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My 22 incher is out of round - most likely the middle section, but possibly the lid. Has anyone found any good tricks to force the section back to round? As is, I have to bang on the lid to force it into position and I'm sure it still doesn't seal particularly well. I'd like to avoid buying a...

I went to use my rotiserrie burner for the first time in at least a few years and can't get it to light. I followed the instructions - press down knob on high, hit click starter and hold knob at least 20 seconds until going strong. All I could get was a sputter of flames, nothing that would stay...

I've been using my WSM for 5-6 years now, but all at lower altitude - maybe 1400 ft. I bought a smoker for my dads house and am firing it up today, but his house is at about 7000 ft - very thin air. Anyone have any experience using a WSM at high altitude? Kingsford doesn't change but there is...

I've got a cook I'm starting tonight / tomorrow morning and IU'm looking for confirmation about timing as I don't often do multiple meats. I'm doing pulled pork and pulled beef. The pulled pork I have a lot of experience with - Costco boneless butts that usually take somewhere between 9-12 hours...

I've been making primarily bbq style stuff for years, but have an interest in making some Mexican styled smoked meats - especially shredded pork and beef for tacos. The dry rubs I make have been somewhat generic - mostly chili powder, paprika, salt, pepper, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, cumin...

We're planning a camping trip over Labor Day, and I have an idea for a makeshift grill / stove and I want your comments and suggestions. We have about 30-40 people going - mix of adults and kids - so need a good way to cook for a large amount of people and many types of meals. Here is my idea...

Wow, did I blow it. How do you adjust for approximate time to cook as you increase the amount of meat you're cooking? Prior to today, I've always cooked two butts (maybe 14-15 lbs Costco boneless) at a a time for pulled pork. Today I decided to double my butts (grand total about 30-35 lbs...

Searched and can't find a definitive answer... I'm itching to invent a bean recipe to cook on the WSM. I was thinking about cooking them for 6-8 hours underneath a couple pork butts to pick up a bit of the flavor from the drippings as well as some good smokey flavor. Separately I've read that...

Has any body tried dumping the ash and water/grease mixture from the water pan into a compost pile? Seems like it should work, but I can picture a few potential problems: 1) ash from K might have too much non-biological material? 2) grease from water pan might create too much odor in...

Tried spare ribs from Costco this weekend. Watched the videos, read the articles, but I'll be ****ed if I could find the membrane on those spare ribs. Anyone have experience with spare ribs from Costco recently - the cryopack version? One article I read indicated they might take the membrane...

There are a number of recipes and guidlines on this board recommending how much charcoal to use for various recipes. I'm assuming the overwhelming majority of them are for the 18.5. Is there an adjustment needed for the amount of charcoal needed to produce the same effect on a 22.5? As an...

First go on my new 22.5. I read it would take anywhere from 1.5 to 2 hrs per lb to cook butts, so I put on 2 butts (boneless) last night at midnight - both roughly 7.5 lbs. I figured it would take at least 11 hrs and probably more since there were two. The temp at the lid thermometer never...

How much clearance is required above and around the wsm? I have an area I'd like to put the unit with a low hanging tree overhead - the closest leaves and branches maybe 3 feet above where the top of the unit would be. I'm not worried about the tree catching fire, but do have some concern...

What is the capacity on the 18.5 for turkeys? I think I've read two 14# birds, but that the might need to be "flat shaped", which makes me suspicious. What about how big I could go for a single large bird? will it handle say a single 20# bird?

Is there any difference between the 2009 and 2010 versions of either the 18 or 22 wsm? I'm sure the differences would be tiny given they just made a minor change for 09. I wanted to make sure there weren't a couple small "bug fixes" in the 2010 that would be worth making sure my purchase is...