wsm 18.5

About a week before Christmas I had a great idea to do an overnight brisket to have for dinner on Christmas Day! Suffice it to say, that didn't happen. I did, however buy the brisket and ended up cooking Wednesday night! It's been a week and I didn't note the specifics pre-cook, but I'm...

On my last couple of cooks, I've been having trouble getting the temperature above about 210 degrees. I'd like to be cooking at about 250 to 275. I'm running with all vents fully open right now. I used to have to partially close off a couple of the lower vents to keep the temperature from...

We had our Thanksgiving celebration on Saturday this year due to scheduling conflicts. Our son smoked the turkey, so I decided to try smoking a brisket on my WSM! I've done a LOT of smoking over the last 40 years, and have had excellent success with everything else, but this was my first...

Hey All I recently came across an inexpensive but quite rough WSM-18. Since I dont like junky stuff, I of course would want to resore it as much as economically feasible. Attached are the pics I got that show a fair amount of rust inside and out. What ideas besides " a lot of elbow grease"...

I started Friday off owning two Kettles, Saturday my Mom picked up a used 18” WSM for me that I’ve got to go get from her in a week or two (small towns always seem to have the better deals). Then, I was going to bed Saturday night and saw a Weber Fire Pit posted on OfferUp. I need a fire pit...

https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/hsh/d/tampa-18-weber-smoker-and-master-forge/7131449294.html\ First I want to thank everyone. I've learned so much by reading the forums and your help has been tremendous. I'm a 2009 Spirit 310 and 2020 Premium Kettle Owner. I've been searching CL for a WSM...

Longtime lurker here (this may be my first forum post ever). But I got excited and had to post after finally fixing my temperature problems. The answer, in short - MAKE AN AIR BURNER! I had previously been using a cat dish with a hole drilled in it for a 1 inch pipe and held it to the WSM with...

Hello all, This is my first post here, and was hoping to get some sage advice. My sister in-law and her fiancee have asked me to cater their wedding in April; they want pulled pork BBQ and the "fixin's." I am trying to figure out how much meat I will need in order to feed 80 guests. I have an...

My favorite barbecue is whole hog, but I don't have the room to setup the full brick pit, so I've been toying with the idea of hacking it in my 18.5" WSM. I wont be able to get the full mixture of cuts, but I think that I can achieve similar results with a pork butt, ham, and breast section...

Never Used Stoker II Kit (5 cfm --18" WSM Adapter Probes & Bracket Combo) - $300 Firm Greetings, BBQ Pitmasters Brothers & Sisters: Selling a Never Used Stoker II Kit (5 cfm --18" WSM Adapter Probes & Bracket Combo) - $300 Firm. Why, you ask? Certainly a fair question. Read on: * Went to...

Hey All, I will be going to a July 4th Party and I wanted to make BB Ribs. Can i make them the day before and reheat on a grill ? If so how would i go about doing it or.... should I do something else? I have heard that grilling BB Ribs is hard and they come out chewy, maybe I misheard. Any...

Looking to buy a cover for my smoker. Also are there any alternative ideas for outdoor coverage?

I have built a PID controller using an Auber SWA-24X2C, Pt100 probe and a 25A SSR controlling a 6.5 CFM fan, (overkill yes but hear me out) to regulate temperatures for a myriad of applications with only one controller to clutter my shelf. Some application examples of this universal controller...

With summer just around the corner, I can't wait to sit by the lake enjoying some smoked meat. Unfortunately traveling with my WSM 18" it not the easiest task, especially in a van with a wife, three young children & a dog. I carted it up to my family's vacation home on Crystal Lake in Northern...

First off, this is a great site. Very Welcoming, I'm glad to be here. Hello from Sacramento I had a 3 rack plan for this past Sunday, but I felt I needed to prime it Saturday Night. So I did the beginner chicken. Whole, Cut in half and smoked for an hour or so. Went great until I lowered the...

I recently stumbled upon a recipe for Kielbasa, so I though, "What the heck! It's a great excuse to try out the grinding attachment that came with my KitchenAid mixer." It was also a great excuse to buy the Weber Smoking Rack! The grinder attachment did fine, but was a bit slow. I also...

Hey fellow smokers! So I have not seen much in the way of smoked veggies or other similar talked here, so I wanted to share my experience with making a smoked salsa. First, why am I making this, well for one, salsa is amazing and two we are having a salsa competition at work today, and I...

Hello All! Ok my 5th weekend with the WSM! This weekend was Beer-can-chicken. The day started with a trip to home depot! Plus I got a massive bag of wood for 75% off! Used the McCormick Sweet and Spicy Rub on the Chicken! Next for the Beer! Goodlife Brewing out of Bend, OR. Sweet A's...

My third weekend with the WSM! Hi all, so this was my third weekend with the WSM, we went to concert on Saturday so I decided to do a quick cook on Sunday. So I picked up some fresh Atlantic Salmon that was on sale at the local butcher. I followed the Salmon #2 recipe on the TVWB site. I only...

Hi All! Ok so my 2nd weekend with the 18.5 WSM was another success, according to my taste testers. Let me know what you think I had planned on doing chicken on Saturday and a low and slow pork shoulder on Sunday, but a surprise trip out to a friends cabin changed that. First Saturday at the...