I am in somewhat of a quandry here and could use some feedback. I have an older Weber Performer that I am in the process of fixing the clean out system. As it is Weber does not carry the parts I need for the older style bowl, so I had to buy a new bowl. With that my Performer will be like new, almost, and I can upgrade to the one-touch ingition system. The only bowl available now has the holes for the gas tube. So this may be the way to go. In any event my grill will work now. As for my other issue is this.
1.) Should I use my old bowl and top to build a WSM with the addition of a Cajun Bandit insert. Estimated price of project $350. Would need a new top for my Performer.
2.) Belly up and buy the Weber 22 1/2" WSM for $399
3.) Go whole Hog and get the 18 1/2" BGE for about $900 with some added dodads
Building would be fun although I'd rather cook. The WSM is less money and I think would allow me to do other things that I may not be able to do on the BGE, like smoke sausage in the vertical position. The BGE is also capacity limited when compared to the WSM.
What are the thoughts of WSM, BGE and Cajun Bandit owners.
1.) Should I use my old bowl and top to build a WSM with the addition of a Cajun Bandit insert. Estimated price of project $350. Would need a new top for my Performer.
2.) Belly up and buy the Weber 22 1/2" WSM for $399
3.) Go whole Hog and get the 18 1/2" BGE for about $900 with some added dodads
Building would be fun although I'd rather cook. The WSM is less money and I think would allow me to do other things that I may not be able to do on the BGE, like smoke sausage in the vertical position. The BGE is also capacity limited when compared to the WSM.
What are the thoughts of WSM, BGE and Cajun Bandit owners.