Does anyone have the Cajun Bandit replacement charcoal ring for a WSM 22.5? How is it different from the stock Weber ring that comes with the WSM? The picture of the CB ring looks the same as the Weber ring to me? Anyone?
@ramsfan I've got one of the expanded rings that have the tabs to raise the ring off the grate bolts on the Gen1 22" WSM. Weber screwed the pooch on the first year models and the ash grate sat so low in the bowl that they had a habit of clogging the intake vents. Cajun Bandit was on the ball with this ring.
A lot of folks did a spacer mod to the grate bolts which took care of the problem until Weber quietly introduced the Gen2 WSM with the arched door opening and raised the charcoal grate height. This is what the Gen1 mod looks like:
The charcoal grate fits inside and rests on tabs - another great innovation!
I wired the grate to the ring on mine.
Here is the WSM ring inside the Cajun Bandit ring. It may not look like much, but the CB ring would hold a whole 22lb bag of KBB. I think the WSM ring holds @ 18lbs.....so figure for low 'n slow cooks with @22lbs of KBB and a chimney of lit Minion you might get 3-5 hours more cooking time.
Hope this clears up any questions on the ring
@ramsfan - hit me up if you have any more.