WSM = WOW! Superlative Machine!

[VitaminQ]

I cooked a couple of chuck roasts, some pork chops and a fatty yesterday (about which I plan to post more later). Everything was done about 7:00 PM; I closed the vents and let the WSM begin to cool down. It's 5:30 PM now, and the thing is still going! Not real hot, and I took the therm out when I closed the vents. But damn! Damn!

 

[bbqjoe]

Confusion abounds!!

 

[Hiloboy]

its still going after almost 24 hrs. that is a bad boy you got there..if it were me i would just go get somemore meat and start next week ends cooking..

 

[Bigdog]

its still going after almost 24 hrs. that is a bad boy you got there..if it were me i would just go get somemore meat and start next week ends cooking..

I like the way you think HB.:-D

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

I have GOT to get me one of those!

 

[VitaminQ]

I have GOT to get me one of those!

You'd dig it the most, baby!

 

[Kirk]

If the coals are still burning a considerable time after all vents are closed, you got some air leaks. Probly the door to body fit and since it's fairly new and probly where the bowl / body and body / lid meet. Those'll get gunked up and seal tighter as you use it more as long as the body's not out of round. Mine's cold as a cucumber a couple of hours after shutting it down.

 

[VitaminQ]

Gonna Highjack my own thread

So anyway, this cook I did yesterday was good. Informative, and thought-provoking, anyway. The fact that I got some pretty good grub out of it was just a bonus.
I cooked two chuck roasts, one about 2.5 lbs and one about 1.5 lbs. I also had some butterflied pork loin chops that had been brining for two days that I needed to cook. So they got cooked, too. And, of course, the obligatory fatty. So here are the things I learned:

1. Closing the vents and putting the WSM under a tarp tied up on the patio will not keep water out. The charcoal in the ring will turn to sludge, and mold will begin to grow on the sides of the cooker. This is bad.

2. The WSM is not an ECB. It will do what you tell it to. I'm used to starting the fire via Minion Method and then damping the vents ASAP. The WSM is more precise. I need to figure out the temps I want to end up at and act accordingly. I don't have to be in reaction mode all the time. This is good.

3. Brining the pork chops was an awesome idea. Two days might have been a little much- but they turned out great nontheless. I smoked them for about two hours, then finished them on the grill to give 'em a little color. This is good.

4. The good always outweighs the bad when you're q-ing.

 

[VitaminQ]

If the coals are still burning a considerable time after all vents are closed, you got some air leaks. Probly the door to body fit and since it's fairly new and probly where the bowl / body and body / lid meet. Those'll get gunked up and seal tighter as you use it more as long as the body's not out of round. Mine's cold as a cucumber a couple of hours after shutting it down.

Yeah- I got to thinking about that. I think you're right, and I think the middle section is just a hair out of round. I'm still impressed.

 

[qman]

Mighty fine looking groceries, there VQ

 

[FatDaddy]

mine does the same thing. ill finish a 10 hour cook and it will still be warm for several more hours. even after shuttin her down. i have a sirloin tip roast im gonna toss in there one day this week and let her cook while i take my daily nap before work.

 

[JamesB]

1. Closing the vents and putting the WSM under a tarp tied up on the patio will not keep water out. The charcoal in the ring will turn to sludge, and mold will begin to grow on the sides of the cooker. This is bad.
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One way to keep the rain out of the WSM (with out a cover that is) is, after the fire is out and it has cooled off, take out the water pan and the cooking grates, turn the center section upside down and place on the bottom bowl. Stack the water pan and grates inside the center section and put the lid on top... If your top vent is closed you should not get water in the cooker...

James.

 

[FatDaddy]

did yours not come with the complimentary cover? when i got mine it came with a snug tight cover for it that had weber written on it. it works great.

 

[JimT]

The Weber cover is not totally waterproof. I always put a large trash bag over the Weber cover if I know it's going to rain hard.

 

[Sledneck]

i never get water in mine with the weber covers. I love that cooker. I have 2 and have been thinkin about getting rid of my offset and getting another

 

[VitaminQ]

Yeah, I've got the cover- I just need to use it.

 

[FatDaddy]

The Weber cover is not totally waterproof. I always put a large trash bag over the Weber cover if I know it's going to rain hard.

both my kettle, wsm and gasser are in the carport. the only one left in the elements uncovered is my trailer smoker. which i need to have sandblasted and repainted. then ill cover it. anyone got 400 bucks i can borrow?

 

[thillin]

both my kettle, wsm and gasser are in the carport. the only one left in the elements uncovered is my trailer smoker. which i need to have sandblasted and repainted. then ill cover it. anyone got 400 bucks i can borrow?

What's a cover? Just oil it down. I just oil the firebox when I use the Klose. My kettle just sits there. Only thing covered ir the gasser.

 

[FatDaddy]

my firebox is rusted to hell on top. it was only painted with rustoleum cooker paint. not the best in the world and i doubt when it was built that it was cleaned and painted. we won it for a 5 dollar raffle ticket. nice smoker, but probably slapped together and sold. its been out in the weather for 3 years now and only painted twice.