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Do not clean the ashes from the ash catcher until you are certain they are out. I wait until the next time I need the grill so it's normally the next day at the earliest. Some people go a couple days. I just use an old plastic grocery store plastic bag to dump the ashes and put them in the...

Just be careful about your grill brush. My wife was one of the unfortunate ones to swallow a piece of metal from a wire brush. We were lucky but it could have been serious. I now use a plastic brush and clean my grate before heating.

I use B&B charcoal in my WSM. It does have a different odor than Kingsford and I found it doesn't light as easily but it burns hot and lasts a long time. I typically use Kingsford in the kettle bur lately I've been using one of the Royal Oak varieties. Before each cook I use sweep out the ash...

I replaced my porcelain grates on my spirit with the 7 mm stainless steel grates as well. I like them much better. I could not justify the cost of the 9 mm ones.

If I sauce ribs I just apply it directly from the fridge and brush it across the top. I never gave it a second thought.

I cook mine to 205F. By then it's normally tender. I've tried cooking to 195-200F but's never been tender enough. However, I still check for tenderness even at 205F just to be safe. On my WSM I normally get the temperature between 240-270F and wrap around 160-165F. If I don't wrap I get too...

Personally I would not. If I'm going to spend all day cooking it I would get at least 5 lbs and more likely two small ones to cook at the same time. I wait until the cost is $1.99/lb or less and freeze a couple for when it's time too cook more.

The chunks are for my WSM not the pellet grill. I was trying to replicate what I was familiar with using that pellet blend.

I don't have a Costco membership. I purchased a small zgrill based off your recent posts. I got it for less than $300 from Lowes in May. No fancy bells and whistles. I'm using a 3:1 mix of a bear mountain blend (Red, White, and BBQ (oak/hickory) from Lowes) with Pitt Boss apple blend. On my WSM...

Looks great! Did it have much smoke flavor? What kind of pellets did you use? I recently got a pellet grill to use when I didn't want to get dirty with charcoal using my WSM. My first attempt with a pork butt needed more smoke flavor.

Pictures of my WSM notch or the hook on the 4x4. I didn't realize you replied back? The hook is so I don't have to put the lid on the ground or table.

I used a quarter inch angle grinder. Just make sure you have eye protection and take it slow. I needed a small file for the edges. It will leak a bit of smoke but compared to the top vent it isn't worth worrying about. You can always try the side grommet first and if you experience any issues...

1. My thermoworks probes do not easily fit through the weber grommet and mine actually split from pushing the probe through. 2. If you need to remove the lower grate the probes get in the way. 3. It's not fun pushing the probes out when you are finished while the WSM is still hot. I put my...

I recently got a small pellet grill for cooks when I didn't want to deal with charcoal. I had the same experience coming from my 14 inch WSM. For ribs I used the smoke setting for one hour before turning up the temperature to 250F. That added a nice subtle flavor. I found this out my mistake...

Thanks Chris! I sent you my information.

Is it registered? I had a small scratch on my kettle lid. I called weber and they sent me a new one for free. If your lid is still under warranty you can always try.

I had chicken turn out green. It was due to the chicken being sick. I never had this with pork.

I use ThermoWorks probes and I cut a notch in the midsection. It works great. On my performer I do run my probe through the vent without issue but this is because the performer has a lid holder. I would not advise this on a WSM but you are free to try. When I remove the lid I put the lid on a...

I'm considering using my old lid and bowl as a fire pit.

Good news. I contacted Weber and they agreed to send a new lid free of charge!