Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Charcoal Smoker with 22-Inch

Was nervous getting this because of never using one before. This thing is the easiest smoker I have used. Once you find the temp you want, it will hold all day!

I do competitions over the years, from West Coast to Florida Coast and Upper mid south. i have 22" ketgle and old still open botomm bullets and 18 y 22 WSM. Weber is like part of me over the years. Absolutey nothing works like your designs. i built a coffin top smoker with dual stacks works fantastic along side your Webers. I truly enjoy the magnitude of compitions and winning on Webers. warmest Kind Regards Siempre

This is my second Weber smoker. The first one lasted 20 years. Can't go wrong with these. Great construction and durability. Have done ribs and butts. Easy to set up and use.

Have only used once since purchase but easy to use, easy to light and keep heat at right temperature. Great results on the ribs I smoked. Put wheels on it to make it easy to move around. Sealed up tight and did not have much smoke leakage. Very pleased with it over my old electric smoker.

This thing is fabulous. I switched from an offset smoker, and with the dual racks, and large water pan, I'm getting consistent and even better results than I was before. I purchased this specifically to compete in a pork ribs contest, and I took 2nd (no fault of the smoker). With the 10 year warrantee, I look forward to using this much, much longer than my offset that rusted out after 5 years. Thanks, Weber, for making this smoker great!

If you're looking to smoke full packer Briskets & larger meats, this is the best size to get. I used to own the 18.5 but over time learned it wasn't the right size for my applications. It maintains temps really well and stabilizes pretty. There are a number of mods out there you can apply that will really help dial in. But this is definitely a smoker that you can get directly out the box and smoke for over 18 hours without issue

Except for a pellet smoker and stickburner, I have owned all types of smokers over the last 25 years—kamados, electrics, kettles with charcoal baskets for indirect cooking, and multiple types of each. But bar none, my favorite is my WSM 18" that I purchased in '09. The WSM 18" served me better than all for smoking due to its simplicity (no moving parts), its use of a ubiquitous fuel, and my love for managing a fire. One of the underappreciated aspects of the WSM is the ability to adjust smoke flavor for different meats and palates. Not all smokers have such flexibility, but the WSMs do, and the 22" doesn't disappoint in that area. Also, with the simplicity of design and some experience, you can learn to manage the fire to hit stable temperatures without the use of a thermoelectric-controlled blower. When I needed more smoking real estate, although tempted with the new Weber pellet smokers (they look so awesome), I went with the larger version of my G.O.A.T. I ordered the WSM 22" and it hasn't disappointed. Due to my experience on the 18th, it took me only one cook to figure out how to manage the fire and dial in the desired temperature, achieving temperature stability for hours. The extra real estate allowed me to cook two 13 lb spatchcocked turkeys for Thanksgiving on the top grate and catch the drippings in a pan on the bottom grate for delicious gravy with a kiss of smoke. If, like me, you enjoy fire and smoke management as part of the BBQ process, you won't be disappointed with the WSM.

After long research I decided on 22 inch . The WSM really does a great job in stabilizing and maintaining consistency with even heat control . I am experienced in charcoal smoking and prefer over pellet. I am pleased with the performance of this smoker ! It does not hat Weber says it does.

I recently purchased the WSM 22-inch smoker, All in all it's a good smoker, however I found it to cook around 300-315 F with no water in water pan using lump charcoal. You will have to close down air intakes quite a bit to lower temperature to around 275 F and wait for smoker temperature to come down. I also recommend that you purchase an aftermarket door gasket kit to prevent smoke residue from coming out around access door and staining outer edges of main cooking chamber. I also purchased a stainless hinge for the dome lid, which makes life a lot easier to baste meats while cooking.

The Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker 22 is an excellent smoker/cooker; however, modifications had to be made to make it more usable and versatile. Weber should add quality lockable wheels on each of the three legs of the cooker as well as a hinge to hold the lid upward to allow the user to check the product being cooked. The front access door should be made of quality stainless steel, and locking mechanisms should be engineered into the bottom or middle sections to lock the unit in place.