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Offline sparky

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26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #-1 on: September 01, 2013, 12:04:08 PM »
good morning to ya'll.  I just sold my cambro.  my wife says I can use the money to either buy myself a 26" weber kettle or a 18" WSM.  it's my payment for painting the cabin.  I have the mak up at the cabin but no charcoal smoker up there.  I thought that I could use the 26 kettle to smoke w/ because of its large size and I will also get more cast iron skillet room on the kettle. I know that I just sold a 26 six months ago but they have since came out w/ a rotis for a 26 now and I am going to mod it to better suit my needs.  or I can just get a 18" WSM.  I do love my lovey.  and I have a grill at both places already.  what do ya'll think?   :-\
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« on: September 01, 2013, 12:07:51 PM »
Get both!
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2013, 12:17:49 PM »
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26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2013, 12:40:02 PM »
I vote kettle. More versatile
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2013, 12:42:03 PM »
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2013, 01:00:55 PM »
Yeah,........ :D Get both.

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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2013, 01:25:00 PM »
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2013, 01:26:07 PM »
Sparky, how 'bout the kettle and a boatload of FT?   8)
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2013, 01:26:59 PM »
Quote from: hikerman on September 01, 2013, 01:26:07 PM
Sparky, how 'bout the kettle and a boatload of FT?   8)
Now, THERE is some good thinking!  ;) ;D
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26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2013, 01:28:20 PM »
Get the kettle sparky you'll have more cooking options.
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2013, 01:31:29 PM »
You already have the MAK there, so if charcoal smoking if your goal, you have to ask yourself is that easier on the Kettle or the WSM?
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2013, 01:59:30 PM »
My best briskets have come off of a 22.5 Weber kettle........the 26.75 will give it a little more wiggle room........I have never liked the grub that comes off the WSM's.......just personal preference I guess.....
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2013, 04:03:54 PM »
If you can truly only have one, I'd say the WSM.  That's just me though.  If you are at the cabin, I'm thinking you'll need a little bit of set it and forget it time and the WSM will provide that.
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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2013, 06:19:53 PM »
Hey Sparky, have you made your mind up already? What's taking you so long? Decisions, decisions.

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Re: 26" kettle or 18" WSM?
« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2013, 10:50:16 PM »
Get a 22 kettle & a 18 WSM!
It's a great compromise !
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