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  1. jrsmith80

    New to the 18.5 WSM

    I am having trouble getting a thin blue smoke put of my WSM. It seems to be a really thick smoke and then the crust of the food tastes like soot, which tells me that I'm getting way to much smoke. I've been using a lump charcoal and the minion method for starting it. What can I do to tame...
  2. jrsmith80

    Just scored a new WSM 18.5.

    My wife just bought me a WSM. I've been looking for another smoker to replace a Traeger that I sold about a year ago. I am an avid charcoal grill nut. I really enjoyed smoking meat on the Traeger but it was starting to act up with all the electronics and someone offered me a fair amount of money...
  3. jrsmith80

    Smoked Brisket Chili

    Last week I got a craving for some chili and it just so happened I had about 2 pounds of brisket leftover from smoking so I thought id try something different.  I started out coring some tomatos and grilling them with some onions, celery and a couple of jalapenos till they all had a nice char on...
  4. jrsmith80

    Sweet Finishing Sauce

    Does anybody have a finishing sauce for pork that is sweet? My family and I are not real fond of the vinegar based stuff, so I was wondering if someone else used something that is on the sweeter side?
  5. jrsmith80

    4-11-10 Wifes Birthday Brisket

    My wife happened to win a Trager Lil Txas Elite, and it just so happend that here birthday was the following Sunday. So for her birthday I decided to cook her up a brisket. It turned out OK, wasnt the best I've ever made. For the most part the brisket itself was not that great as far as the meat...
  6. jrsmith80

    New here from Kansas

    New here from Kansas. I'm 30 years old and have a beautiful wife and two kids ages 6 and 11. Ive been smoking foods for approx 6 years now, I have been using a Chargriller with a side firebox and some mods but last week my wife won a Traeger Lil Texas Elite so I'm gonna start using that this...
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