Does IT ever go away?

[PappyBBQ]

I've had my PBC for a couple of years now. Cooking with it is now simply automatic. This past weekend I hung a couple of half chickens and did a reverse sear on a couple of filet mignons while the chicken was cooking. When the filet's were 115 internal I whipped them off the PBC, painted them with beef love and tossed them onto a nuclear hot cast iron skillet (gotta love that Viking stove). Got the most beautiful crust on them... They were deep pink from edge to edge when cut into - perfect. The chickens came off a beautiful mahogany color, crispy skin and moisture simply oozing out of them.

As I sat at the table eating I was deeply lost in though marveling at how darn good everything was, and how much I was enjoying every single bite. I'm talking to myself, and daughters and wife were ranting about how good the filets were. It dawned on me that I (and my family) have done exactly this same thing while eating after every cook I've done on the PBC. This has been going on for two years now! Does that feeling of wonderment ever go away? To this day I am simply overwhelmed (in a very good, happy way) by what comes out of that little drum. I pray that sense of wonderment and joy never goes away! Food is life and if I have a vice, this is it.

[fuzzydaddy]

Sounds delicious! I have to ask if you've got any pictures?

[PappyBBQ]

Not for this cook. As i write post-cook I am wishing i had.

[ribeyeguy]

Yes, pictures please. Believe me, I've had my marbles busted for not uploading any. When The Pit says that "without pictures it didn't happen", The Pit means it. So now, even if I'm just reheating a single Oscar Mayer dog I make sure to take a few pictures. That way if I ever deem a cook post-worthy I have the evidence to prove that it actually happened.

[jecucolo]

I agree with your feeling about the PBC. Every cook is magic.

[Spinaker]

You know, I broke out the PBC after a 6 month hiatus a bit ago. (KBQ and Keg kinda took over for a while) And I too was amazed. I've got ,arguably, one of the most cutting edge rigs in the business in the KBQ and about $1000 in the Keg and I was also amazed at the food that sucker (PBC) puts out. It really is amazing. And for me now, running it is automatic. I leave it at my uncles farm so that when I go visit, I've already got a rig on hand!

[lschweig]

The PBC is absolutely amazing with it's ease of use and spectacular results. Even product that needs tweaking (in my mind) is excellent. The problem with it is I had to buy a slicer to be able to really thinly slice lunch meats!