I've had my PBC for nearly a year now.
I love this thing. Unequivocally, without question.
This was the right smoker for me. I've done, on average, at least a cook every two-three weeks. They all come out really good and with a minimal amount of fiddling or fuss.
Thank you all who steered me in this direction.
I've nearly abandoned my Weber, except for direct grilling or combo direct/indirect cooks.
Things I love about the PBC:
And, paradoxically, the great results I've gotten on the PBC have helped me use my Weber more effectively!
It is a great product and cannot be beat for the cost.
I love this thing. Unequivocally, without question.
This was the right smoker for me. I've done, on average, at least a cook every two-three weeks. They all come out really good and with a minimal amount of fiddling or fuss.
Thank you all who steered me in this direction.
I've nearly abandoned my Weber, except for direct grilling or combo direct/indirect cooks.
Things I love about the PBC:
- Consistency. When you light your coals in a certain way and use a certain amount, generally, the temps one gets are consistent.
- The grate fits in my sink to clean!
- Silly easy clean up.
- There is a "pit" flavor to the food. Hard to describe. Not acrid at all, but "hard-core BBQ." I find I use less wood than I did with my Weber Kettle.
- Evenness of indirect cooking. All the heat comes from below. Just flip to get the other side. No moving things around with the horizontal offset of the Weber Kettle.
- Runs really hot for your first 10-15 cooks until it gunks up.
- If you let the temps get away from you, they are hard to bring back down sometimes.
- Minor awkwardness running temp probes into the PBC. (Second nature now.)
- Minor awkwardness of using foil to plug one or two of the holes around the rebar when the temps get too high. (Again, second nature now.)
- Generally speaking, you do have to use a full basket of KBB for relatively short cooks (~0-2 hours). I so want to do salmon on this thing, but that is a lot of charcoal.
And, paradoxically, the great results I've gotten on the PBC have helped me use my Weber more effectively!
It is a great product and cannot be beat for the cost.
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