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[yakdung]

Thank ya sir

During a long cook, you may only open the lid 2 or 3 times. I would save the bells and whistles for down the road IMHO. Remember it isn't a grill.

 

[smoker jayson]

Thanks for all the help and advice guys

 

[charrederhead]

Best accessory is a weed burner from Harbor Freight! It makes lighting a WSM (and a chimney) quick and fun.

I have all 3 sizes of the WSM. The only "accessories" I have are a $5 oven therm. on the food grate and a piece of folded aluminum inside/on the top part of the 18's door.

Foil the water pan w/ heavy duty foil and don't bother using water.

WSMs are simple and are easy to use after a quick learning curve.

Enjoy.

PS- Strongly suggest using lump.

 

[THoey1963]

PCShrews already shared my link, but I also agree with Harbormaster. The WSM is a fine smoker right out of the box and gets better the more you use it. A lot of the gaskets, etc, that I did to mine were mainly because I was impatient. I would have probebly still done them, but they weren't required.

 

[Stoke&Smoke]

The only accessory I would highly recommend is the Unknown BBQ hinge. It is worth every penny that it costs.

Absolutely!!! Otherwise, you're always looking for somewhere to set the lid down if you're moving meat, etc.