Recent content by Sean Strugnell

Just got my new 22" WSM last week - early father's day/birthday present from the family (ok - I bought it for myself and told the family it was their gift to me). Before the WSM, I had been smoking on a Weber kettle using the firebrick method, and have had great success doing ribs and even a...

I have gone through three digital remotes this summer ranging from 14.99 to 59.99 and they all either did not work properly or failed after a few uses. I ordered the mav et 73 and although i have only used it twice it seems to work fine. Time will tell...

Yes - I am wondering if the hole for the propane starter tube in my Performer is the culprit. The propane burner tibe is in there reasonably tight, but I doubt it is air-tight. A lot of people are able to cook low with the bottom vents open a sliver, so perhaps they have the OTG or OTS models...

OK - here is the rest of my cook log: As per my earlier post, the butt plateau'd at 12:40. At about 15:15, I relocated the probe to an alternate location (a slightly thinner section of the butt, and it registered 175. Cooking at an approximate temp of 250, the butt temp did not progress until...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by TravisH: Personally, for PP, I'd let it get closer to 200º before taking it off. If you're going to pull it right away, you don't really need the...

After 20+ years of grilling with gas, I finally cowboy'd up and got a Weber Performer a couple of weeks ago. After a bit of a learning curve managing temps while grilling, I have been enjoying it immensely. I have made steaks, beer can chicken, sausages, hamburgers, etc. The usual grilling...