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I have a question about smoke wood. I have been using cherry that I buy in chunks from a local source when I use cherry. Some time back I had a friend who cut down a wild cherry tree and gave me all the logs from it which I split and set up to dry. It's been over a year and it's about as dry...

I've got one wireless thermometer that's on my deck which sits in the shade, but it's on a deck rail post. Just checked it - 118*F (and I'm starting the WSM charcoal as I type this). Welcome to Georgia in July...

We bought something similar to the NuWave back in the late 70's called a Galloping Gourmet Perfectionaire hot air oven. I agree, if you have not tried these types of ovens/cookers then you are missing something. Not for all foods and styles of prep but they do have a use. Where a microwave...

Some great ideas here guys. I like the stand on bone end and skewer idea too. I was concerned about the edge of the upper section being hotter and have expieranced this when I overpacked chicken pieces in there right after I got my WSM many years ago so I remember and respect this fact. I...

Well, the best laid plans often go awary.... I have two bad discs in my back and today I'm down in the back again so the 6 shoulder smoke will not be taking place. I was going to try and do it tomorrow anyway, but the other staff insisted I not aggravate the situaition and worked a deal with a...

Thanks for all the good info guys. I pulled the two wire chicken stands out this morning to do a dry run and see how much room I will have. Looks like the plan is the use the chicken stand in the middle of each grate and then truss 3 shoulders with cotton twine to compact them as much as...

I've got some wire verticle chicken racks I was thinking of sitting in the middle of the WSM racks. Thought I would stand 3 butts up on each level with the chick rack to keep the middle open for more smoke exposure and bark formation. I guess the bottom line is I will not know if it will fit...

Ok, I've read it's possible to pack 6 shoulders in the regular WSM. I have a retirement at work later this week and we really need more than 4 shoulders so I want to try and pack in those extra two. Any special tips I need to know about? Will be using an older model 18.5" WSM with the...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BrianH: I am doing 4 butts overnight tonight for a big party tomorrow. Assuming they are pulled around 9/10am - is it better to keep the pulled pork...

I take one of those half sized aluminum chaffing pan from Sam's Club and bend the corners out making it into a disposable round(ish) drip pan. Sit this on top of the bottom rack and smoke on the top rack. The pans corners are compressed and if you pull them outward you can expand the material...

By the time you mix it with the apple juice, it is so diluted I doubt you could light it with a blow torch. It's not the same as spraying straight Jack or Scotch.

Anything special I need to know about cooking two 10lb half hams at once in a 18" WSM? I was talked into bringing two hams for a retirement luncheon at work on Friday, but have never done two "ready to cook" half hams at the same time on the upper and lower grate before. I will be using a...

I tried to smoke some jerky using a el-cheapo Walmart hotplate to heat an thick cast aluminum pot with a lid I found. Took the knob off the top of the pot and wrapped the lid with foil. Then poked a toothpick hole in the foil where the knob was. Smoked fine to start with then two things...

Sounds like a perfectly good excuse to run down to Sam's and justify a Food Saver to me Well worth it. The Q will keep a long time frozen in their vaccum bags and you can drop a bag in hot water to reheat for the party.

I was just talking with a smoking buddy about this earlier this morning. I've had my WSM a few years now and, yep... first time out I learned those tabs are hot!!! He said the same thing happened to him when he got his. First time smoking... ouch!!! I use my welders gloves or the tongs to...

Have you tried smoking sausage patties on the WSM yet? I did a while back after cooking some other meats (hey, it was hot already). Threw in some additional Apple wood chips and then cut a 2 lb Jimmy Dean "log" into 1-1 1/4" thick slices and put them on the top grate over the flower pot base...

I used two stainless steel fender washers (on inside and outside of the top). Drilling the dome for the gauge was easy. Drilling the fender washers was a real pain. In retrospect it was overkill. I thought I would never get them drilled out with the uni-bit step drill. The stainless flakes...

Great video Harvey! I look forward to seeing more (I also watched the Brat one).

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Don Marco: Jeff, its not too tall, its got the perfect height for me ( ~6 feet tall). </div></BLOCKQUOTE> How high is the top grate (can you give...

I have a 22" weber grill charcoal grate which I use when I put the charcoal ring in the lower grate position of the middle section for "normal" grilling. The 22" weber charcoal grate is a perfect fit and made to handle the heat of direct coals. I set this grate over the ring in the base and the...