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Completely agree with the posts on using bolts. If I were to buy bricks I would buy fire bricks - thinner and... why not? That said in the past I've used both regular bricks and granite driveway pavers - aka: belgian block. Wrapped them in aluminum foil to be safe. A side benefit of the...

Hi. Haven't done this in a very long time and am wondering what people's thoughts are. Need to cook a 14 lb packer and an 8 lb back cut (point and flat under the point) at the same time next weekend. Packer will be on bottom rack. Back cut on the top. Does it take any longer to cook two...

OK. Let's have a little fun.... I'll do 2 at once next weekend. I'll do 1 up and 1 down at the same time. I'd originally planned to do a 20+ lb packer but my butcher came up short getting anything over 15lbs. I'll do this: - 14 lb packer. Fat side down. Bottom rack. I...

brussel sprouts. will eat anything else reagardless of whether it's moving or not (except for eggs don't ask) But please. No brussel sprouts.

Frank, I have an 18.5" WSM and bought it way before the 22.5 was available. We've learned how to add a third rack for the cook and I've used it with good results. I particularly like it for mixing ribs with brisket as when you put the brisket on the bottom the drippings from the ribs...

Fat cap down. Only trim off the hard fat. About 10 years ago I hesitantly posted on this board asking for Best Practices for Smoking a brisket for a rookie. A guy named Jim Minion bothered to answer, that's what he told me, and I've followed his advice ever since. I'm indebted to Jim...

For what it's worth the drippings from the top brisket can act as a baste for the bottom. Although, given you were able to fit both on one rack that's probably what I would have done too. Out of curiosity how long did they take? Always wondering whether cook times with two briskets is...

Great idea. That sure works for me. I bet those bricks act as a nice heat sink to help control the temperature too. Not 100% sure if it would work in Jennifer's mini given the size but.... wow.... great idea. Is that one brisket or two in the middle picture?

No problem. Keep an eye peeled on Friday the 26th. I'll probably start that cook around Noon Eastern. Since we're a touch off topic I think I'll start a new thread. Something like: How to cook a 22lb brisket in an 18.5" WSM.

Sorry. No. Wish I did. Maybe this will help. Here's the basic idea of how to do it. A brisket kind of looks like a triangle with one of the points cut off. - Take about 5 or 6 feet of butcher's string. This is probably a lot more than you're going to need but first time you don't...

Hi Jennifer, I've been cooking 20+pound briskets on my 18.5" for a while now with good results. Two techniques you might consider on your mini. I've used both successfully. Occasionally both at the same time: 1. Tie the long ends of the brisket with butchers twine so it forms a U...

*Laughing* Aw shucks. Didn't know anyone would care. Strangest brisket I've ever cooked. The point section was actually really good. Nice bark. Nicely moist. The flat was a completely different story. Pot roast would have been an improvement. It was somewhere between oatmeal and...

If you decide to do the chicken and ribs together, at the same time, I believe you'll want to put the chicken on the bottom rack and the ribs on top. If the chicken juices run off into the ribs they could prove a health hazard unless you leave them in until the bird gets to a safe eating...

It was a little over 16 pounds. I shoot for a cook at 225. As a really general rule of thumb I usually figure about 1.25 hours for the smaller ones and 1.5 hours for the larger ones. With the larger ones I give myself a bit of extra time as well as I've seen them take much longer...

[Hi gang. First post in a while. Nice to be back.] All the years I've been doing this I've never had a brisket take off on me like this. Wondering if I'm handling it the right way? Put a 16 lb packer on last night around 8:30PM. Target serving time is 7:30PM tonight. Pit temp was steady...

Hey thanks Ray, This is turning out to be easier than I thought. I was able to fashion a fitting for the non pointed end of the spit using some brass plumbing fittings. The transmitter will sit on the end using velcro. Only thing I'm missing is some high temp silicone tubing and I'll be all...

Hey thanks. Got the Summit set up today but my mod will need to wait. Unit came in without the spit. Weber's sending one out though. Gotta' love their customer service. So Ray, just so I've got it straight, you filed down the walls of the grill right? Not the collar? Not sure but I...

Wow. That would work for sure. I have something much simpler in mind. Wonder if I'm missing something. I'll know more this weekend.

That might work. S-670 just came today. Haven't unboxed it yet but got a look at the notch for the spit. There's a lot more room than I thought. I think I know how to rig this up pretty easily using some really inexpensive parts I've used in the past for engine modifications. Will...

Saw that. Thanks. Feedback, some of it on this board, is that the collars don't fit Webers. Recommendations reported from Maverick are to file out or drill out the spit hole. Not something I'm interested in doing to a yet to be unboxed Summit. I'd be really interested in your mods. I...