Paul wrote:

> We've decided to get WSM to complement our Weber Genesis.

Congratulations on your impending purchase!

> Now...what type of fuel is recommnded? I hope it's something easily
> obtainable.

If you want easily obtainable, that'd be charcoal briquettes like
Kingsford. I myself refuse to allow that into my WSM, preferring lump
charcoal instead. There are many brands available, but what you get
depends on where you are. In the San Jose Bay Area, you can find lots
of mesquite lump charcoal but I use Lazzarri hardwood (oak) lump.

> Cleanup? What's your maintenance routine? Do you empty the ashes each
> time? How about cleaning the cooking surface? Any advice is
> appreciated!

Briquettes produce much more ash than lump so if you go that route,
you'll be dumping ash after every cook. I can go three or four cooks on
lump before I have to clean out the ash. I normally leave the grates in
the cooker during the heating up phase and clean them off with a brass
bristled brush right before putting on the meat. Other than that, I
haven't cleaned off any of the "seasoning" that's building up on the
inside of the cooker. Just now noticing how some of that is flaking off.

Read the FAQ and visit the Virtual Weber Bullet site for more tips.

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Aloha,

Nathan Lau
San Jose, CA

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