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Here is your best option in my opinion. https://www.hunsakersmokers.com/collections/weber-modifications/products/wsm-vortex-plate-plate-only I have one I used in my 14.5 WSM and now that I have a Weber Summit Kamado, I love the plate so much I've been using it on top of my coal baskets in the WSK.

Ultimately I think we are splitting hairs on the flame startup variants. lol. 1 minute, 5 minutes, it's not a huge difference in my mind. I use the chimney with the gas assist start and always have, so it's just a few minutes of gas to get it started. But, the point about the starter being so...

Pitmaster X on YouTube is a great watch.

It's how Smithey says it can be done and ours are really well seasoned. For me I always know it's done well when my wife makes cornbread and she just turns the pan over and the whole thing slides right out every time.

My wife has Smithey CI and they have directions to season on the stovetop. WAY easier than oven or grill. 1. Apply thin layer of oil with paper towel. 2. Put on burner on high until the oil is smoking. 3. Remove from heat and apply another thin layer of oil with paper towel to hot pan. 4...

That is completely reasonable. I also don't like the small propane bottles so I got a 5lb bottle to use just like the performer so that I don't have to fill it as much. But, I like the idea of a second charcoal grate.

Forgive me since I'm just an old kettle guy, but why wouldn't you just use the gas assist for 20 seconds just like you do with the torch? The gas assist is just a propane torch attached to the kettle. Lol

I have been using my gas assist starter with my Performer for about 10 years and I'll be using my gas assist starter on my WSK for as long as I can. Not using the gas assist is kind of unfathomable to me. Lol To each his own, but the act of having to get another method to light my coals on a...

Last night our daughter came home for the weekend. She wanted BBQ so she got BBQ. Pulled pork, baby backs glazed with a mix of Blues Hog Raspberry Chipotle and Head Country Chipotle. I made deviled egg potato salad, wife made baked beans and cole slaw. Used my vortex cone upside down filled...

So, our daughter came home for Christmas today and said she wanted BBQ so she got BBQ. Lol I did two pork butts and a rack of baby backs. I'm such a creature of habit that I hate just putting charcoal on the grate, so I decided to use my vortex cone upside down with the deflector plate. That's...

Yeah, I can't imagine the WSK is any different than the performer. About once a month I'll scrape it with the plastic putty knife, and I clean the grates with fire every cook. Lol.

OU football. I've been a season ticket holder since my freshman year in 1991. Prior to last year I had missed 5 home games since 1991. We moved to SE Georgia last year so I only made 2 games. Next year we join the SEC so we'll be going to more games. Get Bama and Tennessee in Norman and we're...

I bought a bunch of bags of the B&B briquettes when Walmart had them on sale last year. They don't spark or pop at all

Well, got my 5lb bottle and hose for my first cook tonight. I only did a small chimney of coals for some reason. Lol. Took a bit to get up to temp. Did fajita chicken. Dinner plate with pinto beans with hatch chilies, and my special Mexican rice recipe. Normally after a cook I...

Currently space is an issue and I decided to give the SSP Performer to my son who is graduating from the Air Force Academy in May. I already have a Q2000 ready for him since his first year or two he will be in temporary housing so probably won't be able to use charcoal, but he wants the SSP and...

So, I'm already really having a hard time with the thought of giving away my SSP Performer. Lol. I have decided to get a new 5lb tank and hose adapter to use on the WSK as an homage to the SSP.

Well, I was a bit more methodical as it took me 3 hours for the assembly. Took some pics of the perfectly clean and shiny insides for posterity. Comparison to my SSP Performer.

He did 8 fullsized pork butts. Used two fire bricks to hold up a 22" grate for a top level.

She's just as pretty from the other side. lol I now have plans for this evening. Got date with a shiny new Weber.

Then my only other advice is do what I did and get her a purse that costs the same and then you can get it. lol. It's not the most fiscally responsible way, but it IS a way.