I am thinking the reason my bbq was turning out so good on the nbbd was because of the lump charcoal. I am not a big fan of the kingsford with apple wood chips.
If you use Kingsford or any other briquettes make sure you are not using the self lighting. Those will give off some bad flavors when smoking. I prefer to use lump, however you wont get as long of a burn out of lump as you will briquettes. The best briquettes to use are the Kingsford competition all natural briquettes.I am thinking the reason my bbq was turning out so good on the nbbd was because of the lump charcoal. I am not a big fan of the kingsford with apple wood chips.
Hey guys, I know this thread is a couple months old. Just wanted to see how all you guys are doing with your WSM mini's. I just ordered all the parts to build my own. I am going to be using a Smokey Joe GOLD, however, not the silver. There is no ash pan underneath, for those of you using the gold, do you add any ash catch pan underneath, or not?
Also, what are the sizes of the charcoal/fire basket you are making? I assume you are using the charcoal grate, and welding or wiring expanded metal around it. I was thinking of going 4 inches deep on the expanded metal sidewalls.
Dan