Yesterday I gave my brand new WSM 18.5" a dry run using just charcoal briquets. I used a weber rapidfire chimney with about 45 briquets to get the fire started. The thermometer rose to 250° within a half hour but that was it. I opened all the vents to maximum. I had no water in the smoker. I...
Hi Smokers,
I'm brand new to smoking and just got myself a WSM 18.5". I'm looking forward to smoking in the desert and am sure I'm going to have lots of questions.