mini-wsm

So I started building a mini WSM a week or 2 ago and had it finished (enough) to cook on last weeked. I did a small cook Friday night with ribs and sausage to test/season. Then cut up 2 racks of spares and trimmings for Saturday. I couldn't have asked for this thing to work any better...

Look what I found on CL! Yup, a wood-handled Smokey Joe.... And it was only $15 samoleans! Guess I have to build that Mini WSM now......but it will have to wait until after Mrs SJs birthday and our anniversary. Somehow, I don't see her wanting a Mini-WSM for either.:laugh:

Here's my first mini I just finished up. Rockin' the stylin' black dial Tel-Tru BQ300 therm. GO GATORS!

After watching a lot of folks around here build one of these, I decided to give it a try myself... I started out with my Smokey Joe Silver and one of the IMUSA Tamale Pots from Walmart ($24). I bought a small stainless steel pet food bowl at Walmart ($4) to use as a filter over the air...

Thinking about doing a spatched chicken while Ive got the short ribs in the Baby Bullet Mini-WSM. Suggestions for placement? Bottom rack tends to run about 15º to 20º hotter than the top rack, but I don't know if I want to have to take the short ribs out to get to the chicken on the lower rack...

I've been wanting to make one of these for a while now. Here is the blow by blow of the build. Picked up a Smokey Joe. Picked up a tamale pot. Found the center of the bottom of the pot. It was marked for me where the light converges. Drilled a hole, screwed in a screw and used a...