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Just read this thread. Sounds like you did great for your first time. When I have done butts, I have used the juices in the pan to mix back into the pork after it has been pulled. It absorbs it right up and tastes great...

Thanks John. I am not as handy as you are, so mine are simple enough for a non-handyman to do. Some of yours you show some skill that I lack... ;)

Here a rack I did on the WSM at around 275* for 6 hours. Plenty of smoke ring and I don't use water in the pan. I really don't pay attention to the IT. After 5.5 hours, I start sticking a toothpick between the bones checking for tenderness...

Sounds like some Pork Chile Verde is in your future... Good job!

Sorry about that. I don't see any way to attach a document and I don't have any file shares where I could put it. If a mod can help out, it would be appreciated. Until then, if you PM me your email address, I'll send it to any that need it.

My first thought too... Looks cool, but no way I could do that. I'd end up with an ash tray like all my metal and wood shop projects...

That is so cool. Hope I can remember next time we do wings...

Did you reuse old coals and just add fresh to the top? I do it all the time, but I shake my fire basket first to get any old ash out. If you did reuse, maybe there was a layer of ash that prevented the coals beneath it from lighting? Just a guess...

Ok, it won't let me create a link, but the URL is there...

Water pan - To fill or not to fill? Not a mod, but another frequently asked question is about the water pan. I use mine empty but wrapped in foil for ease of clean up. I have a Terra Cotta planter base (also wrapped) inside the pan to help with temp stability when opening the lid...

Tables The following is not a mod that I have done yet, but something I am seriously thinking about if I can find a friend or a place to do the manufacturing. A fellow member from the Brethren, Smokesignalsfromtx, created a set of tables that attach to the WSM via four replacement garage...

Flame Thrower Another non-mod, but something that makes my smoking easier is my Flame Thrower or Weed Burner from Harbor Freight that I use to light my coals. I started out using a chimney, but I saw all the sparks from that when I was doing a late night cook, and it scared the heck out of...

Lid Hinge from Unknown BBQ The most recent mod I did was to install the lid hinge from Unknown BBQ. I was leery of the strain that this would incur on the barrel, so I checked with others that had installed it and after months of use they could not detect any strain. The hinge is heavy...

Pitmaster IQ 120 and Rainbox The next item is not so much a mod, but more of something to be able to do an overnight cook and still get some sleep. I bought the Pitmaster IQ120. It works great for what I need. I don't use it all the time, just those long cooks when I may need to sleep...

Fire Basket The coal grate and ring that comes with the WSM are great, but it would be nice to have a way to pick the whole thing up and shake the ashes off the partially used charcoal. A mod I saw showed how to create a "fire basket" with two handles just for that purpose. I later...

Replacement Compression Latch for the door When you get the CajunBandit door, you use the original door latch handle that came with the WSM. Unfortunately, with this HEAVY door, and the added thickness from the gasket, that latch wasn't going to last long. Added the Southco Compression...

Stainless Steel Door for CajunBandit.com While the gaskets around the barrel sealed that section up, the door still leaked pretty bad and no amount of shaping by my clumsy hands was able to get it to seal. Enter the Stainless Steel replacement door from CajunBandit.com. Since I had extra...

WSM Gaskets from BBQGaskets.com When I first got my WSM, I had a lot of leaks from where the main pieces fit together and around the door. While these may have sealed up over time, I was impatient and ordered the WSM gasket kit from BBQGaskets.com. 1. First I did a good scrub where the...

I have been trying to show some mods I did to my 22.5" WSM by linking to a thread over at the Brethren, but I found out today that you have to become a member to see the thread. So, to make it easier to share the info, I am going to create a thread here and link it to my signature. Before I...

Sorry, I didn't know you couldn't see the thread unless you joined. I'll create a thread here so it can be seen. Please look for a link in my signature soon with all my mods.