Hey Everyone! I am new to smoking, bbq-ing, and everything in between. I look forward to purchasing my first smoker this Christmas. I will do my best to learn from all of you here and share my story along the way. #flyeaglesfly #weare #pennstate
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bhleigh, Welcome To The Pit! You will find enough BBQ Info Here free for the asking for you to earn a Doctorate of Q Degree! First decision you need to make is what kind of fuel you want to use! The Choices include; Charcoal, Pellets, Gas, or Electric and perhaps others! Have Fun I use CharcoaL? ðŸ‘ÂDan
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bhleigh, Welcome to the pit. I think I have used every kind of fuel for cooking there is, I started out too many years ago to even say with charcoal then went to gas then to pellets and now I am trying to relearn charcoal and also trying to learn to cook with wood. The charcoal is going pretty good so far, wish I could say the same for the wood, lol. I need to post some photos of what I am doing but to be honest by the time the meat gets done and I have smelled it cooking all I want to do is eat so I forget the photos. It is hard enough for me to give the meat time to rest before I want to dig in. Hope your learn a lot and share your thoughts with everyone else. Bill
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Administrator
- May 2014
- 19883
- 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.
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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 bhleigh! We're glad to have you here and thank you for the support. Look forward to helping answer any questions you may have.
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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Charter Member
- Dec 2014
- 7907
- Grew up in New Orleans, 20 years in Texas, 22 years in Mandeville, LA. Now Dallas, TX
Welcome! Every approach works, and thy all have their up sides and down sides. I guess it all depends which upsides you want and which downsides you are willing to live with. Or, you can accumulate different grills and smokers for whatever mood you are in. I am tempted to do that, but with just my wife I can't convince myself. I've done everything except pellets, and now am focused on charcoal with a BGE. I some times cook on an 18" Weber at my son-in-law and a 26" at my son's. If I were just starting out I think I would get a 22" Weber and master smoking and reverse sear. Meathead has lots of pointers and plenty of guys in the pit use Webers. They will be more than wiling to give you tips.
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Thank you all for the warm welcome. I am leaning towards charcoal/wood as the primary fuel source. I have a sawmill owner that regularly has oak, hickory, apple, cherry, pecan, and other scraps lying around that are mine for the taking.
Huskee - I did see the "homework". Its on the list of to-do's but I will get to it all.
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Administrator
- May 2014
- 19883
- 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.
bhleigh that's excellent that you have access to scrap wood like that. He has apple & cherry wood? What does he make that uses those? All the woods you mention are fantastic for a variety of meats, either lone or in combo.
What's your budget and your cooking capacity needs? If you're starting out, a 22" Weber kettle and a Slow'NSear is a budget conscious setup with excellent versatility from smoking whole 15lb packer briskets to searing steaks or brats for a quick cook. Total package price there ~$230-240.
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Club Member
- Nov 2014
- 5104
- Summerfield FL, NE of The Villages
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Cookers:
SnS Kettle with SnS Deluxe, SS & Cast iron pans, elevated grate.
Grilla OG with upper shelf and pizza stone.
Weber Genesis SA-E-330 LP INDIGO with SS Grates, Weber Crafted frame kit, baking stone, griddle (2/3), all from Ace Hardware.
Everything Else:
SnS #3 I was their first customer.
Sous Vide equipment.
Instant read and leave-in thermometers.
Grill Grates.
Kingsford Blue Bag, Weber lighter cubes, Weber charcoal chimneys.
BBQr's Delight Hickory & Apple flavor pellets, propane torch, 12" smoke tube.
Grilla apple & hickory pellets, Royal Oak charcoal pellets.
Rubs with salt: Meat Church, Meathead's.
Rubs without salt: SnS Grills Rocky's Rub and Not Just for Beef.
Rubs home-mixed: None at this time.
Spices: Lots of 'em.
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Huskee my friend owns a portable sawmill and makes custom woodworking for homes, furniture, and other lumber projects. I live in a place where oak and cherry are abundant so he routinely gets a tree service to drop off the trees instead of paying a dump fee.
Thanks for the advice on the kettle. My budget is about $600-$1000 for the whole operation. I figure I would spend at least $200 on needed accessories (digital thermometer, gloves, tongs, charcoal chimney starter thingy, etc.) and the rest on the smoker itself.
I want to be able to cook enough ribs in one go for at least 15 people. if everyone it's half a rack, then that's room for 7-8 full racks. Brisket, Pork butt, turkey, chicken, and salmon are also on the list.
Keep the help coming!
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Founding Member
- Jul 2014
- 5608
- Blue Earth, Minnesota
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LSG Adjustable Grill/Smoker, MAK Pellet Grill, Large BGE with Several Attachments from the Ceramic Grill Store, Weber Gasser, Cast Iron Pans & Griddle, Grill Grates, Mostly Thermoworks Thermometers, Avova SV Stick, BBQ Guru Controller and Fan
Welcome to The Pit! I can see lots of fun coming for you real soon. Whatever unit you choose will be good. It seems as we move along in our BBQ lives we always find more equipment that we need. Yes you read it right--Equipment and Gadgets that we NEED! Good luck and have fun. Skip
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