Recent content by GB King

...when I got through, the thing didn't sit level and doesn't want to roll. I purchased the 3" swivel casters w/brakes at Harbor Freight that I saw recommended in another thread, and used a center finder and tape measure to place the holes in the legs. It appears that the caster stems are not...

Just picked up a NIB 22.5 WSM for $250 from some guy in the next town. He said he bought a whole pallet of mixed 18s & 22s on Amazon advertised as open box, damaged packaging & store returns. I got the last 22 and he has two 18s left that he is asking $200 each for. I told him we had to open...

If she got 3+ hours out of a firebox full of KBB she is doing real good for a cheap offset. I had a Silver Smoker and with the charcoal basket I built, I ussually got around two hours max on the initial burn and had to add wood every hour after that. Then I bought a much bigger, heavy duty...

I bought a couple of large rib racks at Academy which allow me to foil and put the ribs back in it in my 18.5 WSM. I can also bend a whole rack around and put each end in the rack, allowing me to cook two fulls racks vertical on each cooking grid.

I haven't been closing the bottom vents. I had actually thought about it, but I was concerned I might put the thing out. The last time, I was using the IQUE so I turned it off and closed the damper. Thanks for the tip.

I have the opposite problem. My WSM can be happily purring along at 275 and when I have to open it to make an adjustment (foiling) the fire gets a shot of extra air and the temp spikes up to 350-400 by the time I get the lid back on and I have problems getting it back down. This past weekend...

That's what I eventually did. Closed everything off for ten minutes which had more of a choking effect than I expected. All that air apparently got all of the remaining fuel going at once, which meant that I had a lot more coals going than I should have. Lesson learned - put the lid back on...

Set up for my second WSM smoke yesterday morning. Lit her up Minion style with a half chimney of RO lump dumped into the depression in the charcoal ring. Twenty minutes later, dead stable at 280, clear blue wispy smoke, everything is lovely. Put on ribs on bottom rack and sirloin roast on...

Since I can't seem to find a cover for my "new" CL 18.5" WSM, would a 22.5 kettle cover work since the WSM is considerably taller but smaller in diameter? I just need something to keep rain water from running down the outside and getting in through the vents.