Charcoal vs Propane

extra300 · Jul 26, 2014

I have an 18" WSM with a IQ 110 and I like the smoker and the results, but it uses a lot of fuel and isn't the easiest to clean when your only cooking for 2 people.

So I was thinking about either getting the 14" WSM because overall it is smaller, use less fuel and easier to clean, or get a small vertical gas smoker.

suggestions?

thanks

stl-rich · Jul 26, 2014

Build a mini:wink:

grantw · Jul 26, 2014

My 14 wsm rocks, the coal ring right full holds around 1 bucket of coal, burns a long time for that amount of coal. Its by far the most efficient cooker i have used yet.

grillinguy247 · Jul 26, 2014

+1 on the mini

Bebe · Jul 26, 2014

since i got my 14" WSM the 18 and 22 are getting rusty...
Best smoker Weber came with, for 2 people you'll never need anything else.. (besides an 18" OTG along with Cajun Bandit rotisserie and stacker

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Bludawg · Jul 26, 2014

Build a UDS or a Mini shoot you could build both for the price of that 14"

SmittyJonz · Jul 26, 2014

14" wsm. Just clean the grates, dump the Ash and rinse the water bowl.

cholloway · Jul 26, 2014

Never cooked on a WSM but, I thought they were supposed to be fuel efficient. No?

ICDEDTURKES · Jul 26, 2014

My first smoker was a Mr.Meat bullet type smoker.. Essentially a Brinkmann.. The guy that gave it to me must have tired with the temperature control in the thing with charcoal..

So he took a side burner from a gas grill and used that instead.. Worked wonderfully with a small cast iron pan on top with wood.. You could probably do something similar with your WSM.

USMC · Jul 26, 2014

I would just try to figure out why it is burning a lot of charcoal when it shouldn't be, unless you consider the normal amount a WSM burns to be a lot. Are you using water in the pan? I burn less fuel since I stopped using water.

extra300 · Jul 26, 2014

Thanks for the replies, I just went and picked up the 14" WSM from walmart.

This will be a better size to clean and use less fuel. I only cook for 2 and I already had the IQ, made sense.

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