Weber Smokey Mountain | Barrel Cooker | Meat Hanger Mod | 8 Half Chickens | Giveaway

[@paulsq_]

Great looking chickens. Awesome job with turning the WSM into a hanging cooker.

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. Yes it works great as a large barrel cooker.. The chickens turned out amazing..!

[@TheDawgfathasBBQ]

You know, I bought hangers for cooking chicken this way a while back and haven't tried it yet. I may have to give it a try. Btw, these birds look amazing!!!

[@BBQJOE]

These are some of the best birds I've ever made. I just can't get over the difference in flavor compared to using a defuser. It's a night & day difference for sure.

[@johnknapp6328]

Great Video Joe I'm curios on your opinion on firebaskets for long cooks, lava lock, hunsinger vortex,and arbor manufacturing. Any of these that have impressed you. I know you could add expanded metal around stock grate.

[@BBQJOE]

It's hard for me to answer that brother.. I'm a big fan of the cajun bandit extended fire ring.. I've done both long and fast cooks and had no issues. I've never owned any of the other products you mentioned. Now Greg over at The Woodshed Smoke & BBQ with Slowhand designed a large fire basket for both the wsm 18 and the 22.. Unbelievable burn times.

[@THEREALSHOWBBQ]

Awesome looking yard birds bro. Sal has some great rubs for sure. Good luck to everyone!

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you and yes he does.. I'm loving this method of cooking. Thx for stopping by.

[@peterlai9018]

Not sure if others have mentioned? The Hunsaker meat hanger is available now!

[@progers5019]

Seeing is believing and the proof is in the pudding, or eating the pudding. Everything looks like it turned out perfect. I have a weber hanging extension no longer available, and many wsm users purchased the Gateway hanger which also fits the WSM. This is another great way to go in hanging meat in a wsm. Amazing Great cook brother.

[@BBQJOE]

Thank You Phil.. This mod costs as much as the Gateway hanger but I'm sure I could fit more meat on this mod.. I here a lot of great things about the Gateway hanger and almost bought one. I just can believe how well it held the temps. Thx

[@progers5019]

@@BBQJOE Yes your hanging setup does offer more wall to wall space inside the cooker.

[@MitchAndPhilip]

Your skills blow us away! Amazing looking food!

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. Appreciate you stopping by.. I love sharing my cooks with everyone. Thx for watching

[@eltonsbbq-pit]

Those rootboy rubs are fantastic! Great video Joe! Cheers from Norway

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. Cheers you as well from NW Indiana.. Im getting ready to place another order here soon. Thx for stopping by..

[@LassesFoodAndBarbecue]

Like the mod. Love the chicken too! I have one of those weber hangers for my WSM18 - but have not used it yet, one of these days though... On my UDS i hang using the Weber GBS grate and it works really well.

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you Lasse and thanks for stopping by..

[@johnknapp6328]

Great looking chicken Joe, the color looked perfect. I was wondering if there might be to much air flow, If your handy that is great modification.

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. I'm new to hanging meat but airflow is key for higher temps. The good news is I can always turn the airflow down to achieve lower temps. What make you think there's to much airflow ? Thanks again and appreciate the support.

[@johnknapp6328]

@@BBQJOE when you were showing us the mods the first time it looked like between rods and rotiseree area looked that way. But after watching chicken video, you have it tuned in perfectly.

[@thegrumpyolgringo]

Very impressive chicken. Beautiful color, crispy skin. I like " the hanging style" of smoking. Another great mod to your "FRANKENGRILLSTEIN" SMOKER thingy majig. Nicely Done. Thanks for sharing. 😎.

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. I'm loving the hanging meat process so far.. I'll be doing many more cooks like this in the future. Thanks for stopping by

[@Texas2.5]

They did look gorgeous and right on with the crispy skin! They look awesome and I really want the hanging mod for my WSM!

[@BBQJOE]

I heard the Gateway hanger works great for hanging meats an I believe it sells right around $40

[@NataliyaJordan]

awesome rub!! this chicken is really good and juicy, great job)) we like smoked chicken, and we like to eat them cold next day too, you need to try that

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. Oh we love cold chicken the next do too. We take what's left over and make chix sandwiches and chix salads.. So good.. Sometimes we take the back bones and make a chix stock for chix soup and more.. Thank you as always for stopping by and showing your support.

[@TheWinkingPigBarBQ]

My first smoker was a WSM, I wish I still had it. Sometimes I would use chunks and other times I'd use chips. for the chips, I'd take a tin can and punch a few holes in it and put it in the center of my charcoal and put the chips in the can, that would help them last a lot longer than actually putting them in the fire. I like your mod but I'm probably a little more basic and would have used some all-thread with bolts screwed onto the ends. Yup, that chicken looked wonderful, made me hungry sitting here watching it.

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. I thought about using threaded rod but I like the looks and durability of the round stock with the collars. I chose round stock to ensure they won't bend when loaded down with heavy meats. Thx for stopping by

[@OmNomNomProduction]

Nice recipe! Chicken looks awesome!

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. Everything turned out great..! I subbed and will check out your channel here in a bit. Thanks for watching

[@4seasonsbbq]

Chicken looks fantastic, I love barrel cookers I made two of my own and use them all the time. One of them stands two barrels high with a rotisserie in it and will hold a lot of meat. I'm sure it'll be on my channel as soon as these blizzards go away. Keep up the great work. # the rootboy cooks. Watchin from Iowa here

[@BBQJOE]

That's awesome and I'm sure you have way more experience on hanging meat then me. If you see anything I'm doing wrong or have any tips to share then that would be great. Thank for watching and leaving a comment.

[@thegourmetgrandadandfamily]

Great video Joe..

[@robotrecipes1583]

Sure is good..

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you Grandad I had a lot fun with this cook.

[@StanandDonnaShane]

Love it I want to try hanging chickens on my WSM.

[@BBQJOE]

You can buy rib hanging accessories for the wsm or make one like I did.. Either way your going to love the results..

[@itsachorething4223]

OMG These look AMAZING!! I am literally drooling over here!! When’s dinner??

[@BBQJOE]

Let us hire you and we'll include dinner lol.. Thanks for the kind words. Thanks for watching and have a great day.

[@robertweber3140]

Joe, those birds looked fabulous! Skin looks perfect and all that juice! Did you brine or inject? Gotta get me some of Sal's ribs. I hear the No1 won a blind taste test competition on steaks from another You Tuber. Plus Sal does some great vids and taste tests on beer. In the past I have placed two whole chickens on the top rack in the WSM, but thinking "halving and hanging is a better way to go to achieve color and crispiness. Always learning!! Thanks Joe

[@BBQJOE]

No brine or injection on these birds.. I'll either show or will tell the viewers if I did or not. I need to get more cooking videos out on this wsm. I have to many grill lol..

[@robertweber3140]

Joe, not too many. I figure I need one more 22.5 WSM, but am saving for a Shirley Fab (similar to your beast, but smaller scale), or the guy that built yours.

[@BBQJOE]

I'm very sure your going to love that Shirley..! Can't wait to get more videos out on my pit..

[@TweetyTweets]

Loving your Reviews

[@issombeituni]

I can’t wait to try it thanks for the sample I’m still at the er haven’t it

[@BBQJOE]

No problem.. Hope you guys enjoy it. Thanks for watching

[@BBQPITDOG]

The chicken looks a good as any Pit Barrel chicken that I have made Joe. Your mod is a winner!! Wait till you hang some ribs in there! Awesome video bud! #TheRootBoyCooks FLORIDA

[@BBQJOE]

Going to hang ribs today.. Going to the store now.

[@DadIncredible]

Nice. Couldn’t tell it was your first time! I’m going to play around with a meat hanging system for my Summit all of these videos are making me jealous! #therootboycooks greetings from Missouri!

[@BBQJOE]

It's insane how different the flavor is and how good it smells around the pit. lol. I'm loving it so far. Thx for stopping by..

[@DadIncredible]

I like the PBC but I’m a Weber guy. This mod solves that problem! Once I get my WSM back I’m going to try this for sure

[@JAMIES_LIFE_101]

Hey I'm new to your Channel that food looks amazing thank you so much for sharing

[@BBQJOE]

You're welcome and glad to have you here.. Thank for watching..!

[@JAMIES_LIFE_101]

@@BBQJOE your so welcome

[@HeavyMetalBarBQue]

No.........You didn't need to get a pbc. Look what you made with what You already have. Nothing against PBC.......but with the Pit set up you have..........You now have Options! \m/ And You have shown people out there the possibilities that they can do with a little imagination. Birds looked great...and the pit performed as planned. Success in my book! \m/

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you Ken..! I have nothing against the PBC either and would still love to own one to compare but this wsm barrel cooker mod will cook twice the meat. I just hope Cajun Bandit picks up on this before other companies do. I don't have enough skin in the social media world to make a difference.. CB can make this look more professional and would be simple to do.. I sent them an email about this mod but didn't here back from them. Thanks for the comment and we'll talk soon.

[@SmokinJoesBBQ]

WOW JOE, man you have it going on my friend that is the best smoked chicken I have seen in a long time, man that color was awesome looking. And your smoker cooked that chicken to perfection, and it was so juicy and super tender, I want to know if I can be your full time taste tester, I am cheap labor. LOL I gave you a big like and subbed you and rang the bell because you absolutely deserve it my friend ..AWESOME JOB. GOD BLESS YOU. I WILL FOR SURE STAY IN TOUCH.!!!!!!!

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you and sorry it took so long to reply.. For some stupid reason YT likes to randomly put comments in the (Likely Spam) area and I'm not always next to my computer. Anyways thanks for the kind words and heck yeah, I can always use extra taste tester lol.. Come on down brother.. As you know I rang the bell on your end too.. This has to be one of the best mods I've done to the wsm. I Thank you for stopping by and apologize for the late response.

[@SmokinJoesBBQ]

@@BBQJOE NO PROBLEM MY FRIEND.!!!

[@HistoricalItalianCooking]

Awesome chickens!!

[@strongsadventures]

LOL 34K friends Rootboy Knows something more than us! I really like the collars on the end!Joe this looks great! #therootboycooks . We live in Louisiana . Awesome cook Joe!! You have mastered this i think.

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. I love modifying grills/smokers from stock. The Rootboy Cooks has a good product too. I'm from NW Indiana

[@STARSHADOWWOODWORKS]

Awesome bro

[@BBQJOE]

Thank You Dave.. It worked out perfect.. The Meat Man has more up his sleeve lol. Thx for watching brother

[@AuMENUCOOKING]

Hello Joe .... I discover your channel and i subscribed today ! ! ! ! ! A lot of chickens in your recipe .... Do you have a big family ? Hello from FRANCE my friend ! ! ! ! 💛🍭😍🍊🍚💖🍎🍓🌟🍄

[@BBQJOE]

Hello for NW Indiana.. Yes I have a large family that like to eat meat lol.. We use the chicken the next day to make chix sandwiches and chix salads. Thank for stopping by and I subbed as well. I'll check out your channel here in a bit. Thx for watching

[@SmokinJazzBbq]

Brotha Joe i wish i was your neighbor i would be eating so good!!! The perfect color and it looks crispy too. Also those juices were dripping like a water fall lol. Thanks for sharing brotha. #rootboycooks and you already know that i am from Delaware. Cheers and keepbbqing

[@BBQJOE]

Lol.. Its funny how sometimes parties get started over here when I fire up the cookers. It's a lot of fun though. Some will bring wood some charcoal some will bring beer lol. The smell alone draws the attention lol. I'm just glad my neighbors are cool like that. I have to say this was some of the best chicken I've ever made. Thx

[@chyrongreen]

#TheRootBoyCooks man great videos, I love how you do them. Have you gotten a chance to find the hot rub recipe yet? Thanks

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. I didn't forget about the hot rub recipe.. I lost the recipe but I'm sure I could replicate it with ease. I'm going to do a pork butt today and if I have all the ingredients I'll for sure do a vid or comment here so you have it. It's pretty easy to make. Sorry for any inconvenience and Thanks for watching..

[@chyrongreen]

Joe's BBQ House no inconvenience at all bud

[@BBQJOE]

@@chyrongreen I'll get back to you on this for sure.

[@BBQJOE]

I found the recipe for the Hot Rub..! It was doubled up with another recipe and didn't see it. I'll put it in the description box.. I'm working on it know and should be up within the next 10 mins. Thx

[@BBQJOE]

Joe's BBQ House "Hot Rub" recipe.. This recipe makes 2 lbs and fits perfect in a 33oz shaker Put all ingredients in a bowl.. All measured in cups Ingredients: 1 cup of Ground Cayenne Red Pepper 1/2 Paprika 1/2 Granulated Garlic 1/2 Coarse Black Ground Pepper 1/2 Turbinado Sugar (raw sugar) 1/2 Kosher Salt 1/4 Chili Powder 1/4 Onion Powder) Mix all ingredients into a bowl and add to shaker. A funnel works great for this. If mixing directly into the container then you'll need to hold back on any 2 ingredients. Shake the container well and add the remaining ingredients..

[@hinds90]

3:02 looks good enough to eat already

[@BBQJOE]

This is definitely my favorite Weber I own.. I had a lot of fun putting it together.

[@2k20lovesong4]

So lovely video

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. And thanks for watching.. I'll go check out your channel here in a bit.. Thx

[@PicklesBBQandCooking]

I love my aww wsm, that's a cool mod Joe. I just use the gateway hanging kit, since a wsm is literally a barrel. I've done chicken, ribs, a few other things. Tastes great for sure. #therootboycooks Colorado

[@BBQJOE]

This is all new to me and my god what an awesome way to cook food..! I'll definitely be doing more cook like this.. I'm just glad the mod worked lol

[@gtsbarbecueandcuisine4837]

I did that too Pickles. Only used it once so far but plan new cooks soon!

[@richvhyjudecruz6640]

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[@akkira0202]

Wow awesome video

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you and Thanks for watching.. Everything turned out great..!

[@ChipsOutdoorChannel]

I like your modifications! I've been through a couple of your videos since joining and I really like the way you do your videos! To answer the question in your video, I use the Pit Barrel Cooker. Your chicken looked as good as any I've done, if not better! #TheRootboyCooks - I'm from Kentucky

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. I'm new to hanging meat over hot coals and gotta say I'm loving the flavor. I did some ribs the other day that had awesome flavor. They were on for only 3 hours unwrapped and they were fall-off-the-bone tender. A little too tender for my likings but next time I'll start probing at about the 2 hour mark. Thank for watching..

[@ChipsOutdoorChannel]

@@BBQJOE Ribs is something I've never been able to get real tender by hanging unless I wrap for some reason. They are either in the coals or a bit tough. I've heard some others happy with the results without wrapping though. I'm glad those mods have worked out well for you! Looking forward to seeing what else you get into!

[@BBQJOE]

@@ChipsOutdoorChannel I'll try to get the vid up by this weekend.

[@zeenaskitchen2095]

Yummy yummy

[@BBQJOE]

Thanks for watching Zeena..! It was really good.. Thx for stopping by

[@jhenFranzVLOGz]

Looks yummy omg!!!!

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. Its definitely some of the best chicken I've ever made. Thanks for watching..

[@Vidhyakitchen]

Nice 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@stephanieyeminez89]

Happy father's day

[@bigsmile542]

#The Root Boy Cooks. I like your mods I I have the jumbo jow with a Cajon Bandet ring. Thinking of doing the same. How much does the chicken hang down? I am sure ribs ect will hang to low, in my Jumbo Joe. Southwest TX. TheRootBoyCooks

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. The bottom of the half chicken hung down about a 3" below the ring. About where the temp prob is on the center section of the wsm. If using the jumbo joe I would recommend quartering up the chicken but only take my opinion with a grain of salt cause I don't own a jumbo joe with the ring. I have Webber 22" with the smoker ring and with the rotisserie ring added I would only hang quarters. Now I'm sure if you was to put the food on the rack it should be fine. Let me know how it works out if you decide to try it. Thanks for the comment.

[@dochazel2]

wonder about doing that cook but with the racks instead of hanging, once the rain goes away here, I think I am going to try that cook, ie, no water pan so juices can drip down. I have the cajun bandit extension, so I think I can use the two top racks (and maybe your mod with the 5/16 bolts to add one more rack) thanks for the video! #rootboycooks

[@BBQJOE]

I'm sure it would work the same on the racks but had to try hanging cause that's what I designed it for.. I'm going to try a cook with the water pan and see how it works. Thx

[@dochazel2]

That'd be a cool video to compare to the results of this cook

[@BBQJOE]

@@dochazel2 I might try that on my next cook.. Thank for the idea

[@smokehousebbq7350]

#therootboycooks Those look tasty, I might to do a little mod to Brinkman Smoke King to try out some hanging, too. Keep up the great videos. Texas

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. Let me know how it works out for you. So far I'm loving the meat hanging thing. Thanks for watching.

[@campmeatbbqcampmeatbbq7951]

Hey Joe, Tasty looking chicken for sure! 🤘🏻 Mod on, 🤘🏻as someone might say. Jay #TheRootboyCooks Minnesota

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you Jay.. It was some of the best chicken I've ever made.. Hey buddy what happen to your content on your YT..? Thanks for watching

[@campmeatbbqcampmeatbbq7951]

Joe's BBQ House Hey Joe, That os a question that PIF and Woodshed have been hounding me about, I have not posted any vids yet, as a one man electrical contractor and a boy in football and baseball there is not a whole lot of extra time. But the computer system is ready to roll and my boy will b doing editing so I am close but now there has been some health issues with my Dad and I so it is stalled right now. Hopefully it will not be to long. J

[@BBQJOE]

Sorry to here about your dad.. And i'll be looking forward to your content when you come back.

[@smarterray]

Really enjoying your content. You seem like a knowledgeable yet humble guy. #therootboycooks

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. I have over 25 years in the game. I'm just new to the social media part of it. Thanks for stopping by..

[@trentarmstrong5903]

#TheRootBoyCooks. Love barrel style cookers and also love Weber’s as I have 12 of them. Only 1 wan unfortunately. Looking to get a 22.5 this season tho.

[@BBQJOE]

Nice..! I love my Weber's too. I was going to buy a barrel cooker but they seem to only make them in a 18" if I'm not mistaken. The Gateway hanger seems like great option but I can cook lots more on this mod. Thanks for watching

[@seulirhneshel3236]

Nice channel...I am your new friend...stay connected

[@BBQJOE]

Thx for the sub.. I subbed back.. Thanks for watching

[@meatcranium4280]

#TheRootBoyCooks FLORIDA. That model looks like a winner. I have two barrel type cookers

[@BBQJOE]

If I would known the flavor was going to be this good I would've bought a barrel cooker a while ago.

[@sideyardbarbecue3214]

Awesome cook Joe #therootboycooks Minnesota

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. It was fun and awesome the mod worked out. Thanks for stopping by.

[@Craig6519]

Man that chicken looks great #TheRootBoyCooks, Oklahoma.

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you Craig.. Everything turned out amazing.. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.

[@rhalloff]

Rootboy Cooks. PHX AZ..

[@rustykc]

#therootboycooks KC Missouri. Have you ever seen the gateway drum hanger that will fit in a WSM? I have one and it works great! I agree that it makes some of the best chicken I've ever had in my life. You need to try some spare ribs next. I wont say they are the best ribs I've ever made but they have a distinct flavor that is amazing! Thanks for sharing your video!

[@BBQJOE]

I'm definitely going to try ribs.. Yes I've heard of the Gateway hanger and read great things about it. The mod I built will hold more meat and that's what I needed. Thanks for stopping by.

[@bigworm1712]

The root boy cooks Dayton ohio

[@cookwithmebyayesha]

Nice just joined pls stay connected

[@BBQJOE]

Thx for the sub.. I subbed back.. Thanks for watching

[@calvingifford9442]

Very cool! #TheRootboyCooks SoCal

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you Cuz..!

[@FitnessartistTraining]

That's going to taste great for sure! :) Rubs are good, mod barrel cooker is cool looking, and explanation (VO) is great too man! Earned a sub from us! Like 36 as well. Cheers man and keep doing your thing! Hope you can pay us a visit too! See you soon!

[@BBQJOE]

Well Thank You..! I really appreciate the kind words.. Does Fitness Art have any places of business around the NW IN. area ? I'll check out your channel here in a bit. Thanks for watching.

[@TweetyTweets]

#thewebercooks Alanta Ga

[@BUMMERSBARBQ]

U going to eat that all by yourself????????????? LOL

[@BBQJOE]

Lol.. No but we try to eat good under this roof. If you lived nearby you would be welcomed over.

[@TDRUSH1]

#therootboycooks Florida

[@BBQJOE]

Thanks for watching

[@scottsanders3688]

#TheRootBoycooks Oklahoma

[@Tryneweveryday]

Have a great day.like and subd

[@BBQJOE]

Thx for the sub.. I subbed back. Thx for watching

[@Viewtoagrill]

chicken looks great.... is there such a thing as TOO juicy.... no

[@BBQJOE]

Thank you.. Lol I agree 100% Thanks for watching..

[@crazycrowb4l836]

#TheRootboyCooks California

[@michaelmaxwell9613]

#therootboycooks. TX

[@tomw4254]

#therootboycooks Oregon

[@gerrylingle1794]

#TheRootBoyCooks Texas

[@issombeituni]

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