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WSK in hand and ready to go! Time to get a ribeye for the first cook!


 
DanHoo said:
Very nice.

I am waiting for that rib eye though :D

Make sure to remove the plastic dog dish from inside the ash catch pan. It isn't obvious that its inside. Oh, and Weber calls it a coal scoop.
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There wasn't one in mine. Just checked. I wonder if these are the little differences with the Costco model. I also don't have the tool hooks on the side, but maybe that was an older feature. There are two hooks on the Weber logo plate, though.
 
so a couple of suggestions. maybe you've seen these already

Your ash catcher handle is on the left side of the front leg. I find having it on the right side is easier for me to get tosince I'm right handed. That's an easy fix, just pickup the lower kettle portion and spin it counter clockwise, just watch the insulators as they can fall out.

The second suggestion is to mark on the ash catcher the transition from the P section of the vent to the full open section.

There's a pic in this thread showing what I'm trying to say.
DanHoo

Post in thread 'WSK temp control issues'

here's a thread with some suggestions.

in post #10 I included this pic where I marked with a sharpie the settings of the lower vent compared to the opening inside the WSK.

The leftmost mark is fully closed. The second mark about an inch to the right is when the "P" portion of the vent inside is fully opened. To the left of that mark means it is closing off the "P". to the right of that mark the vent is starting open the larger part of the vent. My point in this picture is a small movement past the mark opening the P opens a lot more inlet air than just the P portion. I hope this makes...

Lastly, when doing low-and-slow, cover the deflector with heavy duty aluminum foil. it makes cleanup a breeze.
 
DanHoo said:
so a couple of suggestions. maybe you've seen these already

Your ash catcher handle is on the left side of the front leg. I find having it on the right side is easier for me to get tosince I'm right handed. That's an easy fix, just pickup the lower kettle portion and spin it counter clockwise, just watch the insulators as they can fall out.

The second suggestion is to mark on the ash catcher the transition from the P section of the vent to the full open section.

There's a pic in this thread showing what I'm trying to say.
DanHoo

Post in thread 'WSK temp control issues'

here's a thread with some suggestions.

in post #10 I included this pic where I marked with a sharpie the settings of the lower vent compared to the opening inside the WSK.

The leftmost mark is fully closed. The second mark about an inch to the right is when the "P" portion of the vent inside is fully opened. To the left of that mark means it is closing off the "P". to the right of that mark the vent is starting open the larger part of the vent. My point in this picture is a small movement past the mark opening the P opens a lot more inlet air than just the P portion. I hope this makes...

Lastly, when doing low-and-slow, cover the deflector with heavy duty aluminum foil. it makes cleanup a breeze.
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Thank you, and I did see these! I've been scouring the web (and this site a LOT) for a couple of weeks before pulling the trigger. I really appreciate all the knowledge you and others share.

I made the decision to put the ash catcher where it is. I tend to keep my dominant hand (right) free for other things while I can use the left for things like this.

Also, I see there are little round holes that seem to align with the smoke and grill settings. Does yours have these? I was ready to use a marker on my precious new toy before I noticed them.
 
Very nice. I’ve been trying to talk myself into one. YOLO side says just get it. SWMBO side says my Performer is good enough and does everything I need 😭

Hope you had a good first cook.
 
Amazingly, I went to two supermarkets and they were both out of ribeyes. Well, not counting thin cut (what kind of monster does that).

Reverse sear t-bones tonight. I'll only post pics if they come out decent!

Edit: this is my first cook on the WSK. Heavy rain messed me up yesterday.
 
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