Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
i think i remember the instructions saying we cannot burn wood in the WSM. why not? isn't charcoal basically wood with some binders? so why couldn't i just burn real wood in the wsm vs charcoal?
Weber recommends charcoal briquettes. I don't see anything about a wood fire but it explicitly says no charcoal impregnated with lighter fluid, beads, or lump. And no lighter fluid.
I read this on TVWB: "Wood must be burned down to hot coals in a separate container, then shoveled into the WSM, and this process must be repeated several times during the course of cooking. Most people who try this once don't try it again."