putting down the lid

[JasonQuevada]

sooo where do you guys put the lid when you're doing work with the lid off? ha my deck railing and floor are starting to get a little greasy from putting the lid down all over the place...

 

[ChuckO]

I make my wife hold it

 

[THoey]

I believe there is a mod here that is a hinge for the lid. I haven't done it yet. I set mine on the deck rail. It's an old deck that we plan to replace soon. I'll have to figure out a better plan when that happens.

 

[Dwain Pannell]

Some use a drip pan. Some use a hanger. I've even seen a cpl 2x4(s) hinged together. I use a grill pad.

Here are some ideas: http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/lidholders.html

 

[Pete in PG]

James Lake has a nifty idea here..... http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?487...ap-lid-holder&highlight=hinged+wsm+lid+holder

 

[Tony A]

Unknownbbq.com has the best mod ever, a stainless steel bolt on hinge. Absolutely worth every penny. It locks open, comes apart if needed, it's stableand awesome. Only drawback is it takes two hands to shut it, no biggie there.

 

[Jeff Hochheimer]

I lay a 4x4 piece of plywood next to the smoker. It has a collection of grease rings in it, it's getting to look like a spirograph drawing.

 

[BJSteere]

When I smoke I usually do it on my driveway, so because of this I just set it on the cement lol. I know bad practice but I figure the heat would kill off any bacteria which might be caught.

 

[Don Reed]

I have an older grill that I'm slowly converting into a grill cart that I roll out next to my WSM, just open the lid and set the WSM lid inside where the grate is.

 

[JasonQuevada]

sounds like everyone has their own little way. thanks for the help!

 

[E Mann]

I just leave it hanging on the smoker! The lip of the mid-section holds the handle. Best part of this mod is that it's mod-free!

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[Dave Russell]

Unknownbbq.com has the best mod ever, a stainless steel bolt on hinge. Absolutely worth every penny. It locks open, comes apart if needed, it's stableand awesome. Only drawback is it takes two hands to shut it, no biggie there.

Why does it take two hands? Neither of mine do. I wonder if they changed the design before I bought mine.

 

[BJSteere]

Excellent "mod" I guess I never thought of this one. Ill have to try it tonight when I smoke up some ribs!

 

[Jeff Padell]

 

[Caesar Hatami]

When I smoke I usually do it on my driveway, so because of this I just set it on the cement lol. I know bad practice but I figure the heat would kill off any bacteria which might be caught.

I cringe when I see people do that. That cement is eventually going to chip away at the enamel on the rim of the lid and cause rust.

 

[Dave Russell]

I cringe when I see people do that. That cement is eventually going to chip away at the enamel on the rim of the lid and cause rust.

Yep. Before both of my wsm domes were on hinges I used the same round piece of plywood that I used for my UDS lids.

 

[BJSteere]

I cringe when I see people do that. That cement is eventually going to chip away at the enamel on the rim of the lid and cause rust.

Never really thought of that, Eventually I was hoping to purchase a fold away table.

 

[Jeff Hochheimer]

I cringe when I see people do that. That cement is eventually going to chip away at the enamel on the rim of the lid and cause rust.

I'm not so sure. Given that the rim tends to have a coating of fat on it I don't think it'll really get exposed to the elements. Sort of like notching the top for temperature probe wires, they get a 'protective coating' pretty quickly.

 

[THoey]

This thread and the other similar to it have led me to order the hinge for my lid...

 

[Dave Russell]

I'm not so sure. Given that the rim tends to have a coating of fat on it I don't think it'll really get exposed to the elements. Sort of like notching the top for temperature probe wires, they get a 'protective coating' pretty quickly.

Maybe so, but who wants to chance leaving a greasy ring on their patio or driveway?