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Lawrence M beat me to it. I'd say another cast iron fry pan, sitting on a grill above the cooking pan, loaded with hot coals, would do the job without dropping ash on the food pan.

Howdy (again), Folks! I just started my first real smoke in the mini. It's a slab of St. Louis cut ribs that I had to cut up to fit on the one rack that I have at the moment. Here's my process. 1) Prepare the ribs by washing in cold water then removing the tendon on the bone side then...

Your posts in this thread - and those of others - are what encouraged me to build a mini. That and the fact that I already had a well-used SJS that I could start with and not have to modify it so that I can continue to use it as a grill. After some more experimentation and more heats and some...

Burn in Test Heat Results I did a test heat of my mini-WSM yesterday. There is a 12" terra cotta flower pot saucer covered in foil in the bottom as a diffuser and heat sink. I placed 24 unlit Kingsford briquettes on the grate (no basket yet) and lit 7 briquettes in my chimney starter. After...

The sound you hear is my open palm slapping my forehead! Great idea! Perfect solution! Thank you!

OK! I will compose a post showing the processes I've been through so far, but seeing as how I am so easily distracted, it might be a day or nine. FWIW, I took my SJS top with me to Wal*Mart and bought the 32 qt. IMUSA tamale steamer pot. I checked the fit of the SJS top on both the top and...

Howdy folks! I discovered a link to the mini-WSM build using a SJS. I was intrigued because I could use the final result as a grill or as a smoker. Well, tomorrow I will do the first burn on my almost-complete-mini. I've taken some pictures and will take some more. Has everyone seen all the...