Thanks to all for input!
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22 is what I would go with. You have to cut ribs or roll them up to fit on the 18†WSM, and do tricks to fit a big brisket on there - the 22 will hold such things with ease.
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Okay, clearly no one else is gonna say so I’m gonna ... SIZE MATTTERS DAMNIT ... and yes, that’s what she said too!
Now, before you all get your mind too far in the gutter .... When I’ve been buying bbq’s my wife told me that I should buy the biggest, highest quality that I could afford so that I wouldn’t regret it in 5 days ... she also mumbled something about bigger is always better ... not sure what that means ;-)
anyhow, I bought the biggest Hasty-Bake and the biggest WSM I could buy and I have never regretted it.
I can cook the biggest brisket you’ve ever seen on the WSM without having to do anything awkward like bend it or wrap it. I can put 3 slabs of back ribs on it side by side with no issues. I can put a 20 lb spatchcocked turkey on it, no issues. I have cooked 4 pork butts without even a single space problem. I honestly haven’t even come close to a size problem on the WSM 22.
Looking at the space available on the WSM 18, I do not believe this would be the same ... the 18 would challenge me from the get go with how to deal with 2 or more racks of ribs. For $100 more you can buy a cooker that doesn’t require you to roll your ribs into weird circles
here’s some pictures on the WSM 22
16 lbs of brisket
a whole bunch of beef ribs
Doesn’t that 8 lb pork butt look lonely?
20 lbs of turkey spatchcocked ... try that on any other smoker!
3 slabs of back ribs side by side .... again, try that on another smoker
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Last thoughts, in case you’ve read the reviews on the public side about trying to maintain temps on the WSM 22 ... this honestly isn’t a problem. First, there’s tons of us on here with this smoker and we are happy to give advice and input on set up, temp management, etc. Second, there’s so many resources on the internet, that you will have a plethora of info.
The WSM 22 is the absolutely best big smoker you can buy for the money. Add some solid mods to it, especially some lavalock to seal the leaks, a new door, and a lid hinge and you are about to rock a smoker that can compete with any of the multi-thousand dollar bad boys out there. For a total price, all in, of about $550 with mods.
That, my friend, is crazy!Comment
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