WSM (Weber Smokey Moutain) Stacker

We felt kinda bad for developing a cooker that has more features than the WSM, because there's guys out there who have already invested money in the Weber Smokey Mountains, so we decided to develop a new toy to make their units a bit more versatile.
The WSM Stacker. This unit fits straight onto the original unit without the need for any modification.






Marco was given one to try out, his review can be seen here http://www.barbecuebible.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=13827&highlight=

I also like the versatility that it will fit on the kettle. With that being said though...are there bolts on the bottom too so the grate will sit at the opposite end when it is upside down?

Good point Mike, we will probably supply it with brackets at both ends, so that it can be inverted to be used on existing Weber kettles.

Opinions needed... Is the door in the WSM Stacker necessary?

My first thought was no. Not having used one yet though...Would you use the door to check meat temps on the rack below it if you didn't have a probe in the meat during the cook?

If you don't have a door, would you have an eyelet that could be used to run the probe and wire thru? Personally, I would rather have a probe inserted the whole time vs opening the door or llifting the top.

On the other hand, some people flip meats during, and this could allow access to do so without lifting the above stacker or lid.

That was not much help as I see pros to both.

Thanks Mike,
The unit already comes with a probe eyelet, but I like you can't make my mind up about the door.
Marco is the only person to have used the WSM Stacker, so I guess he should be able to enlighten us a bit more.

I say yes to the door as it I do use them on the Frontier a lot to take a look at what I am doing without having to open the unit up.

Yo Mack,

I'm with Roxy, leave the door. I don't have a WSM but have received some nice comments when camping & cooking with my Frontier from some WSM owners who really like the doors on my ProQ.

Is the grill one that comes with the stacker, or is it a Weber grate? I like the idea of the grab handles. If they are part of the stacker, will you be offering any of this design to fit in the Frontier?

U.J.

I agree, the nice new handle design should be added to the Frontier as they tend to bend a little if ya got a good load of meat in the unit.

Just MHO and trying to help to get the best product out there.

Thanks UJ and Roxy,
The Grill/ grate is as close as possible to the original WSM one.
The new Frontiers (2008) will have the folding handles, as these do appear to work better than the current ones.
They will also come with a probe eyelet in each stacker.

So far it looks like the door is staying, just waiting for the German expert to confirm

Sorry for my late response, i´m really busy at work. Its always amazing to see how many of
our customers get "surprised" by Christmas each December.

I say definately keep the access door, it wont hurt you if you dont need it, but when you need it for flipping, basting, checking temps
or just taking a look at the meat, its really handy.
The hinged door beats the WSM trap door any time.


I like the stacker very much, not only does it add valuable cooking space, cooking on the stacker grate without the
waterpan inserted also opens the door to a whole new style of smoke cooking.

Did i mention that i still hope for a 22" Stacker for regular Weber Kettles ?

DM

Welcome back Marco!
Thanks for your input, and thanks to all of you, it really helps having ideas from everyone.

22" Stacker... now there's an idea, why didn't you say something before Marco???

Mack wrote:

22" Stacker... now there's an idea, why didn't you say something before Marco???

DM

i know I'm late to the posting of this and bearing in mind my comments it won't really matter.

But.... Have you designed a gadget that changes the way the lid fits to the WSM and stops it from becoming a Water Butt?

A market on its own there, I am sick of emtying water out of mine when I use it.

Have you throught about getting a cover?