Battle Box vs WSM

[samfsu]

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?

 

[smokinit]

You can use the BB all day long for anything you want its a very efficient unit.

 

[SGH]

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]

Once you cook on the battlebox, you won't need the wsm

 

[samfsu]

Thanks all.

 

[Fallen Kell]

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]

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]

I have a Battle Box and a wsm 22.5. I use both still, but as stated the BB can do it all.

 

[samfsu]

Thanks all. Appreciate all the feedback.

 

[samfsu]

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]

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]

It will be tight bud.

 

[samfsu]

Thanks for replying. Trying to decide if i can stretch the budget or if the half pint will be ok.

 

[vraknari]

I'd wait a bit longer and go for the Battle Box.

 

[wayne77]

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]

Now I wish I had gone even bigger.

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]

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.

 

[Sausage Warrior]

Thou shalt not lust - but I'm lusting the BB!

 

[smokinit]

Thou shalt not lust - but I'm lusting the BB!

I know someone who can help you with that:becky:

 

[Blanton]

Keep the WSM, but they will get lonely after you bring the new woman into the picture.. Mine is!