.... to try out all of these incredible suggestions and different cooks on the PBC! After looking at all of the new toys to complement the BGE I already have, I decided the PBC is the one. Love the versatility this cooker provides, and it's always fun trying something different from anything I've done before.
Can't begin to say how much I enjoy this forum overall, and some of the specific notes (special thank you to Kathryn!!!) that pertain to the PBC.
Looking forward to seeing this show up, and get it going!!!
With all the looking I did, I'm really blown away with the value this cooker brings - nothing at all against the others that are huge dollars, and some day, I'll likely give one a try. But the PBC is untouchable when you pair value with results!
I've got a leg of lamb that has been waiting for this moment to shine.... Might as well go big, or go home...or, what can possibly go wrong? I've got all sorts of new accessories that I'm ready to try, and with a great, unanticipated break from aviating, opportunity knocks.
The journey, even with the occasional road rash is what makes the overall trip a good one...
> Weber Genesis EP-330
> Grilla Grills Original Grilla (OG) pellet smoker with Alpha/Connect
> Grilla Grills Pellet Pizza Oven
> Pit Barrel Cooker (gone to a new home)
> WeberQ 2000 (on "loan" to a relative (I'll never see it again))
> Old Smokey Electric (for chickens mostly - when it's too nasty out
to fiddle with a more capable cooker)
> Luhr Jensen Little Chief Electric - Top Loader circa 1990 (smoked fish & jerky)
> Thermoworks Smoke
> 3 Thermoworks Chef Alarms
> Thermoworks Thermapen One
> Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
> Thermoworks Thermopop
> Thermoworks Square DOT
> Thermoworks IR-GUN-S
> Joule Turbo Sous Vide Circulator
> Searzall torch
> BBQ Guru Rib Ring
> WÜSTHOF, Dalstrong, and Buck knives
> Paprika App on Mac and iOS
One thing I've discovered about the PBC is that it's a lot like flying a plane ... get it trimmed properly (consistent lighting technique and inlet vent set properly) and let it do its thing. If you get too fussy with trying to maintain a particular temperature, you'll wear yourself out fighting with it. That said, I do monitor cooking temperature in order to alert myself to a possible problem ... but I try very hard not to obsess over anything within the PBC's normal(ish) range of roughly 280 - 350 F.
You sound like Ernest. He has maintained that the PBC will cook at whatever temp it feels like and fighting it is a waste of time. Just let it do its thing.
Yep! I fought with my PBC the first weeks. Then I gave up and just let it cook at whatever temp it felt like.
Most important thing is to nail the lighting down.
280 - 350...now that's a range I can live with! I'm sure there is a way to mess this up somehow, but it does seem like the best advice when it comes to a cook on the PBC is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it..."
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