BobJ
TVWBB Super Fan
I have a WSM 14 that I picked up early this spring. All my long cooks have been started roughly at 9pm, meaning I stay up till midnight or 1am waiting for everything to get settled in, then up a couple times during the wee hours to check things, and getting up for good around 6am. I'm looking for a way to make this less labor intensive, both at night and during the day.
Been considering a small Rec Tec pellet burner, but have recently been looking at bumping up to a WSM 18 and adding an ATC system of some sort as an alternative to the pellet grill. The main reason for bumping up in size is for food, ash, and charcoal capacity. I do enjoy working with the coal burner, it's just gotten to be too much messing around on these long cooks.
The small Rec Tec runs $600, which is roughly what the WSM 18 plus a decent ATC will run so price wise there isn't enough difference for that to be a deciding factor. If I go the ATC route I'll probably use it with the 14 for a while before getting the 18.
Wondering if folks with an ATC system are happy with the results, labor savings wise.
Any comments on one over the other?
Been considering a small Rec Tec pellet burner, but have recently been looking at bumping up to a WSM 18 and adding an ATC system of some sort as an alternative to the pellet grill. The main reason for bumping up in size is for food, ash, and charcoal capacity. I do enjoy working with the coal burner, it's just gotten to be too much messing around on these long cooks.
The small Rec Tec runs $600, which is roughly what the WSM 18 plus a decent ATC will run so price wise there isn't enough difference for that to be a deciding factor. If I go the ATC route I'll probably use it with the 14 for a while before getting the 18.
Wondering if folks with an ATC system are happy with the results, labor savings wise.
Any comments on one over the other?