What’s more, it’s lower-to-mid range price tag makes it super affordable, especially when you consider the number of years and cooks you’ll out of this baby. If quality, affordability and versatility are your jam, you’ve got to consider the weber q for your backyard. We totally don’t mind if you want to share this article with your friends and relations – it’s not like you had to pay to get it! We’re here to help out as many grillers as we can, and we appreciate your help. Good or bad, we want to know, so please take the time to drop a line. You can wipe down the outside with warm, soapy water and a sponge to keep it looking shiny.
And it still has two levels in which to put your meat so can hold a fair amount. So personally, I would go larger just for the convenience of being able to throw ribs on without the faff and struggle of making them fit. But if portable bbq you’re OK, with ‘bending’ ribs, or halving them to smoke, then the 14″ is great and almost certainly sufficient for your needs. Line your water pan with foil before use for easy clean up, as fats from meat will drip into it.
This includes 5 years, no rust through/burn through for the cook box and lid assembly, as well as a 2-year warranty on paint excluding fading or discoloration. All remaining parts carry a 2 year warranty from the date of sale. Our advice is that you first understand the features, specification, and capacity of the three sizes. Fortunately, we have provided the required information in this review. Once you have a good understanding of this information, then picking the model for you is simply a case of considering and balancing the factors considered.
Most people are shocked when I tell them that I only use a charcoal chimney filled about ⅓-1/2 full of lit charcoal. It is easy to hit 500 degrees in the smoker so you want to be careful and only add no more than ½ of a lit chimney. Of course in the middle of winter with a wind storm you will need to make some major modifications to this methodology.
The Smokey Mountain Cooker™ smoker has two cooking grates to smoke two large items at once or plenty of ribs. The fuel door is removable so that adding charcoal and wood is easy, and the dampers allow you to be in control of the heat for tender, fall-off-the-bone meat. Given the immense popularity of the Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker, Weber has stepped up with this super-sized version. With 726 square inches of cooking area, this unit is perfect for the competition cook or anyone who wants to be able to turn out up to 60 pounds of barbecue. This unit works just as well as its smaller predecessor with the excellent temperature control, long unassisted cooking times and easy use.
The only downside IMO of the UDS is the lack of access to the fuel without cutting into and adding a door. It seems like you can mod the UDS to have everything the WSM has (two cooking racks and water pan/diffuser). The unit includes a catch pan for your charcoal ashes; this makes cleanup a cinch. Instead of sweeping up ashes, users can simply remove the pan and empty it into their garbage.
Weber is certainly one of the best-recognized names in the barbecue game, especially among casual grillers. Smoking Some Barbecue Baby Back Ribs – Watch a WSM in action smoking ribs. If want to play around with burning wood and you don’t mind spending extra then there are some good offsets out there, but the WSM is hands down better value. “For many, the Big Green Egg is the Weber of Kamados.
Though BGE is an excellent cooker, it is definitely heavy. If portability matters to you, you might want to look elsewhere. With BGE, you will be spending more than double the price of WSM for the unit and its accessories.