Steve Birch
New member
beauty day - no wind , clear skies temp of 26C (79F)
being a novice at the WSM I went with tried and true - BB ribs from Costco, Memphis Dust Rub, few chunks of maple ( how Canadian eh - I've got more maple than I know what to do with) and Franklin's Regular BBQ Sauce.
Foiled the water pan and filled up with warm H2O - probably 4 liters .
Did the doughnut start, filled ring with Kingsford original charcoal, added 15 lit briquettes assembled and waited for temps to hit 240 or so. . Huge caveat , only had dome thermometer to work with. New digital is being considered.
Did 2.5 then 1.5 foil (with honey, brown sugar and apple juice) then 1 hour with saucing near the end. W.A.F. very high
BUT..to me it was a bit mushy..and I thought I used way to much charcoal for a 5 hour cook
So two thoughts ..
1. need a digital probe tout suit
2. water sure eats up the BTU's. Had it running with all three vents open (top was always open) and until the water level dropped could hardly get into the "smoke" range.
next attempt Ill do the exact same thing except run it dry - maybe add sand or a terra cotta saucer to the bowl.
Any other suggestions?
tks all
being a novice at the WSM I went with tried and true - BB ribs from Costco, Memphis Dust Rub, few chunks of maple ( how Canadian eh - I've got more maple than I know what to do with) and Franklin's Regular BBQ Sauce.
Foiled the water pan and filled up with warm H2O - probably 4 liters .
Did the doughnut start, filled ring with Kingsford original charcoal, added 15 lit briquettes assembled and waited for temps to hit 240 or so. . Huge caveat , only had dome thermometer to work with. New digital is being considered.
Did 2.5 then 1.5 foil (with honey, brown sugar and apple juice) then 1 hour with saucing near the end. W.A.F. very high
BUT..to me it was a bit mushy..and I thought I used way to much charcoal for a 5 hour cook
So two thoughts ..
1. need a digital probe tout suit
2. water sure eats up the BTU's. Had it running with all three vents open (top was always open) and until the water level dropped could hardly get into the "smoke" range.
next attempt Ill do the exact same thing except run it dry - maybe add sand or a terra cotta saucer to the bowl.
Any other suggestions?
tks all