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Used a 22.5"
WSM a buddly loaned me last night. I liked the larger capacity, but the big dog
WSM is a fuel hog(not by how much it uses, but how much it takes to load it up. With that said the big
WSM is still holding 200 degrees 18 hours after i lit it.
I used coconut shell briquettes for the first time a 18lb bag, was $6. This stuff burned clean, hot, and long. I also used maple as my wood. Im getting more of this stuff.
overall I liked how I could just slap the slabs on the rack vs having to position them on the
WSM by bending them on the rack. I could have cooked what i did on the 18.5", but it was fun trying a new model.
coconut shell briquettes:
Weber gang:
For the size of smokes i typically do the big WSM would be kind of overkill, For my family of 3 and a few guests the 18.5" is plenty. For a bigger group the big WSM would be ideal.