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That isn’t a smoke-breaking variance, but it is a minor frustration (especially so if you were to cook a more fussy cut of meat, like brisket). The 18.5-inch WSM (with 481 square inches of cooking space) fits a few racks of ribs per grate level, but the temperature at the lower grate was consistently about 25 degrees higher than the top grate.

But because the cooking space is split between two different grate heights, things get a little murky. What's Not So Good About the Weber Smokey Mountain The grill space conundrumĬonsidering their size, Weber’s Smokey Mountain grills offer loads of cooking space. The Weber Smokey Mountain is priced higher than most grills in its category, but it’s also the only one that’s regularly used in backyards and in the competition barbecue circuit. What’s the best way to clean it? This way.

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Want to know how to use one like a competition pitmaster? Yeah. Want to know what modifications make the cooking experience better? Check. Though an overwhelming amount of Weber content doesn’t make the grill perform any better or worse, it’s undoubtedly an asset. The hobbyist (and somewhat tribalist) nature of barbecue combined with the popularity of the Weber brand means there are a lot of other WSM users out there, which means there is a lot of discussion of the product. There's a massive community of Weber fans to help you Hauling most smokers requires a trailer - not so for the WSM. While it lacks one significant piece of the mobility puzzle (seriously, where are the wheels?), because the unit isn’t too heavy and breaks apart into smaller pieces it’s perfect if you need something to go where you do.

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Will Price The Smokey Mountain Cooker is very portable The browning on the meat follows this logic as well it’s good, but it won’t give you that I will do terrible things for that feeling you’d get from a super-high dedicated grill. This is all before mentioning the two grate heights, which provide options and means to leverage temperature in different ways.ĭuring testing a medium-small coal bed put the temperature at grate level between 500º and 600º Fahrenheit, which isn’t as high as you’d want for flash-grilled steaks, but works for weeknight cooks like chicken breasts just fine. Considering its smoking bonafides, the fact that it doubles as an effective charcoal grill is a serious value-add. The order goes water pan, lower grate, then upper grate, and if you pop the water pan and upper grate out you’re almost using a Weber Kettle.

The mid-section is the important bit here. The WSM’s body is three parts stacked on top of each other: the base, where the coal bed is the mid-section, which holds the water pan and two grates and the lid, which houses the (relatively useless) built-in thermometer and one vent. You can with the Smokey Mountain and other bullet-style smokers. You can’t really grill with offset smokers, smoking cabinets or most pellet grills. This grill offers significant smoking and grilling flexibility Fifteen minutes expired between opening the box to admiring the finished unit, the largest chunk of which was spent trying to wedge the rubber temperature probe insert into its spot on the side of the grill. Other reviewers noted some diagrams were unclear, but that wasn’t my experience. Having had my patience tested assembling other grills, Weber’s Smokey Mountain is joyously simple. Will Price Assembly time is quick: about 15 minutes ( Note to reader: I used the Minion Method to light my Smokey Mountain, and would absolutely recommend it to new and seasoned smokers alike.) I have some experience with barbecue pits and smoking meats and was expecting to have to at least shake the coal bed or play with the vents, but it is a suspiciously hands-off smoker once lit. I set my temperature probe to ring if the temperature dropped below 225º F or rose above 250º F it rang four times in my five-hour cook and five times in my eight-hour cook. Most of barbecuing is temperature control, and during testing, the WSM held a steady 225º–250º Fahrenheit temperature for close to 8 hours with virtually no work on my part (unless you count reading a book and slugging beers as work). (fits four racks of ribs) What's Good About the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker It's stupidly simple to useīarbecue and smoking is famously taxing, but using the Smokey Mountain - despite not being an automatic or machine-driven device - is not. Weber 18-Inch Smokey Mountain Cooker: Key Specs Weight: 21' x 19' x 41'Ĭooking Area: 481 sq.

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