 2) I followed that up with Loctite 'Naval Jelly Rust...