New WSM User

[Guest]

Just a note to the forum to thank them for all the info to make my first cook on the WSM a huge success! Did four slabs of Bryan babybacks (acquired for $2.99 lb) using the sand method, 3 lumps of apple and one lump of pecan wood. The 2 full chimneys full of Kingsfords kept my temp at 275 degrees - would not go lower with all 3 vents closed, HOWEVER, they turned out great and were fall-off the bone in 3 hours with a deep mahogny color. Sprayed with apple juice at the half time. Love the WSM - my favorite so far among my other 5 cooking apparatus'.

 

[Doug D]

On a hot La. day with no breeze you'll get quite a bit of solar gain, believe it or not. My WSM has its own umbrella for such situations-- and it helps with rain, too! Once you've gotten through some more cooks with yours, the soot layer that builds up on the inside will help conduct excess heat out of the cooker.