Smoker:
Landmann Smoke Master Series Heavy Duty Barrel Smoker (COS) - With mods including 2 level rack system with pull-out grates
Masterbuilt 40.2" 1200W Electric Smoker
Masterbuilt ThermoTemp XL 40" Vertical Propane Smoker
Gas Grill:
BBQPro (cheap big box store model) Stainless steel 4 burnerswith aftermarket rotisserie.
Charcoal Grill:
Weber Smokey Joe Charcoal Grill 14"
Thermometer:​​​​​​
Fireboard 2 with Drive cable and 20 CFM fan and Competition Probe Package
Fireboard 1st Generation
ThermoWorks Mini Instant Read
Lavaworks Thermowand Instant Read
2 Maverick 733
ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S Industrial Infrared Thermometer
ThermoWorks ThermaPen Mk4 x 2
Govee Bluetooth Thermometer with 6 probes
Miscellaneous:
Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - 1st generation
Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - wifi/bluetooth connected
Favorite Beer:
Anything to the dark side and malty rather than hoppy. Currently liking Yuengling Porter and Newcastle Brown Ale. In a bar or pub I will often default to Guiness
Favorite Spirit:
Bourbon - Eagle Rare for "every day"; Angel's Envy for special occasions, Basil Hayden's, Larceny
Favorite Wine:
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Super Tuscan Sangiovese (Including Chianti Classico Riserva) Brunello di Montalcino
Favorite Meat(s):
Pork - especially the darker meat. I love spare ribs and anything made from shoulder/butt meat
Chicken - Mainly the dark meat and wings
Beef Ribeye steak
Favorite Cuisine to Cook:
Can't list just one: Indian, Chinese, Thai, West Indian/Carribean, Hispanic/Latin American, Ethiopian, Italian, BBQ
Favorite Cuisine to Eat:
Indian, followed closely by BBQ.
Barbara just found this on Facebook Marketplace as a "free" listing: It appears to be a Regal S490. Per the listing there is rust inside the hood/lid and the grates are in bad shape but all the burners supposedly work. We wrote to him and it's still available. We are picking it up tomorrow morning with my trailer. It has a rotisserie burner and I'm really psyched.
I'm always lamenting that I never seem to find any of these great deals people are always posting about. Now I have. It's a $1,500 grill brand new and it's hard to beat free!
I find it hard to believe the inside of the hood is rusty, but could be wrong. I'm betting its just gunk/grease build up or something.
A buddy has a Broil King and always complained about the grates - from what I could tell they were uncoated cast iron (not porcelein like Weber), and he didn't know how to care for them properly. You could probably clean those up or replace with stainless or even Grillgrates.
All in all a great find. I've looked at these in person back when Lowe's used to carry them.
I am on my second Broil King Signet. I replaced the grates with stainless on the first one after a few years. I think I got them direct from Broil King. Well worth it. I am a big Broil King fan, enough so that after exposing my first one to 10+ years of abuse, I went out and bought the same thing. Congrats on the awesome find.
Based on what I remember this has both a rotisserie burner at the back (IR) and a side burner on one of the side tables (that's what the smaller 2 knobs are for). Hopefully he gives you the rotisserie motor and spit!
Yeah, rotisserie burner is not IR. It's a regular tube burner. He did not give me the rotisserie motor, but I can get one from Broil King for not too much money.
John "JR"
Minnesota/ United States of America
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Blackstone 36" Outdoor Griddle 4-Burner
Burch Barrel V-1 Karubeque C-60 Kamado Joe Jr. (Black) Lodge L410 Hibachi Pit Barrel Cooker Pit Barrel Cooker 2.0
Pit Barrel PBX
R&V Works FF2-R-ST 4-Gallon Fryer *******************************************. Thermometers
FireBoard (Base Package)
Thermoworks ThermaPen (Red)
Thermoworks MK4 (Orange)
********************************* Accessories Big Green Egg Plate Setter
Benzomatic TS800 High Temp Torch X 2 Bayou Classic 44 qt Stainless Stock Pot
Bayou Classic 35K BTU Burner Eggspander Kit X2 Finex Cat Iron Line FireBoard Drive Lots and Lots of Griswold Cast Iron Grill Grates Joule Water Circulator
KBQ Fire Grate Kick Ash Basket (KAB) X4 Lots of Lodge Cast Iron Husky 6 Drawer BBQ Equipment Cabinet Large Vortex Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum Marquette Castings No. 13 (First Run) Smithey No. 12 Smokeware Chimney Cap X 3 Stargazer No.10, 12 ******************************** Fuel FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal Kingsford Blue and White B&B Charcoal Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60 ************************************************* Cutlery Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife Dexter 12" Brisket Sword Global Shun Wusthof ********** Next Major Purchase Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
Congrats!! Always fun to find free things that you can use. I always drive by slowly when people put out things in front of their house to discard. Couple months ago I found a nice little brown ceramic bean pot. No cracks or chips, still had the lid. Have I used it....no, but I was happy bringing it home.
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan - near Clare (dead center of lower peninsula).
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Smoker:
Landmann Smoke Master Series Heavy Duty Barrel Smoker (COS) - With mods including 2 level rack system with pull-out grates
Masterbuilt 40.2" 1200W Electric Smoker
Masterbuilt ThermoTemp XL 40" Vertical Propane Smoker
Gas Grill:
BBQPro (cheap big box store model) Stainless steel 4 burnerswith aftermarket rotisserie.
Charcoal Grill:
Weber Smokey Joe Charcoal Grill 14"
Thermometer:​​​​​​
Fireboard 2 with Drive cable and 20 CFM fan and Competition Probe Package
Fireboard 1st Generation
ThermoWorks Mini Instant Read
Lavaworks Thermowand Instant Read
2 Maverick 733
ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S Industrial Infrared Thermometer
ThermoWorks ThermaPen Mk4 x 2
Govee Bluetooth Thermometer with 6 probes
Miscellaneous:
Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - 1st generation
Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - wifi/bluetooth connected
Favorite Beer:
Anything to the dark side and malty rather than hoppy. Currently liking Yuengling Porter and Newcastle Brown Ale. In a bar or pub I will often default to Guiness
Favorite Spirit:
Bourbon - Eagle Rare for "every day"; Angel's Envy for special occasions, Basil Hayden's, Larceny
Favorite Wine:
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Super Tuscan Sangiovese (Including Chianti Classico Riserva) Brunello di Montalcino
Favorite Meat(s):
Pork - especially the darker meat. I love spare ribs and anything made from shoulder/butt meat
Chicken - Mainly the dark meat and wings
Beef Ribeye steak
Favorite Cuisine to Cook:
Can't list just one: Indian, Chinese, Thai, West Indian/Carribean, Hispanic/Latin American, Ethiopian, Italian, BBQ
Favorite Cuisine to Eat:
Indian, followed closely by BBQ.
So I picked it up today and brought it home. There is quite a bit of rust sheet metal inside, including the inner lid panel. I will get to get in there with a wire wheel on my grinder and knock it off. Right now it's a bit flaky and could fall on the food being cooked. The burners are bit rusty, but look to be sound. The flavorizer plates, again, have some rust but are serviceable. Since this one was built, Broil King has gone to stainless flavorizer. If necessary, I will spring for a set of those. The biggest issue, at the moment, is that he had it set up as an installed unit connected to his main home propane tank, so the removed the regulator to attach it to a 20 lb tank. So right now I can't fire it up and see how it burns. They also revived the side out tank base. Also, the grates are in bad shape in the sense that they were porcelain coated steel and the porcelain coating is all degraded and they are quite rusty. This is another part that Broil King has done away with in favor of stainless steel. The replacements are around $75 each (you need 2) which I might eventually do if I can't make the old ones serviceable.
The model number is 9565-44 which translates to a Regal 490 Pro (without the "S" in front.)
Here's a couple of photos. I'll post some more when I get a chance.
It appears to be a Regal S490. Per the listing there is rust inside the hood/lid and the grates are in bad shape but all the burners supposedly work. We wrote to him and it's still available. We are picking it up tomorrow morning with my trailer. It has a rotisserie burner and I'm really psyched.
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