wsm questions

[Buzz Dean]

Have been reunited with my old wsm and have(of course) volunteered to cook some meat to fill the kids freezer while waiting for the arrival of grandson here in northern Tenn.   Gave it to them a few years ago to maybe foster an interest in bbq/grilling/cooking---probably can guess on how that worked!!

Figure cleaning it won't be too bad and there must be some aluminum foil somewhere to cover the water pan---so bought a bag of lump and  a 20lb package of butts at sams so am getting ready---and that leads to the question of the day----if I start the fire with a few coals on a full load of lump--- load the butts on top rack and close the vents to about 1/3 open and go to bed--everything 'should' be ok right??

[Sandy Savage]

Hey Buzz

Back to basics, eh? I usually use a half chimney of glowing lump on top of a full ring of lump, some wood chunks, let everything settle down at about 235 at the grates and you should be good for 6 to 7 hours, especially if you are cooking with a dry water pan. I've tried the same technique to get the kids into real BBQ. The old saying you can lead them to water but can't make them drink holds true here. They still love Dad's but won't take the time or trouble to do their own. Dang frustrating. Good luck.

Sandy 

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Subject: [BBQ] wsm questions

Have been reunited with my old wsm and have(of course) volunteered to cook some meat to fill the kids freezer while waiting for the arrival of grandson here in northern Tenn.   Gave it to them a few years ago to maybe foster an interest in bbq/grilling/cooking---probably can guess on how that worked!!

Figure cleaning it won't be too bad and there must be some aluminum foil somewhere to cover the water pan---so bought a bag of lump and  a 20lb package of butts at sams so am getting ready---and that leads to the question of the day----if I start the fire with a few coals on a full load of lump--- load the butts on top rack and close the vents to about 1/3 open and go to bed--everything 'should' be ok right??

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[Buzz Dean]

thanks Sandy--thats what I kinda recalled--be kinda fun cooking without any 'bbq' supplies but then it is only bbq--the wsm hasn't been used since I cooked a Thanksgiving turkey here in 2011--at least it was put away kinda clean and under cover---and it really is only bbq-what can go wrong!!

[Merrill]

I still own my 18" WSM and it doesn't get any more use than yours. Most
home cooks shifted to the Egg and larger WSM, so it's setting off in the
corner of the garage with 3 other unused smokers. Your plan sounds good
to me. At normal outdoor temps, burning lump with the vents closed
down, mine will coast along at 250 for up to 8 hours with a full pile of
fuel. BTW...remember our younger days when we were more concerned about
our cook than how many hours of sleep we could grab. :)

Merrill

[Sherman Watkins]

This is why the bbq guru is so nice. Set it, forget it.  Sleep.

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[Merrill]

I have two Gurus and a Stoker for the sleep. (much prefer the Guru)  I was thinking that my new pit would get me back to basics and burning logs...then I found a set of photos with a Fat 50 modified to fit a Guru using the Pit Viper fan and a charcoal basket.  Well now...! :)

Merrill

On 3/18/2013 10:55 PM, Sherman Watkins wrote:

[Buzz Dean]

well suppose next will have to buy an adapter for the wsm and pack a guru on what will be a more frequent visit to Tenn--at least for the next couple years---and thinking about it maybe should have a bag of bbq sstuff always packed in the truck/car 'cause it seems always need something wherever we are

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[Merrill]

I keep a fully stocked tool box and knife roll at the ready...you never
know when an emergency BBQ will break out! :)

Merrill

[Bryan Foltz]

Buzz..which part of TN? I'm in the nw corner. When the little one is a bit older, come in the winter. Take them to Reelfoot Lake for an eagle tour!

-bf

On Mar 18, 2013 4:40 PM, "Buzz Dean" <2fa...@gmail.com> wrote:

Have been reunited with my old wsm and have(of course) volunteered to cook some meat to fill the kids freezer while waiting for the arrival of grandson here in northern Tenn.   Gave it to them a few years ago to maybe foster an interest in bbq/grilling/cooking---probably can guess on how that worked!!

Figure cleaning it won't be too bad and there must be some aluminum foil somewhere to cover the water pan---so bought a bag of lump and  a 20lb package of butts at sams so am getting ready---and that leads to the question of the day----if I start the fire with a few coals on a full load of lump--- load the butts on top rack and close the vents to about 1/3 open and go to bed--everything 'should' be ok right??

[Buzz Dean]

Am in Clarksville--until Sunday---It seems eagles are everywhere--seen quite a few this trip and hardly a day passes bacck home with out coming upon an eagle with its head stuck in a deer carcass

[Big Jim]

  Buzz, remember when we butchered the cow at HTH2011. I drug the tub of guts off down by the woods and dumped them for the buzzards. WHELP the first thing that showed up was a eagle. It didn't let the buzzards on that pile for 3 days it seems.

BeeJay

[boboso69]

Hey Merrill, about the wsm and the three other smokers, if you're thinking of getting rid of any let me know. What i have now is a brinkmann bullet smoker and need to upgrade soon. Just don't want to spend a lot of cash. Can't have anything too big either at the apartment complex I live at. Gotta keep it inside so it wont get stolen. Thanks a bunch.

[Bryan Foltz]

Buzz,

That's not that far from here--about 2 hours.

The eagle tours are cool. $5 each for about a 2 hour tour of the area, visiting nests and other areas and learning about the eagles. We see a lot of them around (saw one on the way to work a couple weeks ago), but it's really neat to see the nests etc. Of course we allow extra time to play and eat out!

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 8:09 AM, boboso69 <bobo...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Merrill, about the wsm and the three other smokers, if you're thinking of getting rid of any let me know. What i have now is a brinkmann bullet smoker and need to upgrade soon. Just don't want to spend a lot of cash. Can't have anything too big either at the apartment complex I live at. Gotta keep it inside so it wont get stolen. Thanks a bunch.

[Buzz Dean]

ReelFoot is a pretty neat area--drove through there a few years ago on a trip north from Memphis---lots interesting geography