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When the fan is off, it's the same as having all the bottom vents closed. It's been fully off for hrs. I may try dragging it into the shade a few feet away. Thanks

Hey all - relatively new to this game, but have gotten 10 or 15 cooks in on my wsm. The problem is, all of my cooks have been in relative winter temps. I've had no problems at all maintaining temps up till this point. Last night I loaded the ring with stubbs briquettes, started about 3/4 of a...

I have two butts going on my wsm with this recipe right now, it is hopefully truly going to be a GOOD Friday! First time trying this. From what I have read and know about myself (i don't like things too salty) I omitted the 1/3cup regular salt and just went with the garlic salt, and a bit shy of...

What kind of smoker? Thanks

Dave, I have the same book and that's when I first started noticing the pan vs grate method. Thanks for the replies. I just threw a rack of baby backs directly on the grate and the cyber q app shows 247F pit temp...Life can still be good when it's 23F outside :) COME ON SPRING WEATHER ALREADY!

Hey all. I'm new to bbq'ing and my WSM - but wanted to ask a question that keeps popping up in my mind. To cook on the grate or in a foil pan? When I watch shows like bbq pitmasters and read around the net, I see many people smoking their meats in foil trays rather than directly on the grates. I...

Thanks for such a warm welcome guys. I did my first ever cook yesterday and the cooker is going with a pork butt and a rack of back ribs as I type! I can already tell this is going to be a very fun hobby!

Hey all - just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I live in Cleveland, OH and just recently got my first ever smoker, a 22.5 WSM and am very excited to be taking on such a rewarding new hobby! I look forward to interacting with and hopefully meeting some of the folks on this board - it...

I eventually got my trial run done - although it wasn't the standard foodless 'seasoning' run of the smoker I had intended. While rooting around the basement for something, I discovered that the past homeowner had left - much to my excitement - five 40lb bags of hardwood lump charcoal! I know...

What is the feeling about cooking meat directly on the grates versus in foil pans? Just in browsing Myron's book I notice that in many cases he is smoking in pans. What are the rationales on both sides of that fence? Obviously it would be a lot cleaner to cook in a pan..

Great work, looks awesome..reminds me of the hopped up diesel pickups with stacks.

That looks fantastic. I'm not an engineer or physics expert...so can you explain why the stand is necessary vs just installing castors into the legs that the smoker comes with? I know I've seen folks do that...is it unstable?

Thanks! Seriously, you guys are awesome! The learning curve is dramatically shortened with this site. Is there an environmentally conscious way to dispose of ash? I have a big yard with woods in the back...am I killing flipper if I just dump the ash in the woods/should I throw it in the actual...

If anyone has a favorite vendor here within the west side market or elsewhere for pork butts, ribs, or whatever - please let me know. I'm new to Q and live in Cleveland.

Awesome ClintH, I am going to definitely borrow that one!

Thanks Tom - great suggestions. Does everyone discard/refoil their water pan and clay (if you use one) for each smoke? I did pick up a couple rolls of foil already. Are there any go-to containers for cyberq's that fit well that anyone's aware of? Great idea on the hot water drain basin. Also...

Thanks..I'm going to use an outdoor rubber mat underneath. I just lit my first ever chimney, it's just getting fired up on the grates of our gas grill, exciting. When you guys use a foiled clay saucer, are you using that instead of the water pan or in addition to the water pan? Just setting it...

Great advice Bob and Chad, thank you. I picked up some charcoal last night and am going to assemble and do a foodless trial run this afternoon if I can find time. It sounds like I need some food handling gloves as well as some grill gloves/welder gloves. When all is done is there a tool...

What are most people using the gloves for? I was expecting something more like hot pad holder gloves and then when I saw the link they were shiny/the guy was handling the food with them. When will I need them most? Are there other essential tools I need?

Chad, thanks for all the great tips! Is there a certain size or type of clay flower pot base that I should look for at lowes/hd? Is terra cotta the same as 'clay' ? Great info on the number of briquettes to put in the chimney..wasn't quite sure on that one. Are most folks who are minion'ing...