VIDEO- Smokers and Grills 101: AmazingRibs.com's Max Good
In our latest installment of the AmazingRibs.com Pitmasters Club Video Series, Clint Cantwell is joined by AmazingRibs.com's Director of Equipment Reviews and Keeper of the Flame Max Good.
During the interview, the two discuss Max's introduction to BBQ and grilling, the birth of his Black Swan line of BBQ sauce, and his role as smoker and grill reviewer for the site. Also covered is a discussion on several of Max's favorite and least favorite smokers and grills just in time for your holiday wish list!
Equipment
Primo Oval xl
Slow n Sear (two)
Drip n Griddle
22" Weber Kettle
26" Weber Kettle one touch
Blackstone 36†Pro Series
Sous vide machine
Kitchen Aid
Meat grinder
sausage stuffer
5 Crock Pots Akootrimonts
Two chimneys (was 3 but rivets finally popped, down to 1)
cast iron pans,
Dutch ovens
Signals 4 probe, thermapens, chef alarms, Dots, thermapop and maverick T-732, RTC-600, pro needle and various pocket instareads. The help and preferences
1 extra fridge and a deep chest freezer in the garage
KBB
FOGO
A 9 year old princess foster child
Patience and old patio furniture
"Baby Girl" The cat
My wife said... oh, I like that one (PK grill) as she was watching and listening to this with me. Max Good Nice! She then asked again... "How much is this one?" Ehh... emmm..
I do t know Mr. Bones I'm sure it's worth every penny but I don't have 800 bucks burning a hole in my pocket. That's a cool looking grill though. Perhaps next year.
Max Good Great interview. I always love hearing your opinions. I would really like you to check out 270 smokers line of smokers. I am seriously considering them and I believe they offer the best value in the vertical cabinet smoker genre. They just came out with a new model called the KC that can safely get up to 400 degrees. They don't need temperature controllers (BBQ Guru, etc.) to provide rock solid temps for 12+ hours unattended. Thanks again for the great interview.
Max Good Definitely worth checking out: http://www.270smokers.com/ many of their models are cheaper than the Weber Summit Charcoal. Stumps, Lone Star Grillz, Deep South, etc. sell for considerably more and need Temp controllers to work optimally.
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Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
Deep in the MCS zone.
Currently have
Gas: Weber Genesis 330
Charcoal: Weber 22 Premium
Smoker: PBC
Toys: DigiQ, Thermapen thermometer, Lodge Griddle/Grill
Looking to acquire: SNS, and one of everything else
Max Good Great bit. Made me very happy to have my current Weber grill and PBC. Was hoping you would get around to your favorite stick burner but i guess y'all ran out of time. Just wish I could find a good deal on Summit now.
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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
Gosh what a nice interview. I'm thrilled to learn that I own two of Max's favs, the Pit Barrel Cooker and the Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center. I still want a Weber 26 inch kettle, though, just to say I have one, mostly.
It would be fun to play with the new, larger PK grill too. And I have a buddy for whom the Firestarter pellet smoker with the Grill Grate searing station would be perfect.
i forsee a lot of $$ being spent, thanks in no small part to Max.
Coolest thing about the pk360 is that my bbqguru fan adapter tube press fit into the pk intake tube and with the controller I got 20 hours at 225 on the pk 360 without a reload on one of my test runs. With a huge brisket more like 12 hours before a single top off on a 17 hour cook. (Data plots of this posted in an older pk 360 thread with pics of the setup etc .)
Max Good Hope yer holdin' up okay, under that stress, Brother!!!
Ya' lookin' kinda overtaxed in pic#1., above ^^^
Clever to keep th' self medication/adult bevs outta th' promo shot, imho...
Vimeo didn't work fer me tonight, first few(an last few) tries...
Will come back, revisit...
Meanwhile, I greatly appreciate, an' enjoy yer work!
Weber Kettle -- 22.5" (In-Service Date June 2015)
Slow-n-Sear/Drip-n-Griddle/Grill Grates (In-Service Date March 2016)
Pit Boss 820 (Retired)
GMG Jim Bowie WiFi (In-Service Date April 2017)
Maverick ET-733
Fireboard
Home-brewer
Great job covering the gamut. Yep, I will only trust the AR reviews for any information on grills and recommendations. I always point my friends to the reviews when they ask me about what cookers to buy! Keep the Flame!
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