Wsm question

I have the smaller webber smokey mountian. I was wondering how to make the charcoal last for that. Will the minion method work best?

That's what I've been doing, with no problems.

minion all the way. I have the larger model but for long smokes fill the charcoal ring almost all the way with a couple chunks of wood buried in it and then get a chimney starter about 1/3 full, 1/2 if it's really cold. Don't add to many lit coals to the pile or the temp will take off. It will cook for a long time. I've done about 16 hours on my 22.5" and the coals were just about gone but it made it with the minion method.

I too use the minion method exclusively.

If you are lazy like me, want a good long burn and rock solid temps, a BBQ Guru does a body good.

*cough* Electric *cough*

I use the minion method with great success. Sometimes I have to tap the legs to knock the ash off the hot coals for really long smokes.

How long are you wanting your charcoal to last? I think we all know electric is the lowest of the low right?

Up to like 15 hours

benzy4010 said:

Up to like 15 hours

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I don't have any issue keeping temps in my WSM for 15 hours or more using the minon method.

I smoked a butt for 11 hours on Saturday and my charcoal was hot for at least 6-7 more hours with the minion method.

A lot of folks make their own auto temp controllers called heatermeter from a Raspberry Pi computer for not much more than $100. Other go Auber, Pitmasters iQ, Guru, Stoker, etc. I just fill up the ring and get 16+ hrs burn au natural. If you water in the pan you're using a lot of fuel to heat that water.