Recent content by Donna Fong

I guess I'm going too now. I'll have to introduce myself to you in May!

Congratulations James. You'll have to share your experience with us. I'm curious what it's like.

Hi Mike! Thanks for the question. I might. I thought I couldn't at first but then I realized that there are directors like Chiles Cridlin, Paul Buob and Thomas Gearhart who regularly compete. David Qualls use to compete but I don't know if he does anymore. I don't think it complicates stuff but...

Thanks Bob!

I wish I detected a spike in temperature but I never did. It was floating around 290 to 280, which maybe a bit high but I've cooked at those Temps before without a problem. Maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention.

Thank you for all of the suggestions. I should have waited longer but sometimes I don't wait and it is fine. I have handmade wool blankets for my wsm in all 3 sizes but didn't use them. Sometimes when I use them, I feel like the wsm doesn't get enough room to breathe and it gets too hot so I...

Mike, You nailed it. Thank you for your support. Donna

Hello, I recently cooked a choice brisket in cold weather. It was 28F, which for me, is the coldest weather I've ever cooked. I got a complaint that my brisket was too smokey. I haven't gotten that complaint in years. The only thing that I did differently was to add 2 blocks of wood...

Thank you Chris so much. The Virtual Weber Bullet has been a wonderful part of my bbq journey. I was foiling my water pan this morning and thinking of you Chris many moons ago at Dana Point when we cooked together. Folks here are part of my BBQ family.

I'm cooking a brisket for family in Seattle. It was 28F at 6am and only 3 degrees higher after 5 hours. But the 18"WSM doesn't mind one bit.

Hi everyone, It was a great contest. Small Axe from Portland won. It drew from all over the state and nearby states too. We had a master judge from Minnesota in the tent. Tracy Allen and I staffed the Ambassador tent, I table captained the pro division and judged the backyard division...

Hi everyone, I have a friend who has a disabled sibling in Riverside, CA. He occasionally travels down there to help. He's headed there this weekend with his brother and would love to cook bbq for the family on these occasions. Does anyone have a used 18" WSM in the area that they are...

Thank you so much everyone! I forwarded all the suggestions to my friend.