I live in Washington State with my wife and 1.5 kids.​ I am very new to smoking meat myself (2 briskets, 3 pork butts, 2 chickens, 1 ribs, and that's it). I smoke on a Big Green Egg that my parents gave me and use iGrill remote probes. I want to do things I do excellently and this site has already helped me get noticeably better results. I like even more when some one genuinely enjoys what I make. My head is swimming with information from all the great articles on this site, I'll be practicing again this weekend.
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I'm Kevin, some people call me Sparkles.
I live in Washington State with my wife and 1.5 kids.​ I am very new to smoking meat myself (2 briskets, 3 pork butts, 2 chickens, 1 ribs, and that's it). I smoke on a Big Green Egg that my parents gave me and use iGrill remote probes. I want to do things I do excellently and this site has already helped me get noticeably better results. I like even more when some one genuinely enjoys what I make. My head is swimming with information from all the great articles on this site, I'll be practicing again this weekend.Tags: None
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Welcome Sparkles, i'm sure even your half of a kid will enjoy what you come up with after some more practice.
The only thing I have had off of a BGE is chicken, but it was some damn good chicken.
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- Aug 2014
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- York, PA
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*Kamado Joe "Classic Joe"*
*Weber Spirit (for quick weeknight cooks)*
*Cyber Q Wi-Fi temp controller for overnight cooks*
*ThermaPen Instant* *Thermapen Chef Alarm* ...and pretty much any wheat beer!
Welcome "Sparkles"! I have a Kamado Joe - but pretty much the same thing as a BGE. With good thermometers and a little practice, a Kamado style grill really does feel like cheating, doesn't it?
I love the feeling you get when you serve food that people rave over when it really wasn't all that much harder than making boxed mac and cheese. My pulled pork is developing a cult following here at the office and it's so freaking easy people would be astonished if they really knew.
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Welcome to the Pit Kevin. It's always nice to have another EggHead to share information with. I've had a large BGE for 4 years. Long low and slow cooks are easy peasy when you have the right temp controller. You are well equipped it appears.
I bake lots of bread in my BGE. It's better than my kitchen oven for baking bread. They are fantastic for pizza too. They will get your Wok to 800° pretty quick.
Enjoy your BGE and have fun learning in the Pit.
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- May 2014
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- Clare, Michigan area
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Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue
Smokers / Grills- Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker
- PBC
- Grilla Silverbac pellet grill
- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)
- Masterbuilt Gravity 560
- Masterbuilt Digital Charcoal Cabinet
- Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)
- Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)
- Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")
- Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")
- Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)
Thermometers- SnS 500 4-probe wireless
- (3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers
- A few straggler Maverick ET-732s
- Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)
- Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks
- Thermapen MkII, orange & purple
- ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts
- ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)
- Morpilot 6-probe wireless
- ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2
- ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well
Accessories- Instant Pot 6qt
- Anova Bluetooth SV
- Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment
- Kindling Cracker King (XL)
- a couple BBQ Dragons
- Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney
- Weber grill topper
- Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)
- Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills
- Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter
Beverages- Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold
- Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois
- Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's
- Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge
- Wine: Red- big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc
- Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted, Basil Hayden's. Neat please.
- 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 me
Real 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.
​Welcome to The Pit Kevin Nilson! Glad to have you here and thanks for the support. Your growing family will undoubtedly love your new hobby, and there's many folks here to help you along the way if you need it.
Since this is your first post, please check out our homework assignment post for new members, it contains a few how-tos and please-dos.
Also, it's very important that you add the domain AmazingRibs.com to your email safe list in case you are ever drawn as our monthly Gold Medal Giveaway winner!
Hope to hear & see more from you!
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The ribs were the best home cooked ribs I've ever had, tender but just the right amount of "chew," an opinion backed up by some neighbors. The prep was a little more that I expected with removing the membrane and trimming some of the fat but well worth it. The hot paprika adds a good kick, in my opinion it starts off as less heat than a cayenne powder but looses less of its spice during the smoking process.
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