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Bryan B said " Scenario 2= do something I love 80 hours a week. Not have as fun free time for family/friends, etc. Risk turning my most enjoyable hobby into work and no longer enjoying it." You hit the nail on the head. I've been in my current field of business for going on 35 years. I neither...

What fun is smoking ribs, bacon, butts and briskets if you have to put your financial a$$ on the line with every meal. Heck...... just do BBQ because it's FUN, it's good food and friends & family love it. Once you bring money into the picture, all the "fun" goes right out the window.

UPDATE: I sent a message similar to my post above to the Weber Customer Service e-mail address this morning. To my surprise (or maybe not, since it IS Weber), they wrote me back almost instantly and offered to replace my Genesis cover free of charge. I sent them back a very polite "thanks but...

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Weber products. I currently own a Genesis e-310, a Smokey Joe (circa 1989), a 22.5" Kettle and a 18.5" WSM. But.... (isn't there always a "but"?) I wish Weber put the same type of quality into their covers as they do their grills and smokers. The rubberized fabric...

OK... next time I'll post pictures.

Ryan, I know how you feel. I got my WSM about 4 months ago and was a bit nervous doing my first smoke (Costco BB's). I've done a dozen or so smokes since then and here are some things I learned: 1. Have your meat at or near room temperature 2. Don't put the meat on the rack until the WSM is...

OK, so I'm not posting any pictures because after a while one charred butt looks like all the others. The same is true with the foil pan full of pulled pork. It all looks good, but pretty much the same. Besides, my camera has been with my daughter in Spokane for a week and she does not get back...

Is this a retrofit that replaces one of the existing bolts (used to hold the grate) or is there a dedicated hole in the new WSM just for this grommet?

Face it, at the end of the day most of us are amateurs and we don't do competition BBQ or have aspirations of having our own brand of sauce or our name on a BBQ shack along some local highway. So...... using leftover coals is perfectly fine and will work for almost any type of smoke you are...

I've never used the "Tinion" method, just straight "Minion" with about 15 or so lit coals of KC. I lay down about 1/2 ring of KC, throw in my wood chunks and cover with more KC. I throw in a couple more chunks of wood on top and sprinkle with the lit coals. It takes about 20 minutes for the...

I'm a newbie when it comes to WSM, but have done a total of 6 smokes of Costco back ribs (always with a foil-wrapped clay pot, no water). I usually just "set 'em and forget 'em" for about 4 hours at 225-240 degrees then for 30-40 minutes, I finish them with a brushing of Sweet Baby Rays. They...

I still use paper towel with non-stick spray. I use two sheets and about three seconds of spray. When done, I get a 6"-8" long "snake" of ash that I simply put in the garden and grind into the soil (it's just carbon).

I too am a serious fan of Weber customer service. I bought a new Genesis 310 about fours ago and the grates just didn't fit right. I couldn't tell if it was the firebox or the grates so I called Weber. They sent a service rep out a few days later with (1) a new set of grates and (2) a new...

Bernell, I'm a "newbie", but I've done three butts (2-6 pounders with bone-in and a Costco boneless 8-pounder). They all cooked differently, but generally about 1.25-1.5 hours per pound at about 230-240 degrees. I use a Maverick and cook to an internal temp of 195. At that point I take it...

Neil, FYI, I am of the "no water", "foil wrapped clay saucer" school. I re-wrap it every other cook. I always take the full slab of ribs (Costco, vacuum-packed back ribs) and cut it in half before smoking. You can usually fit four half-slabs on the top rack of an 18.5" WSM. In fact, I...

I have been a Foodsaver junkie for about 10 years. I buy all my meats (not just the one for the WSM) in large quantities from either the local butcher or Costco. We have the luxury of having two full sized freezers in the garage (one upright, one chest), so there's plenty of room. One freezer...

There are a number of "adhesive removal" products on the market that should work quite nicely. "Goof-off" is my product of choice. It will not harm the surface of the WSM and should remove all of the melted plastic with just some light rubbing. Make sure you follow the directions! I've used...

I'm a "noob" having only been smoking on my WSM for about three months. But I have always reused the leftover coals. I keep anything that does not fall or get caught between the grates after giving the rack a good shaking. I just leave them on the grate, re-assemble the WMS, open all the...

I will be smoking a 8 lb butt on Saturday for a back yard pulled pork party on Sunday afternoon. Doing an overnight smoke just isn't proper "good neighbor" etiquette with all the open windows in the summer. While I personally would have no objection to the smoking aromas wafting into the house...