Mini WSM vs. OTS Kettle setup for indirect?

I can easily feed 4 people with the Mini Smokey Joe, fire it up and start cooking in 15-20 minutes. It uses a minimal amount of charcoal compared to what I would use in the Performer, but that's not really an issue. I'm mainly cooking for the two of us and I use it primarily as a high heat smoker for reverse searing and indirect grilling and I use it a lot!

Sounds like you got it going on with your two 22" kettles, the Mini is a pretty cool little tool that you would enjoy cooking on- but your kettles will get very lonely!

you will find that you use the mini more. well, unless yer cooking something huge.

I have a 22.5 kettle, and a mini-WSM. My own observation is my mini-wsm is better for things like MOINK balls, ABTs, and other snacks. I easily hold a steady 250 on the mini-WSM, using very little fuel.

I've done a meat-loaf on it, as well, and it turned out well. It would also be great for fatties.

For something like a pork loin or pork tenderloins, I prefer the either my 18.5 or 22.5 kettles, so I have a hot zone and an indirect zone to both smoke and sear the meat.

So, IMO, the mini-WSM is better for some things, while the kettles are better for others. That's why I like having both of them.

CD

Ya all I've done on my mini is ABT ,dino beef ribs I tried to do two chickens ounce and it just didn't work now one chicken would work. Its really a good and very easy smoker to build the ABT's that come off it are great, everybody loves the mini:thumb: