Am I a bad human being?

Yes you have been. You should send the 22.5 WSM to me so I can make sure it is taken care of like it is suppose to. The poor WSM has never done anything to you!

Ahh maiden voyage, go with a Boston Butt, get your temp set and let it go. Go on and get a long good burn in. I did two boston butts and 3 racks of ribs on my maiden voyage this past weekend.

I know it's hard to get away from the Primo XL. I'm sure it will understand if you cook some butts on the WSM. If it doesn't, send me the WSM so you don't have to alienate the Primo. Lol! Good luck

tough problem to have bro!

IMHO I don't think you're a bad human being - you're just of too many minds . . .

I have found that briquettes work FAR better than lump in the 22.5" WSM. And - your thought about lighting just a few briquettes at the top of your fuel load sounds to me like that would be the way to go. (And thanks for the idea!) I normally load up the ring with a couple bags of briquettes and then start 8 to 10 briquettes in the chimney and add those to a small indent that I've made in the top of the fuel pile.

My first run on the WSM got away from me. I made two mistakes. First off, I failed to protect the brand new cooker from the wind. Second, I fired up an ENTIRE chimney full of briqettes to get the party started - two ideas that lead to the WSM being WAY too hot!

By the third or fourth cook, the tiny air leaks had sealed up and I have made sure to protect it from any wind. This weekend will be about my tenth cook on it. A couple of weeks ago I actually had a burn of over 24 hours(!) Pit temp was 270F at the 24 hour mark. This was using the Kingsford Hickory briquettes. I packed that fire ring FULL of those briquettes and started by lighting 8 briquettes in my chimney. It was heaven because my brisket took 14 hours to come up to temp . . . and I didn't have to touch the fire at all! Nice!

Have a blast with yours and let us know how it goes -

I hope this helps . . .

Orygun said:

Tell me more about your maiden voyage...lump charcoal or briquets? How were your temps? And most importantly....how was the grub?

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I used briquettes. (There were on sale at Home Depot). Started with the minon method. First cook so it was still nice and shiny temps held around 250-260 (after five or six good cooks, temps should hold around 225 I have been told).

As for the grub, might tasty See here

You will enjoy it. I wouldn't mind get a Primo one day though to try out.

No, if you were a bad person you would be my ex wife

Sorry if this is hijacking, but I have a question for the WSM users. How many butts can you get in a 22.5 in one cook?

not a bad person, just not a very good one

Use the WSM for a doorstop, put the groceries into the FEC100, "set it and forget it" then find yourself an appropriate beverage or two. You're not a bad person, merely misguided as the juvenile counselors say :loco:

Dear Lord, please forgive this man, for at least he has seen the errors of his way. Grant to him the strength, courage, and ability to fire up that WSM and produce a heavenly feast. Let not the WSM suffer rejection any longer, but be brought into the fold of dirty cookers, to the end that a tasty bounty might burst forth onto the dinner table. Amen.

Enjoy your WSM. I don't have a 22.5, but I bet you can get 6-8 butts on it...others will chime in, I'm sure. Don't forget to post pron!

chambersuac said:

Dear Lord, please forgive this man, for at least he has seen the errors of his way. Grant to him the strength, courage, and ability to fire up that WSM and produce a heavenly feast. Let not the WSM suffer rejection any longer, but be brought into the fold of dirty cookers, to the end that a tasty bounty might burst forth onto the dinner table. Amen.

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Amen.

Your a better man them I am. Mine's still in the box in my garage.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89583

I typically use briquettes in my WSM, but I doubt you can go wrong either way. I have used my torch, as well as the Minion method for starting it, both worked great. You will probably get additional temp fluctuation with a new smoker, might settle in a bit better when it gets some crud in it.

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Sorry if this is hijacking, but I have a question for the WSM users. How many butts can you get in a 22.5 in one cook?

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I smoked 4 on two different occasions, but it looks to me like I could do 8. On my next burn, I will tell ya.

I live just over the border and would be happy to come by on Saturday and relieve you of the burden that WSM has become. I'll give it a good home and make sure it gets used regularly. And it will never be lonely with all the other cookers that are around. :becky: