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I am assuming you are asking, why the round knob. That is the original knob that came on the older WSMs. The new lever is a great improvement because with the round one it doesn't give you a visual indicator that you have the door properly closed. Believe me, there is no worse feeling than...

I just finished installed Nomex gaskets in my WSM using the newer RTV silicone. Although I did not measure the actual temps at the base, I don't think it is an issue. On my test burns, I felt the exposed silicon that were out the sides of the gaskets and the silicon remains solid and did not...

Had had this same thing happen to me using small pieces of lump left over from a previous cook that I put in a chimney. Lesson learned.

Finally finished getting the gaskets the way I wanted. I took Gary S's advice and placed the bottom gasket right below the rib on the bottom. Didn't do it exactly the same way, but this works for me. I also did a little bit of TLC on the bottom bowl with a big piece of smoke wood and have it...

Hey George no offense taken. As I mentioned earlier, I have had this smoker since 2005. It has always been a problem child in terms of running hot. I also could tell from the body and the lid of the smoker that I had a number of air leaks and areas that didn’t seal properly. Believe me, I...

Hey Gary, thanks for getting back on this. You are correct that I already moved forward on cleaning. I started out using some degreaser but got impatient. Ended up using a couple of cans of oven cleaner and let the pieces sit in the sun in contractor bags for a couple of hours. The middle...

I am with you Jim. I will just call it dinner.

I have done low and slow on my Performer with a probe mounted on the grate and have observed a measured difference of maybe 10-20 degrees at the lid, but my Performer is a 2008 model in which the thermometer probe is under the top handle facing the top vent. In other words it is going to be...

I have an older 18.5 WSM that I have used for a number of years fighting air leaks. Finally got around to ordering the Nomex gasket kit from BBQGaskets.com Since this is a well seasoned smoker, I am interested in how others who have done this mod to a well-used smoker have cleaned it and...

Great work. How did you configure the inside in terms of grates etc.?

Greeting from the Southside and to the great world of the mini WSM. Glad to have you aboard.

It has always been feast or famine at my local Lowes when it comes to Stubbs. Need to buy it when they have it because there are long dry spells in between. Fortunately they are stocking it at our local Wal-Mart.

That is a work-around for setting up a two zone fire on a one zone grill.

I have one of the Lodge grates mentioned above. Works pretty good on top of a 22.5 kettle grate for searing. Does not fit an 18.5 inch kettle which for me personally would have been preferred. One other option that no one mentioned was a Schwenkgrill. When it is folded up, it really won't...

I made the same discovery a while back. I use the Touch-N-Go on my Performer, but use the fire cubes to start everything else. IMO, they are so much less of a hassle than newspaper or paper towels and oil. I use two with both the regular chimney and full mini chimney. I only use one when...

I have no personal experience with Stoven Pellet Grill Conversion Kits, but it sure sounds like an interesting idea. http://www.americansundancer.com/stoven-barbecues.html

Can't speak to the Q200, but I have a Q100 that I picked up off a guy on CL for $25. It came out of a storage unit and needed a little TLC. Just added a Weber cart that I got from a guy also off CL for $20. The picture below shows it on its new cart along side the old B&D workmate that I used...

I love my Performer with the gas assist and I suspect that you may end up leaning that way. But I think you need to understand what it does and doesn’t do in order to objectively answer your question. The gas assist lights the charcoal and has it ready if you use a chimney at about the same...

I also shut the vents to save the coals after used. Once everything is definitely out, most times the next morning, I use some old tongs and a small garden spade and place the used charcoal in a plastic colandar and shake the ash from the coals. I then clean the rest of the ash and small coals...

I use Char-Broil cast iron grates on mine. They are less expensive and lighter weight than the Craycort grates. I do a lot of things on my Performer that make using the original Weber hinged grates more practical so I like to be able to switch between the CI and the regular grates. I also...