WSM vs GMG Daniel Boones

Bone In · 04-02-2011, 09:45 PM

Have started doing comps and have noticed way more WSM's than GMG's.Thinking about selling my pellet smokers for the WSM's...what would you do?

slowerlowerbbq · 04-02-2011, 10:36 PM

It's the cook not the cooker. But I do love my WSMs

BBQ Grail · 04-03-2011, 12:36 AM

You're in Northern California. Green Mountain until recently weren't even distributed in Northern California. That might account for you not seeing them much.

Meat Burner · 04-03-2011, 12:52 AM

What does GMG stand for?

WhiskeyBentBBQ · 04-03-2011, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Meat Burner

What does GMG stand for?

Green Mountain Grills. It is a brand of pellet cooker.

We have cooked all four categories on GMG's for the past year and had pretty good success. There is no way I would trade them for WSM's.

Bone In · 04-03-2011, 09:16 AM

Thanks for your input.. I just noticed so many of them and I have just recently purchased my pellet smoker.. I didn't realize either the quality of meat these guys use.. Kobe briskets and high class shoulders.. Guess I'll have to do half as many comps so I can afford to play on the same playing field..

Ron_L · 04-03-2011, 09:27 AM

Cook on what you are comfortable with. If you're already putting out good food on the GMG, give it a shot. Do a few comps with it and see how the food is received. If course, if the judges don't like your food, it may be the recipe and still not the cooker

swamprb · 04-03-2011, 11:33 AM

I hooked up with a pellet dealer who has let me demo his Louisiana Grills Country Smoker CS-450 and it was the first time I played around with pellets.
He also sells Traeger and Green Mountain Grills, and some of the features on the GMG are pretty sweet, the remote meat probe/hole, digital thermo, low pellet alarm are things I noticed off the bat I could have made use of, add a hopper extension and it would rock all night long!

Not too sure that I am ready to get rid of my WSM's to hit the Dark side yet, but just playing around with pellets was fun and easy.

How many pellet smokers are you using?

Alexa RnQ · 04-03-2011, 11:37 AM

Honestly, although we use WSMs, I see plenty of cooks do extremely well with pellet cookers. If you're comfortable with your cooker, why change for the sake of what you see around you? It really does boil down to how well the cook understands his pit, regardless of what that pit is.

04-02-2011, 09:45 PM	#1
Bone In Got Wood. Join Date: 03-20-11 Location: Folsom, ,California Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	WSM vs GMG Daniel Boones Have started doing comps and have noticed way more WSM's than GMG's.Thinking about selling my pellet smokers for the WSM's...what would you do? __________________ Smoke,Rubs & Rock n' Roll

04-02-2011, 10:36 PM	#2
slowerlowerbbq Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-28-09 Location: Wilmington, Delawhere Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's the cook not the cooker. But I do love my WSMs __________________ Mark aka Earl Slower Lower BBQ (2) 22.5" WSM, (1) 18.5" WSM, (3) 22.5" Weber Kettles, Super Fast Red Thermapen, Stoker, Airline Cart! KCBS MABA

04-03-2011, 12:36 AM	#3
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Rocklin, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You're in Northern California. Green Mountain until recently weren't even distributed in Northern California. That might account for you not seeing them much. __________________ Larry The best way to reach me is with email: larry@thebbqgrail.com

04-03-2011, 12:52 AM	#4
Meat Burner Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-07 Location: Springfield, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What does GMG stand for? __________________ my avatar swiped fatties from the plate....look how sorry he is. ________ Meat. NB Bandera with mods Weber 22 .5" x 2, 26.75" x 1 UDS x 3 KCBS CBJ Created "The Great Spam Revelation of 2011." www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111155

04-03-2011, 09:16 AM	#6
Bone In Got Wood. Join Date: 03-20-11 Location: Folsom, ,California Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your input.. I just noticed so many of them and I have just recently purchased my pellet smoker.. I didn't realize either the quality of meat these guys use.. Kobe briskets and high class shoulders.. Guess I'll have to do half as many comps so I can afford to play on the same playing field.. __________________ Smoke,Rubs & Rock n' Roll

04-03-2011, 09:27 AM	#7
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cook on what you are comfortable with. If you're already putting out good food on the GMG, give it a shot. Do a few comps with it and see how the food is received. If course, if the judges don't like your food, it may be the recipe and still not the cooker __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Save The Fatty! FEC-100/BWS Party/Memphis Pro SS/PBC/LBGE X 2/SBGE/Mini BGE/Nomad Pellet-matic/Good-One Model 42/WSM X 2/Cookshack Smokette 008/Weber Performer/Weber Gasser/Weber Kettle X 2/Weber Smokey Joe/WGA/UDS/Coffee Roasting Gasser and a pickle Remembering a friend

04-03-2011, 11:33 AM	#8
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I hooked up with a pellet dealer who has let me demo his Louisiana Grills Country Smoker CS-450 and it was the first time I played around with pellets. He also sells Traeger and Green Mountain Grills, and some of the features on the GMG are pretty sweet, the remote meat probe/hole, digital thermo, low pellet alarm are things I noticed off the bat I could have made use of, add a hopper extension and it would rock all night long! Not too sure that I am ready to get rid of my WSM's to hit the Dark side yet, but just playing around with pellets was fun and easy. How many pellet smokers are you using? __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Weber Performer w EZ-Que/Cajun Bandit/Rib-O-Lator Test Pilot/La Caja China/BBQ Guru/Weber 1000 RK Drum Coffee Roaster Follow Left Hand Smoke on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-H...462391?sk=wall KCBS CBJ/PNWBA CBJ www.pnwba.com

04-03-2011, 11:37 AM	#9
Alexa RnQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-12-07 Location: the Ninth Ring of Hell, cleverly disguised as Phoenix Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Honestly, although we use WSMs, I see plenty of cooks do extremely well with pellet cookers. If you're comfortable with your cooker, why change for the sake of what you see around you? It really does boil down to how well the cook understands his pit, regardless of what that pit is. __________________ . . Don't practice until you get it right; practice until you can't get it wrong. Don't overthink or undercook. Rhythm 'n QUE

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