My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
If your family liked the turkey off your pellet, they're going to love, love, love the turkey done in a PBC. The flavor from the PBC is hard to beat. Plus it feeds the inner caveman (or cavewoman) in all of us, lighting that fire and sticking raw meat over it. You can't go wrong with a PBC.
I've had the Camp Chef 24 for a couple years now and it has lived up to expectations. There is a ton of rack space, especially if you buy extra racks. However, if stick burner flavor is your goal, you won't get that on the Camp Chef. As you mentioned, gas doesn't give you the same combustion. That said, it still produces awesome results. I've smoked countless racks of ribs and a few thanksgiving turkeys to perfection.
What did you end up getting and how is it working out? I'm debating the same purchase.
Wow, I never check my messages lol. I’m sorry brother. Ended up getting the PBC, I didn’t like not being able to know or really set a temp since it’s supposed to be run on faith lol. You’re supposed to just light, load it up, close the lid and trust. I’m too hands on for this in a since... I like set and forget as long as I know what the temps are so I can plan out my cooks and whatever errands I can do while I’m cooking. Make sense? Well anyway, long story short sometime after my PBC I ended up getting a Humphrey cabinet smoker - the Pint. Loved it. Then due to a very large cook I needed extra space so I broke out my pit barrel again and this time I fell in love with the flavor. And have been using it for all my ribs (beef and pork) since... I still do brisket and chicken on the Humphrey but ribs is where the PBC shines IMO.
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