So I got a Weber Bullet Smoker for Xmas

[C-Man]

And I'm ready to fire that sucker up. However, I've got a wood deck in back. There is no cement in my backyard except for the path that goes to the driveway/garage. Where should I do my smoking? I hate to keep relocating the smoker from my deck to the driveway every time I want to cook. Should I get some concrete tiling or what-not from Home Depot to place the smoker on on my deck? Would that be reasonably safe?

 

[GakFoo]

The Link

 

[C-Man]

Thanks, Gak. I found this website a few minutes after posting. There are some good ideas on there, including the grill pad.

The Link

 

[NCAAFBALLROX]

Sports Authority

The Texas Longhorns "Original" Grill Pad

$49.99

 

[scottsins]

christmas is not until tuesday.

 

[C-Man]

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[LosIllini]

Pick up a larger waterpan too. You can find these at Basspro for ~$5 (Academy may have them too- -but, I believe most Academies only have the smaller diameter Brinkman pans). Really helps on overnight smokes.

Let us know how your first bbq turns out.

Waterpan

 

[hullabelew]

Another thing to consider is how close the thing will be to your house, merely from the smoke aspect. If I set mine up too close to one corner of the house, the doors act like a chimney and draw the smoke into the house. You may have to cook in a couple of locations to see how much smoke gets into your house.

I also second getting a larger water pan. I use a pan from an old Brinkman I had. It doesn't fit into the brackets of the WSM, so I just set it on top of the WSM pan when I am smoking a brisket.