samfsu
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i have two 18.5" WSMs. I am thinking about getting a battle box. Would I still want to keep the WSM or is the BB equally good for small cooks, meaning 3 slabs of BB OR ABOUT 60 wings, as it is for large cooks?
Battle Box vs WSM
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smokinit
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You can use the BB all day long for anything you want its a very efficient unit.
SGH
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The BB is right at home with small cooks. It is a solid well thought out cooker. Large enough to cook for a crowd but yet not so large that it's a fuel hog. It's a great all around unit.
slightly sauced bbq
Knows what a fatty is.
Once you cook on the battlebox, you won't need the wsm
samfsu
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Thanks all.
Fallen Kell
Knows what a fatty is.
Others have pretty much said it already. My Battlebox uses less coal than my WSM did. Typically I needed 10-12 lbs on the WSM for a 7-8 hour cook, but only need about 6-7 lbs on the Battlebox for the same time, and I can fit a lot more meat in the BB if I needed to cook a lot of food at once.
Untraceable
Babbling Farker
Like comparing a corvette to a skateboard. You'll end up cleaning your wsm's and putting them in a corner and leaving them of tailgate/camping/picnic usage.
K-Train
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I have a Battle Box and a wsm 22.5. I use both still, but as stated the BB can do it all.
samfsu
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Thanks all. Appreciate all the feedback.
samfsu
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OK what about a Half Pint? I thinking that might suit my needs which are to cook mostly for the family, 50-60 wings at a time or a brisket or 3 racks of ribs, you get the picture. But I want to be able to cook more on occasion. Maybe for 10-15. THoughts?
SGH
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To each his own, but I think the BB is the more all around unit of the two. Some long packers exceed the length of the half pint. It's a fine smoker for sure but a tad small. The BB just fits the bill perfect for what you are wanting to accomplish.
smokinit
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It will be tight bud.
samfsu
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Thanks for replying. Trying to decide if i can stretch the budget or if the half pint will be ok. 
vraknari
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I'd wait a bit longer and go for the Battle Box.
wayne77
Full Fledged Farker
Thanks for replying. Trying to decide if i can stretch the budget or if the half pint will be ok.
If you can swing it, go with the battlebox. I was going to get the battlebox and somehow decided I'd get the pint just in case I wanted more room. Now I wish I had gone even bigger.
SGH
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This is something that you hear a lot. It's very seldom that you hear someone say that they wish that they had gone smaller. More often than not, bigger is better when it comes to smokers.
pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
Thanks for replying. Trying to decide if i can stretch the budget or if the half pint will be ok.
I originally started out with a $1k budget because the most I had cooked at once was 3 briskets. Ended up nearly doubling that and a few months after receiving it I ended up cooking 8 briskets. You just never know. I was so glad I went with the model that could fit 12 briskets. Save up if you can or keep an existing cooker just in case you need the extra capacity. Running 2 cookers is a little more complicated but it works.
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Sausage Warrior
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Thou shalt not lust - but I'm lusting the BB!
smokinit
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I know someone who can help you with that:becky:
Blanton
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Keep the WSM, but they will get lonely after you bring the new woman into the picture.. Mine is!
