Introducing the Slow 'N Sear!

[Meathead]

Chef Ryan and I cooked this broiche bun (recipe to be posted soon) and this burger on the SnS. I think it beats the Smokenator by miles.

[Jerod Broussard]

Should be against the law to post pics like that in front of unsuspecting HUNGRY folk.

[eugenek]

Congrats PB! I don't have much to spend at the moment, but I'd like to give a little to show my support. It sounds like a solid, well-built, no-nonsense product and I hope you reach your goal. The kettle is such an ingenious cooker, both for grilling and smoking. I can see how the SnS will making the cook convenient and tidy. Good luck!

[David Parrish]

Thanks for the support Eugene.

[jmott7]

Hear, hear. Well done, Dave! I look forward to using one.

[David Parrish]

Thanks Jordan! I look forward to you using one as well.

[Jerod Broussard]

The built in water pan is da bomb. I have more used water pans laying around than I care to admit to.

[bpf120]

Just a quick thought regarding this thread. It could be the start of FAQ on the kickstarter page and it might help you get more backers if you everyone posting these questions on that page.

Product looks awesome. I'm debating the $200 level bc I want it now! The lady might not be happy though. Especially if a rectec Mini shows too.

[David Parrish]

That's not a bad idea BPF. I like giving my favorite forum a little exclusive access though so folks can post here or there, whatever works best for them. =)

[David Parrish]

This is what you can do with a 2/3 full chimney (or less) of charcoal when you have a SnS to direct the heat:

I may need to upload this audio to my alarm clock.

[The Burn]

That would just keep me pleasantly sleeping and induce dreams of 'Cue :-)

[David Parrish]

Exactly! Why wake up? lol

[Drbearsec]

Pit Boss: What does the $200 level vs the $100 level? They both show shipping in June, but you also list being a tester, etc... is that for just this or future products? Just trying to understand all that is involved.

[David Parrish]

The $200 Small Batch Slow 'N Sears will ship weeks before the $100 mass produced version ships. The Small Batches are hand welded by a local shop 20 minutes from my house. The $100 mass produced version we're still working through the process of identifying a manufacturer. They might be made in the USA, Canada, or even China. I'm hopeful I'll have the first mass produced batch in late June so that's what I put on the KS page.

For the testing program we're going to send out detailed cooking logs for people to complete. Owners can do as much or as little as they like. We're going to take the feedback from those logs to update our recipes. I'm also hopeful the data is good enough I can actually post the cooking logs to the ABCBarbecue website. Wouldn't it be cool to have real world data showing how long it took someone to cook a pork butt wrapped, unwrapped, at 225F, at 275F, etc... ? and that's just one example. We will have logs for ALL kinds of cooks!

[Koy Schoppe]

Backed! Can't wait to add this to my small but growing BBQ arsenal! (Fwd'ing info to all my fellow kettle owners as well!)

[David Parrish]

Backed! Can't wait to add this to my small but growing BBQ arsenal! (Fwd'ing info to all my fellow kettle owners as well!)

Thanks Koy! Shout outs to friends are highly encouraged!

[bpf120]

Count me in as a backer!

[David Parrish]

Woot!

[David Parrish]

Check out this video on a two zone cooking technique using the SnS

[David Parrish]

I most always foil so it's easier to clean up. In this case I was gettin ready to cook chicken, which can be messy, so foil was definitely warranted.

[richinlbrg]

Do you just foil under the cook area?

[David Parrish]

Yep, just under the cooking area. Sounds like I need another video!

[TheBigLebowski]

I think I want one.......yesterday.

[David Parrish]

Working on it TBL!

[DWCowles]

David Parrish I like the way you put foil on the lower grate... I do the same...it makes clean up a lot easier

[David Parrish]

Yep DWCowles it's a lot easier to prevent the mess than it is to deal with it afterwards!

[The Burn]

I often put a drip pan under things but I never thought about simply lining the grate; but was curious whether foiling affected the air/heat flow using the SnS? But I guess thermodynamically, most of the heat is heading up from the coals and over, not down and then up, huh?