nakedpigbbq
Senior Cook
Cool! Will have to break down and get one...
Wow, I didn't know about the new-for-2009 supersized kettles!Pigs On The Wing BBQ said:The 27 inch kettles have not showed up yet.
Not sure what the deal or delay is on them. Val has been hammering them for answers. I want one along with a 22.Unity said:Wow, I didn't know about the new-for-2009 supersized kettles!Pigs On The Wing BBQ said:The 27 inch kettles have not showed up yet.
--John
wittdog said:Ok keep in mind I’ve only done two cooks on the Big WSM so far and its been cold here so the conditions are less then ideal…but seeing how I cook in the cold a lot..it is what it it is…
Smoke flavor is good…
Temp control isn’t bad…but…
I’ve been using water in the pan and lump…..which might be some of the problem with the fuel use….
The big WSM is a fuel pig it uses a lot of fuel compared to the smaller one…I would think that 12hrs is going to be about the best you are going to get on one load of fuel…..and reloading it is not as easy as the little one…even if you put handles on it…it would probably take two people to take the mid section off and reload…the big door makes it a little easier to add charcoal with it assembled but after you add charcoal you need to worry about the fire getting out of control….I seem to be filling up the water pan a lot..I’m going to try a few things on my next cooks and see how it goes
Given a choice between loading up the big one for a massive but cook and firing up both small wsms I would use the small ones…
The Big one Shines when it comes to cooking ribs…shorter cooks but you can spread the ribs out and cook full racks.
The big one is nice to have as an option but I wouldn’t get rid of my smaller ones for the long cooks.
Clean up is no worse than the little one….
wittdog said:wittdog said:Ok keep in mind I’ve only done two cooks on the Big WSM so far and its been cold here so the conditions are less then ideal…but seeing how I cook in the cold a lot..it is what it it is…
Smoke flavor is good…
Temp control isn’t bad…but…
I’ve been using water in the pan and lump…..which might be some of the problem with the fuel use….
The big WSM is a fuel pig it uses a lot of fuel compared to the smaller one…I would think that 12hrs is going to be about the best you are going to get on one load of fuel…..and reloading it is not as easy as the little one…even if you put handles on it…it would probably take two people to take the mid section off and reload…the big door makes it a little easier to add charcoal with it assembled but after you add charcoal you need to worry about the fire getting out of control….I seem to be filling up the water pan a lot..I’m going to try a few things on my next cooks and see how it goes
Given a choice between loading up the big one for a massive but cook and firing up both small wsms I would use the small ones…
The Big one Shines when it comes to cooking ribs…shorter cooks but you can spread the ribs out and cook full racks.
The big one is nice to have as an option but I wouldn’t get rid of my smaller ones for the long cooks.
Clean up is no worse than the little one….
After a couple of more cooks...my first impressions are pretty spot on..IMO