LISTEN UP --WSM's

[Mike(Mi)]

Hello Brothers. I haven't been posting much recently, but I HAD to post this...

I took the day off. :D It is a glorious Friday here in mid-Michigan, sunny, less humid and cooler. I spent the morning at the range shooting a couple of my favorite rifles :twisted: and stopped to shop on the way home.

I just picked up a Weber Smokey Mountain in the box for $90 :shock: ...yes, ninety dollars, at a local True Value Hardware.... I thought it was mislabled or a great deal on a floor model, but they had 3 left. I don't know if this is a local thing, a True Value thing, or a Weber thing. All I know is I was real close to buying one last year for twice the price. If you are near a True Value Hardware store and have been thinking new WSM, check it out (your mileage may vary). I am basking (if not gloating) in my good fortune!

Congrats to the BBQ Bretheren team for Grill King cookoff!

[chad]

So very cool! :D

I'll be heading over to my local ACE/True Value tomorrow morning!

[parrothead]

Nice buy brother! I will check also.

[racer_81]

:-( Still $199 at the local HW store here.

[chad]

None at all ACE here -- darn! Plenty of kettles, etc. but not even one WSM even at "normal" prices.

But, I did nab 20# bag of Cowboy lump hardwood charcoal, a new 4 slab Weber rib rack (my old one was three and slanted), and a set of Weber charcoal seperators to use in my Coleman firepit/grill.

[Mike(Mi)]

Well, I'm sorry this didn't apply to a larger area. I do have some more info. My WSM is dated 1999, had a box price of $179, and now that I think about it, the box had, Oh, about 5 years worth of dust on top. :shock:

I guess this is just one of the perks of living in this BBQ wasteland. Most folks here would say .... "I want to smoke a turkey breast or some salmon twice a year, why spend $179 for this when that nice little red Brinkman over there is only $39?" :x The owner was probably trying to clean out his storage barn ...literally, its a small barn... and he found inventory 5 yrs old and said, "What the Fark is this taken up space for?...git rid of it!"

However, I'm happy to report that the unit works just as advertised, I put on a 6# chicken and 2 spares just to have an excuse to test it. I did a Modified Minion burn from the virtual bullet site and the darn thing hummed away, untouched, for 6 hrs at 240-245 at the lid vent and the Q was great!

$90 ........ I am too cool for words!!

(If anyone is from "around here" ....Darrell's Market and True Value, corner of N. Aurelius and Columbia.... :wink: )

[jminion]

However, I'm happy to report that the unit works just as advertised, I put on a 6# chicken and 2 spares just to have an excuse to test it. I did a Modified Minion burn from the virtual bullet site and the darn thing hummed away, untouched, for 6 hrs at 240-245 at the lid vent and the Q was great!

This modified minion thing makes me want to grab my nuts and walk away quickly.

[Mike(Mi)]

Whoops, never thought of it that way. :!:

[Heath]

Unich Mod. HeHe

[Neil]

Nice grab on the WSM. I thought I got a great deal on a NB Bandera for $248 until I read that one of the brothers nabbed one for $180!
N. Aurelius, hey Mike, are you in Lansing? Your location just says Michigan/Arkansas.

[parrothead]

This modified minion thing makes me want to grab my nuts and walk away quickly.

LMAO

[chad]

for 6 hrs at 240-245 at the lid vent and the Q was great!

$90 ........ I am too cool for words!!


I think I hate you! :D Great deal -- down here WSMs are harder to find - lots of kettles and Weber gas. The WSMs are available but you have to order them or ask -- I guess we grill more than smoke. Lots of ECBs on display though -- so yeah I think the $179-199 or so puts people off!

[jminion]

When I teach cooking classes we make WSMs availible for $140 to every student if they wish to have one.
$90 is a steal but at $180 it is still worth the price IMHO.

[colt45]

When I teach cooking classes we make WSMs availible for $140 to every student if they wish to have one.
$90 is a steal but at $180 it is still worth the price IMHO.$140 is a great deal as well... you going to teach any courses out east anytime soon

[Mike(Mi)]

YO! Neil. Yes, I'm near Lansing, south of town. Your picture reminds me of one of my favorite Q'ing positions ...usually later in the day. I've got a place on the Arkansas North Coast, just north of Yellville and cheap Ozark Oak lump.

(what is this continuing obsession with cheap? :shock: )


Don't I remember you having some Arkansas connection too?

[jminion]

Josh
Right now everything is in the West. but you never know.

[Neil]

Arkansas is where my wife bought me the Bandera. Her aunt and uncle have a little 150 acre spread in the foothills of the Ozarks just south of Heber Springs. We head down there every year around Memmorial Day. Beautiful area.

[Neil]

That picture was taken much later in the day after I won the Hell Lake Farms Rib Fest. Started at 3 am with 8lb brisket, 12 lbs spare and tips. The Gentleman Jack finished me off at around 11 pm with a nice summer rain tapping on the camper awning.

[Mike(Mi)]

We went through that area a few years ago on our way North from Memphis (in May). It is very nice indeed. :D We bought our cabin materials from a company near Greer's Ferry lake. You should go through Yellville on your way back next year. You can get 20 #'s of Ozark Oak for $5.98 at Harps Market. I load up everytime we go down ...can't wait till October!!