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  1. michaelpm

    Difference in charcoals in a WSM

    Hello, I bought a 22.5 WSM and had very poor success with it last summer. I used it 3 times and was not able to get a sufficient burn time of more then 4 hours. I was using about 13lbs of briquette charcoal by Royal Oak and it just burned through it insanely fast. It was a very windy summer...
  2. michaelpm

    New WSM 22.5 question about fuel consumption

    Hey Everyone, I bought a Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5" last week used it for the first time yesterday. I noticed I burned a lot of charcoal, very quickly and had extremely poor temperature control. I know there must be a few factors but what concerned me the most was the amount of charcoal...
  3. michaelpm

    Turkey defrosting concerns

    Hello, I'm concerned about defrosting my turkey. Mainly because of this food dangerzone. Now I had it in a pot of cold water was trying to replace the water every 30 minutes to be safe. But I then realized my tap water isn't even getting to below 40 F. When I realized this it had already been...
  4. michaelpm

    First time smoking brisket. Few questions

    Hello, I am having a family dinner with friends this weekend. I have ordered a 10lb brisket from a local farm. Now from what I understand it's about 1.5 hours per pound. I am picking the brisket up at 7am and wont be able to even marinade it until about 7:30 or 8:00am. I am picking it up the...
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