WSM with oak fire

[f.j. tedford]

I would like to use the WSM with either an all oak wood fire burned to coals and stoked with wood a la offset style or a combination of the Minion method using Kingsford as the base fuel but oak coals as the starter. Has anyone tried anything like this?

 

[Jim Minion]

You need to burn down coals, you will find the the pit temps will spike a lot.
A WSM is not a wood burner ala offset, not enough steel to stabalize the temps.
You will find that burning the oak to coals will also give you less not more smoke flavor.
Jim

 

[f.j. tedford]

Jim:
Thanks for the input. I've got a supply of oak that I cut into large chunks to use up. I was looking for the best way to go through it. Maybe I will just use it as normal smoke wood chunks instead of as a main fuel source.

fjt

 

[Guest]

i used to use wood in a cheap offset and it was a lot harder to maintain but the food is much better in the WSM. i'm sure a good offset would have made good food also, but i've had GREAT results lately with just wood chunks and kingsford. it's up to taste but i find oak goes well with some other fruit wood im using.