How do you reload your WSM's ?
I've only had an 18.5 WSM for a short time. On my first long burn I felt clumsy reloading the charcoal a double handful at a time. Whats a better way? Any special tools or tricks?
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I have a small steel shovel that came with a wood stove. It fits easily through the door so i can add lit coals in a practical manner.
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Use the minion method. That way you shouldn't need to reload. You should get 12+ hours easily on the 18".
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I have an antique ash shovel I got from my grampa's estate after he passed. Works perfect. |
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Do you use water in the pan? Consider wrapping the water pan in foil and using a substrate such as a ceramic flower pot saucer etc. We see these questions a lot. With the WSM, outdoor temp and wind are big factors. You can make a lot of adjustments with your vents too. It will take some experimentation. To answer your original question, I mounted Stanley garage door handles on my rig so I could lift off the upper part and and add hot coal if needed. http://i49.tinypic.com/4tvswo.jpg Can do the "Hot Squat" if required. Good Luck! |
With the smaller 18.5 I just lift the main body & cover off of the bottom, set it on a couple of boards, refill, and then place them back on.
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Re: How do you reload your WSM's ?
I use an old garden trowel.
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A old ash shovel, I'll find one.
I did use the Minion Method but maybe because I'm a new operator or maybe because of the blizzard I needed to add after about 10 hours. Although I could have been premature. I think it was about 15* F. |
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I share the OP's interest in reloading. I use my hands, a pair of welder's gloves and some old tongs. It works okay, I guess. i think the problem for me is knowing when to add fuel, and how much at a time. I'm thinking about getting an ice scoop for the hardware. But, I still haven't figured out when to add fuel, when I need to. CD |
While the door was open and the smoke and steam rolled out it was hard to see the charcoal level, a bright flashlight helps a lot.
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That's a nice looking piece of meat. I would gladly share some with you. That's funny, I just bought handles today but I'm getting old and i'm full of replacement parts. No hot squats for me. |
I made a chute out of a piece of aluminum I had. Bent 90 degrees and tapered on the end that goes into the wsm. Then I take a fireplace shovel, push the coals in the wsm to the rear and add the new lump on the front side by pouring down the chute.
Do not do this if you have unfoiled meat in the cooker as you will have dust. You really shiould do what they call the hot squat. That involves taking the lid and center section off and adding right on the coals in the ring. You need welding gloves as the cooker is hot and mounting Genie garage door handles on the middle section helps to do this. |
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