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Allon

Club Member

Joined: Jun 2022

Posts: 1499

Location: Blackstone Valley National Historic Corridor, MA

Oklahoma Joe's Bronco in orange. *

Backyard Grills GCB 1690W dual/fuel grill.

ThermoPro TP 910 dual probe thermometer.

ThermoPro TP 610 instant read thermometer

2 ThermoPro TP 960 TempSpikes.

*made possible by donations from members of the Pit

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#16

November 5, 2023, 07:39 AM

Welcome to
The Pit
from Central Massachusetts

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RiverJeff

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Joined: Jul 2021

Posts: 1009

Location: Northeastern, Nebraska.
#17

November 5, 2023, 07:42 AM

Welcome from Nebraska!
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LA Pork Butt

Charter Member

Joined: Dec 2014

Posts: 8592

Location: Grew up in New Orleans, 20 years in Texas, 22 years in Mandeville, LA. Now Dallas, TX
#18

November 5, 2023, 07:44 AM

Welcome to the Pit from Dallas, Texas!
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bbqLuv

Club Member

Joined: Jan 2020

Posts: 7873

Location: Milwaukie, OR
#19

November 5, 2023, 08:08 AM

Greetings from NW Oregon
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RichieB

Club Member

Joined: Apr 2018

Posts: 6712

Location: Western Mass

Retired, living in Western Mass. Enjoy music, cooking and my family.
Current cookers Weber Spirit 3 burner with a full insert griddle added. A 22" Kettle with vortex, SnS and a Smokey Joe. The most recent addition is a Pit Barrel Jr with bird hanger, 4 hooks and cover. ThermoWorks Smoke 2 probe, DOT, 2 ThermoPops and a Thermapen MK4. A Thermoworks RFX Gateway 2 probe meat thermometer.
#20

November 5, 2023, 10:24 AM

Welcome from Western Massachusetts.
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STEbbq

Club Member

Joined: Mar 2020

Posts: 5412

Location: Near Chicago, IL

Current Portfolio:
Joule
PK300
Meathead’s Large Big Green Egg Loaded (see below)

Old (sold) Loves:
PBC
Weber 22" Premium
Masterbuilt Gravity 560
Akorn Kamado

Thermometers:
Thermopro wired
Thermoworks POP
Combustion Inc

Preferred Charcoal:
Masterbuilt Lump

Favorite Rubs:
Homemade (mainly MMD/Just Like Katz rub)

Other Accessories:
Big Green Egg Slow & Sear
Tandoori Skewers System for BGE
Split ceramic plates BGE
Smoking plate BGE
Mercer brisket slicing knife
Rapala brisket trimming knife
SS BBQ trays
NoCry Cut Resistant Gloves
LEM # 8 Meat Grinder
Lodge 5-Quart Dutch Oven + Skillet
Meat Claws
Grill Rescue Brush
Meat Fridge for dry aging

Favorite Whiskey/Beer:
Anything Peaty or anything from New Holland brewery
#21

November 5, 2023, 11:01 AM

Welcome from the Western suburbs of Chicago!
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KimO

Club Member

Joined: Sep 2020

Posts: 432

Location: Missouri

Large BGE
Eggspander/Platesetter
FireBoard 2 w/Pit Viper Fan
CGS PS Woo
Rib Rack
Weber Genesis 3-burner
#22

November 5, 2023, 02:42 PM

Welcome from Missouri!
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J-Melt

Club Member

Joined: Sep 2020

Posts: 1025

Location: Chicago

Cookers:
Weber Kettle
Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco
Backwoods G2 Party Smoker
Weber Slate

Tools:
Classic Thermopen
Thermoworks Smoke X2
SNS-500
Billows
SNS
Chimney starter
Mercer slicer/boning knife/chef knife
BergHoff boning knife
Rescue Brush
Potane Vacuum sealer
Grilling apron with thermometer holder
A beautiful large wood cutting board from my 2024 secret Santa

Cookbooks:
Weber's Real Grilling (Never touched it...)
The Meathead Method
#23

November 5, 2023, 04:09 PM

Welcome from the south side of Chicago! We are pretty close to the Sox stadium.
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Cryptidbbq commented

November 5, 2023, 04:46 PM

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NW side by O’Hare, here.

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Huskee

Administrator

Joined: May 2014

Posts: 21020

Location: Clare, Michigan area

Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue

Smokers / Grills
Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker

PBC

Grilla Silverbac pellet grill

Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)

Slow 'N Sear Master Kettle (cart-mounted)

Slow 'N Sear Travel Kettle

Masterbuilt Gravity 560

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")

Traeger Flatrock Griddle

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 & Lime

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. 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.
#24

November 5, 2023, 04:59 PM

Welcome! Thanks for giving us a try. We hope you love it and stick around.
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Texas Larry

Club Member

Joined: May 2017

Posts: 2898

Location: San Antonio, TX

Weber Searwood 600
Weber Jumbo Joe w/SNS
Weber Q1200
Meater Block
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermapen MK4
Thermapop
Thermoworks Chef Alarm
Thermoworks Dash
Too many thermometers, gadgets, accessories, and tools!
Favorite beer: Alaskan Amber
#25

November 5, 2023, 08:55 PM

Howdy from San Antonio! Glad you’re here.
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Whiskeyman53

Club Member

Joined: May 2020

Posts: 1613

Location: Massachusetts

Smokers/Grills:
Camp Chef Smokepro DLX pellet grill
Weber Kettle
Dyna-Glo vertical offset smoker

Favorite whiskey:
Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon
Angels Envy Bourbon
Whistle Pig Rye

Everyday sipper:
Jim Beam Black and Wild Turkey Rye 101

Favorite beer:
Coffee Porter or Stouts

Pabst Blue Ribbon and Narragansett for grilling and lawn mowing.
#26

November 6, 2023, 02:13 AM

Welcome to the pit from the bbq capital of New England, Massachusetts.
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Stuey1515

Club Member

Joined: Dec 2019

Posts: 1444

Location: Hunter Valley NSW Australia
#27

November 6, 2023, 03:32 AM

Welcome from Oz
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Panhead John

Club Member

Joined: Aug 2020

Posts: 8799

Location: Houston, Tx.

SnS Master Kettle
SnS Insert For the Kettle
SNS Rotisserie Kit
Vortex
Pit Boss Ultimate 2 Burner Griddle
ThermoWorks Remote Dual Probe Thermometer
ThermoPro TP-19 Instant Read Meat Thermometer
Choice brand portable gas burner
Wakoli Damascus Steel 6 piece Knife Set
#28

November 6, 2023, 09:06 AM

Howdy from Houston and welcome to The Pit!
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Starsky

Club Member

Joined: Dec 2020

Posts: 1355

Location: Midlothian Il.
#29

November 6, 2023, 09:26 AM

Welcome!
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rlozinak

Club Member

Joined: Dec 2021

Posts: 2055

Location: Buffalo, NY

Weber 22 Kettle
Santa Maria kettle attachment
LSG 20x32 Pellet smoker
Fireboard 2
Fireboard Spark
SNS
Work Sharp E-5 Electric Knife Sharpener
Fillet Knife 7" | Flexible Blade | Valhalla Series
#30

November 6, 2023, 11:36 AM

Welcome to the Pit from Buffalo!
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