Weber 22.5 vs smokey joe for burgers/steaks/pork chops

Trumpstylz · 01-16-2013, 07:43 PM

Which do you generally use more? I rarely use my smokey joe, but maybe I should start.

Harbormaster · 01-16-2013, 07:56 PM

Gotta family of 5 I cook for, three of them being teenage boys.

22.5 is the go to for me.

I have 5 Smokey Joes in the shed. They don't see much use.

Bludawg · 01-16-2013, 08:17 PM

Cooking fro 1 or 2 the SJ 3 or more 22 OTS

djoseph74 · 01-16-2013, 08:20 PM

Honestly my smokey joe hasn't been used once since I got my 22.5" kettle.

mbshop · 01-16-2013, 08:34 PM

just depends on how much you want to cook. i find that the sj is fun at times. but since i got my go anywhere i use that the most. but if i'm cookin up a big dinner then i use the 22.5. thats why its fun to have all these grills.

hogsfan · 01-17-2013, 06:03 PM

I really depends on what your cooking and whether or not you use a 2 zone fire. It's funny how grill size perceptions vary by company. The Smokey Joe is considered tiny by most people but if it was a big green egg, it would be only slightly smaller than a medium. BGE makes 2 sizes smaller than that.

HankB · 01-17-2013, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hogsfan

I really depends on what your cooking and whether or not you use a 2 zone fire. It's funny how grill size perceptions vary by company. The Smokey Joe is considered tiny by most people but if it was a big green egg, it would be only slightly smaller than a medium. BGE makes 2 sizes smaller than that.

What's the proximity of the charcoal to grate in the BGE? In the SJ they're pretty close is any kind of indirect is really difficult.

OTOH, a tamale pot changed the equation entirely. For grilling a 22.5 is my first choice but I do a lot of small smokes and similar on the mini-WSM. Most recently it held the fourth eight pound chicken that I thought would fit the top grate on my 22.5 WSM.

dadsr4 · 01-18-2013, 10:33 AM

The same number of coals that you would use in a SJ allows you to have a coal free safe zone on a 22.5 grill. You can move rare cooked meat to this area to keep warm while cooking other meat more. I run into this situation all the time.

Ole Man Dan · 01-18-2013, 10:43 AM

I'm one of those guys whose Smoky Joe saw less and less use, until I gave it to a neighbor.

I can use my Kettle as easily as I ever did with the SJ.

I've got several other cookers and smokers, so the SJ became expendable.

My neighbor is enjoying the SJ, but he's making plans to buy an Offset...

01-16-2013, 07:43 PM	#1
Trumpstylz is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-29-11 Location: Chicagoland Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Weber 22.5 vs smokey joe for burgers/steaks/pork chops Which do you generally use more? I rarely use my smokey joe, but maybe I should start. __________________ Weber One Touch Gold 2001 Weber Genesis that is no longer used since the OTG

01-16-2013, 07:56 PM	#2
Harbormaster Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-06 Location: Wyocena, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Gotta family of 5 I cook for, three of them being teenage boys. 22.5 is the go to for me. I have 5 Smokey Joes in the shed. They don't see much use. __________________ Clark My Boys: Joseph (EI); Andrew (EE); Daniel (EE) My Toys: 10 WSMs (B, C, DH, DA, EZ, DZ, EO, DU, DR, EE/DU mutt); Brinkman Cimmaron; Chuckwagon Cooker; 22.5" OTG (DT); Two 22.5" Bar-B-Kettles; One 18.5" Bar-B-Kettle; Smokey Joes (A, K); Genesis Silver C (DU); 3 WGAs (EZ, DE, N); 3 SJPs (DT, DU, DR). "For when democracy becomes tyranny, those of us with rifles still get to vote"

01-16-2013, 08:17 PM	#3
Bludawg Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cooking fro 1 or 2 the SJ 3 or more 22 OTS __________________ I never met a Cow that I didn't like with a little Salt & Pepper! Certified PORK-A-HOLIC

01-16-2013, 08:20 PM	#4
djoseph74 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-02-13 Location: Northville, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Honestly my smokey joe hasn't been used once since I got my 22.5" kettle. __________________ Dan - 22.5" Weber Smokey Mountain \| 22.5" Weber OTS \| Weber Smokey Joe

01-16-2013, 08:34 PM	#5
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	just depends on how much you want to cook. i find that the sj is fun at times. but since i got my go anywhere i use that the most. but if i'm cookin up a big dinner then i use the 22.5. thats why its fun to have all these grills. __________________ george spam, can't live without it

01-17-2013, 06:03 PM	#6
hogsfan Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Dallas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I really depends on what your cooking and whether or not you use a 2 zone fire. It's funny how grill size perceptions vary by company. The Smokey Joe is considered tiny by most people but if it was a big green egg, it would be only slightly smaller than a medium. BGE makes 2 sizes smaller than that.

01-18-2013, 10:33 AM	#8
dadsr4 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-08-10 Location: Howell, MI Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The same number of coals that you would use in a SJ allows you to have a coal free safe zone on a 22.5 grill. You can move rare cooked meat to this area to keep warm while cooking other meat more. I run into this situation all the time. __________________ Two Weber daisy wheel kettles A: 1979 P: 1993

01-18-2013, 10:43 AM	#9
Ole Man Dan is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-24-11 Location: Gadsden, Alabama Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm one of those guys whose Smoky Joe saw less and less use, until I gave it to a neighbor. I can use my Kettle as easily as I ever did with the SJ. I've got several other cookers and smokers, so the SJ became expendable. My neighbor is enjoying the SJ, but he's making plans to buy an Offset...