Mike Zlotnicki
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published some tips today.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1587510.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1587510.html
New grilling article
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how come you didnt mention the 200 coal lumps like in that maxim review article??
all kidding aside, nice general info on bbq
one thing, maybe you should make an article come winter about bbq in the snow and cold!! its an oft overlooked aspect of bbq. last winter i made our christmas turkey a smoked one on the wsm with snow covering the ground.
all kidding aside, nice general info on bbq
one thing, maybe you should make an article come winter about bbq in the snow and cold!! its an oft overlooked aspect of bbq. last winter i made our christmas turkey a smoked one on the wsm with snow covering the ground.
Mike Zlotnicki
New member
Actually, it's amazing how much difference the ambient temp can make in a long cook.
Good call on the turkey. The whole ribeye on the smoker (hot cook) is a family favorite.
Good call on the turkey. The whole ribeye on the smoker (hot cook) is a family favorite.
just about anything you can do with your kitchen stove you can do with a wsm. altho i do not recomend frying things. i am an adventorous sort when it comes to cooking methods.
i have been looking for a way to fry things outdoors and decided the wsm might make a good source of heat for an oil based fish fry. i had taken the bottom section of my 18" wsm and lit a chimney poured on top of a second chimney worht of unlit set the grate from my 22" kettle on top and successfully fried up some catfish and carp i had caught the previous day. everything went flawless and i had a blast sitting out on my patio frying fish and eating it right there sitting in a lawn chair with a huge glass of iced tea.
a few weeks ago i decided to reprise my success when the parents where over. i decided i needed more cooking space to make french fries along with fresh caught fish so i whipped out the 22" wsm and repeated the steps. with one major flaw...
setting the grate on a 22" wsm the grate is a LOT closer to the fire and the fire gets a LOT hotter due to the fact there is more fuel exposed to burn on the 22". the result of that experiment was a a lot of ruined fish and flames shooting up in the air nearly 15 feet and having to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. high heat and grease dont mix well.
i can highly recomend keeping an extinguisher handy and a good restraunt nearby for such disasters when experimenting.
i did have a good time with the 18" but i am not doing it again like that. i bought a coleman portable dual burner gas stove to cook fish outdoors. lesson learned.
i have been looking for a way to fry things outdoors and decided the wsm might make a good source of heat for an oil based fish fry. i had taken the bottom section of my 18" wsm and lit a chimney poured on top of a second chimney worht of unlit set the grate from my 22" kettle on top and successfully fried up some catfish and carp i had caught the previous day. everything went flawless and i had a blast sitting out on my patio frying fish and eating it right there sitting in a lawn chair with a huge glass of iced tea.
a few weeks ago i decided to reprise my success when the parents where over. i decided i needed more cooking space to make french fries along with fresh caught fish so i whipped out the 22" wsm and repeated the steps. with one major flaw...
setting the grate on a 22" wsm the grate is a LOT closer to the fire and the fire gets a LOT hotter due to the fact there is more fuel exposed to burn on the 22". the result of that experiment was a a lot of ruined fish and flames shooting up in the air nearly 15 feet and having to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. high heat and grease dont mix well.
i can highly recomend keeping an extinguisher handy and a good restraunt nearby for such disasters when experimenting.
i did have a good time with the 18" but i am not doing it again like that. i bought a coleman portable dual burner gas stove to cook fish outdoors. lesson learned.
Mike Zlotnicki
New member
Frying is pretty brave.
And yes, a fire extinguisher is always close by (as noted in the article).
The WSM is much more versatile than folks give it credit for, and there's much more to the grilling/smoking world than flats and butts.
And yes, a fire extinguisher is always close by (as noted in the article).
The WSM is much more versatile than folks give it credit for, and there's much more to the grilling/smoking world than flats and butts.