ceed wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been using my Brinkmann Smoke n Grill for quite a while with
> great success. I've done some minor tweaks like drilling holes in the
> fuel pan and I am now doing 14 hours with relatively stable
> temperature. However, I just found that I can get a WSM for around $150
> at a local outlet. Is stepping up to this higher end bullet worth it? I
> now feel I know my Brinkmann. Would I have to go through a lot of noob
> failures again with the WSM, or are they somewhat similar in the way
> they work?

Compared to a ECB (El Cheapo Brinkman) a WSM is just boring to use. IME,
the WSM is more stable and easier to control. You also get a bit more
space, if that is important.

> My wife always says "don't mess with success". I am afraid of doing so
> in this case. Maybe I should wait until I can do an even more
> substantial upgrade to, let's say, ceramic?
>

I went from the ECBX2 to a WSM to two ceramics. I still have them all
and I use them all. I keep the ECBX2 and WSM at the lake house and can
cook for twenty (or more) on the two of them. The two Kamados are my "at
home" cookers as I don't treat a #9 and a #7 as portable.

--
Matthew

I'm a contractor. If you want an opinion, I'll sell you one.
Which one do you want?