Bob Ivey
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Gavin, you might want to check this link. Sometime the same store in Sydney will be hosting Harry for more classes next year.
WSM 18.5" only option in Oz, is it big enough?
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GavinHealy
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Nice, thanks!
JordanRichardson
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I'm perfectly happy with my 18". I would not want bigger or smaller. A couple times a year I will cook for 12-15 families with it but at the same time I don't mind lighting it up for wing night, a couple 5lb beef roasts (for leftovers) or even just a single chicken and rack of ribs for the family but those quantities would look redicoulus on a 22".
A friend has the 22" and the trouble becomes charcoal efficiency. When you light up a machine that big you need to be planning a big cook all the time. Think 10-12 whole chickens or 6 pork shoulders to fill it.
Most recently I have done 2x22 LBS turkeys for Canadian Thanksgiving on my 18". A whole bird on top and a quartered bird on the bottom rack. We prefered the quartered bird but I "needed" the picture of a whole bird for posterity reasons. In the end a little meat prep goes a long way to maximize the grill. For example I prefer to portion my ribs into 3-5 bone in pieces for serving convenience. I can still fit a couple whole racks as show pieces. Even a big brisket will fit bent over a bowl on the top rack.
A friend has the 22" and the trouble becomes charcoal efficiency. When you light up a machine that big you need to be planning a big cook all the time. Think 10-12 whole chickens or 6 pork shoulders to fill it.
Most recently I have done 2x22 LBS turkeys for Canadian Thanksgiving on my 18". A whole bird on top and a quartered bird on the bottom rack. We prefered the quartered bird but I "needed" the picture of a whole bird for posterity reasons. In the end a little meat prep goes a long way to maximize the grill. For example I prefer to portion my ribs into 3-5 bone in pieces for serving convenience. I can still fit a couple whole racks as show pieces. Even a big brisket will fit bent over a bowl on the top rack.
GavinHealy
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Thanks for all the advice. Arrived by delivery today (very quick indeed).
Can't wait to fire it up, no doubt I will be spamming this forum with lots of beginners questions in the meantime!
Can't wait to fire it up, no doubt I will be spamming this forum with lots of beginners questions in the meantime!