Big slick
is one Smokin' Farker
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2011
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I'm preparing to build a mini WSM and I have so many questions and I figured I might as well just start a thread. For this of you that have built a mini WSM please help and chime in where you can. I have a ton of questions and could really use the help. Plus I figure this thread can also help future brethren on their builds as well.
1) I have a Smokey Joe Silver (SJS). Is there that big of a difference between silver and gold?
2) I bought a stainless steel (SS) dog bowl to do the charcoal mod on my SJS. How big should the holes be? is 3/4" big enough? I was planning on drilling 4 holes around the sides.
3) I notice that many of the mini WSMs that i have seen have 2 grates. Do you guys cook on both grates?
4) If so, what the rule on spacing? How far down should the bottom and top grate be from the top of the pot?
5) Some of you drilled holes and some just cut the bottom of your pots off. Is there any difference?
6) Some of you use a 14" clay dish as a diffuser. Is this necessary? What else can I use? If I decide to drill the bottom of my pot will that act enough as a diffuser?
7) What's the most you have ever cooked in your WSM?
8) Where is the best spot to mount my dial thermometer?
9) Are there certain brands that are just crap or will any dial thermometer work?
10) Does a charcoal ring made from expanded metal add a longer burn time? More or less, is it needed?
11) If there was one thing you wish you would have done when building your mini WSM what would it have been? What would you have added that you didn't think about till later on?
I know I'll have more but lets start with this for right now.
1) I have a Smokey Joe Silver (SJS). Is there that big of a difference between silver and gold?
2) I bought a stainless steel (SS) dog bowl to do the charcoal mod on my SJS. How big should the holes be? is 3/4" big enough? I was planning on drilling 4 holes around the sides.
3) I notice that many of the mini WSMs that i have seen have 2 grates. Do you guys cook on both grates?
4) If so, what the rule on spacing? How far down should the bottom and top grate be from the top of the pot?
5) Some of you drilled holes and some just cut the bottom of your pots off. Is there any difference?
6) Some of you use a 14" clay dish as a diffuser. Is this necessary? What else can I use? If I decide to drill the bottom of my pot will that act enough as a diffuser?
7) What's the most you have ever cooked in your WSM?
8) Where is the best spot to mount my dial thermometer?
9) Are there certain brands that are just crap or will any dial thermometer work?
10) Does a charcoal ring made from expanded metal add a longer burn time? More or less, is it needed?
11) If there was one thing you wish you would have done when building your mini WSM what would it have been? What would you have added that you didn't think about till later on?
I know I'll have more but lets start with this for right now.
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