Recent content by Dave from Chandler AZ

Thanks for the tip, Robert. Dave

I'm a newbie to the WSM. When I first put the cooker together, everything went pretty smothly after I finally, with the help of my wife, got the heat shield and legs on (also added casters so I could move the monster from place-to-place on my patio). Intalling the thermometer port was another...

Thanks, Charlie. I kinda figured that was what was meant by "assembling" but I wasn't sure and I do appreciate your indulgence in answering what was a pretty basic (if not entirely stupid) question. Thanks to this forum, I'm about to get the courage to fire up what some of my non-cooking friends...

I'm a newbie here. Just bought a WSM 22.5" smoker. This seems like a dumb question, but I keep seeing instructions to "assemble the cooker" after the charcoal is laid and lit. Does that mean the cooker has to be disassembled (the center section removed) down to the fire ring and then reassembled...

Thanks to all. I finally did what Jerry suggested and they were kind enough to send me a nag of screwsm must and fiber washers at no charge.

I just received my Cajun Bandit door. It does not prop open like the OEM. Altho the door seems to be a good tight fit, I plan to add Nomex insulation strips to the backside edges of the door.

I put casters on my 22.5 WSM and I love the way they permit me to move the smoker to the advantage of (or avoid) wind and move it under cover of my patio in the event of rain. Best mod I've done, aside from adding the Cajun Bandit Door and handle. I'm new to the WSM (moved up from an old and...

Thanks, Dwain - all they had was rubber and I can imagine the mess they'd make on the kettle once I fire it up. Thanks for the reply.

I'm in the process of assembling my new WSM. The parts included with the unit included the necessary screws, nuts and washers in a plastic bag. Unfortunately, the correct number of fiber washers needed weren't included (I'm 3 short). I hesitate to continue assembly without the fiber washers...

Great mods! Just took delivery on my WSM 22" and plan to use your mods before I fire it up for the first time. Dave in Chandler, AZ.

Great idea, Bob. That's a new approach I haven't tried yet.:wsm: Thanks for the welcome.

I've been using a New Braunfels Black Diamond off-set smoker since 1996 and just stepped up a notch to a 22" WSM (which I'm struggling to put together at the moment - I think you must need 3 hands to get the heat shield on!:confused:). I've been a user of the Minion Method for several years and...