Which would you choose Round 1- Blue WSM or Blue Flattop 26'r?

[Weber MD]

I want both.

[Weber MD]

Even though I love my blue WSM, the 26 flattop is absolutely beautiful!!

Welcome to the forum, Mike.  Really enjoy your website - keep it up.

[AnotherPintPlease]

Even though I love my blue WSM, the 26 flattop is absolutely beautiful!!

Thanks for chiming in! I hope you don't mind us ogling your wsm. 

Not at all...I do it myself! 

[AnotherPintPlease]

Even though I love my blue WSM, the 26 flattop is absolutely beautiful!!

Welcome to the forum, Mike.  Really enjoy your website - keep it up.

Thanks so much! I so love the spirit and passion amongst you all.  It's absolutely brilliant.  Thank you, too, for the kind words.  I'm glad you like it. It most certainly is a labor of love.

[Fishawn]

Dang...... What a matchup..... I think I'd flip a coin.... Really!..... Be Happy on either..... Awesome gear!

[Craig]

Cool post!  Does the blue 26 get any extra points for ease of use being the bowl is new enough to have a One Touch system?

Sure, but to some people the OT is a drawback. 

Would you trade, Jeff?

One Touch or not, HERE I COME!!

Guess that gives away how I voted... 

[Craig]

But that blue WSM is pretty flippin sweet!! 

[Weber MD]

Even though I love my blue WSM, the 26 flattop is absolutely beautiful!!

Welcome to the forum, Mike.  Really enjoy your website - keep it up.

Thanks so much! I so love the spirit and passion amongst you all.  It's absolutely brilliant.  Thank you, too, for the kind words.  I'm glad you like it. It most certainly is a labor of love.

For friends looking to get into grilling I recommend two resources - this forum and your blog.  Glad you've joined the club.  I'm going to try those short rib tacos soon.

[Duke]

Welcome APP, we finally smoked you out. Can you please tell us how it is that you were able to persuade Weber to make you a blue smoker?

[Johnpv]

Blue WSM all the way.

[AnakiMana]

Welcome APP, we finally smoked you out. Can you please tell us how it is that you were able to persuade Weber to make you a blue smoker?

THIS

Sent via smoke signals from my Weber kettle

[mrbill]

tough call. but, I went w/the 26'er.

[AnotherPintPlease]

Even though I love my blue WSM, the 26 flattop is absolutely beautiful!!

Welcome to the forum, Mike.  Really enjoy your website - keep it up.

Thanks so much! I so love the spirit and passion amongst you all.  It's absolutely brilliant.  Thank you, too, for the kind words.  I'm glad you like it. It most certainly is a labor of love.

For friends looking to get into grilling I recommend two resources - this forum and your blog.  Glad you've joined the club.  I'm going to try those short rib tacos soon.

Wow, thanks so much!  That is incredibly kind!  It certainly has been a labor of love. 

Welcome APP, we finally smoked you out. Can you please tell us how it is that you were able to persuade Weber to make you a blue smoker?

Ha!  Yes, you did!  A good friend of mine works for Weber, who I knew for many years prior before I started working for them.  He got it, as is, from work and in turn wanted me to have it.  From best I can tell, it wasn't made for anyone and the "official" word is that it was part of a "limited run."  I still remembering seeing it in his garage.  It was as beautiful then as it is now.  I absolutely cherish it.

Whenever it appears on social media through the Weber blog it generates quite the stir...althrough truthfully, I don't always try to capture it in a shot! 

Thanks again everyone and sorry I was so slow to respond! 

[mike.stavlund]

I've been deliberating on this for awhile.  That blue WSM took my breath away, but then I cooked on Marty's black flat-top 26 this weekend, and it was incredible (even now, if I close my eyes I can still see the spin marks in the lid).  So I gotta vote for the 26.

[edhead35]

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