Charcoal vs Propane

[extra300]

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]

Build a mini:wink:

 

[grantw]

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]

+1 on the mini

 

[Bebe]

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]

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

 

[SmittyJonz]

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

 

[cholloway]

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

 

[ICDEDTURKES]

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]

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]

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.