Good evening from central Illinois!

SouthStreetBarbecue

Former Member

Joined: Jan 2018

Posts: 58

Location: Mount Sterling, IL
#1

Good evening from central Illinois!

January 9, 2018, 09:18 PM

Kevin here, owner of South Street Barbecue in Mount Sterling, IL. I've been smoking meat for around 20 years and got serious about it in the last seven or so. I left a perfectly good job as a truck driver to start my concession trailer in July 2017 and haven't looked back since! We're broke but we're happy and I get to cook every day!

I'm really looking forward to raising my game with what I can learn on here from everyone!
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HouseHomey

Club Member

Joined: May 2016

Posts: 5431

Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. Surf City USA.

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

Erik S.
#2

January 9, 2018, 09:22 PM

Huntington Beach welcomes you and your spirit. I cook all day and am broke too! Making friends already you are. Thank you for your service.

i wish you great success and even better health!!

Last edited by HouseHomey; January 9, 2018, 10:05 PM.
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Troutman commented

January 10, 2018, 12:19 PM

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Making friends already you are? Is this Yoda posing as HH?

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HouseHomey commented

January 10, 2018, 04:12 PM

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Troutman "Ask again later." Oh wait!! That was The Magic Eightball.
FireMan

Charter Member

Joined: Jul 2015

Posts: 7841

Location: Bottom of Winnebago
#3

January 9, 2018, 09:23 PM

Cool! Really pullin for ya with the concession gig. Welcome aboard, best place you could be. Eat good, have others eat good & have fun!
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RonB

Club Member

Joined: Apr 2016

Posts: 13131

Location: Near Richmond VA

Weber Performer Deluxe
SNS
Pizza insert
Rotisserie
Smokenator 1000
Cookshack Smokette Elite
2 Thermapens
Chefalarm
Dot
lots of probes.
CyberQ
#4

January 9, 2018, 09:40 PM

Welcome to The Pit Kevin. PaulstheRibList might be able to offer some help.
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Mr. Bones

Charter Member

Joined: Sep 2016

Posts: 9746

Location: Kansas Territory

Grills / Smokers
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Kingsford 24" grill (Free) 'Billy'
Brinkmann Smoke n Grill
Oklahoma Joe Highland, gaskets, LavaLock baffle / tuning plate. 'Big Joe'
Weber 18" Kettle ($30 CL) 'Lil' Feller'
Weber Smokey Joe ($25 CL) 'Lil' Brother'
Weber 22.5 Master Touch '93 P Code Blue($85) from fellow WKC member Bmitch 'Elwood'
Weber 22.5 Bar-B-Q Kettle '69-'70 "Patent Pending" Red ($80) from fellow WKC member dwnthehatch 'Maureen'
Weber 22.5 OTS DD Code Black ($40 CL) 'DeeDee'
Weber 22.5 OTS DO Code Black ($15 CL)
Weber 22.5 OTS E Code Black ($20 CL
Weber 22.5 OTS EE Code Black ($20 CL

Weber "C" Code 18.5" WSM '81 ($50 CL) 8-0!!!
Weber "H" Code 18.5" WSM '86 ($75 CL)
Weber " " Code 18.5" WSM

Weber 26.75, $199 NFM clearance !!!
Weber SJS AH 'Lil' Brother'
Weber SJS AT 'Lil' Sister'
Weber SJS DE Code (FREE) 'Lil' Helper'
Weber SJG M Code 'Lil Traveller'
Weber SJS AH Code 'Kermit' (Lime Green)
Horizon 20" Classic, w/baffle/tuning plate (FREE)
Good One Open Range, (FREE), Monthly Prize from AR giveaway!!!!

Thermometers:
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Ol' Skool Bi-metal probe pocket thermo, that has checked / served ~ 1,000,000 meals in my possession, easily...
Maverick ET-732, (Black)
Thermopops, (Red, Yellow, Green)
ThermaPen Mk4 (Black), THANKS!!! to jgjeske1
Blue ThermaPen Mk4
Orange Thermapen Mk4
Pink Thermapen Mk4
ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S
ThermoWorks Smoke
ThermoWorks Open Box Smoke
4 Pro Series cable extensions
Smoke Gateway

Accessories:
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2 Slow 'N Sears, Slow 'N Sear XL, Grill 'N Griddle
BBQ Vortex, 2 Hovergrills, Top Deck
Warming shelf
MyWeigh KD-8000Kitchen Scale
Backyard Grill marinade injector
Acoustic Guitars/Electric Guitars/Basses/1928 National Duolian/Harmonicas/Banjo Washboard, Spoons, kazoos, pocket comb with wax paper, egg shakers ;-)
Bear Paws
Meat Rakes
BBQ Dragon/Chimley of Insanity, Dragon Wing Shelves (x2 ea.)

Cookware:
Probably a ton of cast iron, mostly very old...still cookin'
G'Ma's Piqua skillet, :-)( They went out of business in 1934~)
'60's Revere Ware (Mom's), + others found elsewhere
60's CorningWare 10-cup percolator (Mom's) Daily driver
50's CorningWare 10-cup percolator (G'Ma's), for a backup! ;-)
Carpy Wally World stock pots, in approx 2 gal/3gal sizes, blue speckledty-porcelain enameled
Tramontina 6.5 qt Dutch Oven

Cutlery, etc.:
Shi*-ton of kitchen/chef knives, most sharper than my straight-razors are. (Better steel!) Chicago Cutlery, Old Hickory, various, including some nice German stuff ;-)
Dexter 12" slicing knife, 6" Sani-Safe boning knife
Smith's Tri-Hone Natural Arkansas Knife Sharpening System
Multiple steels, from all over the planet
Crock sticks
Diamond stones, various
Lansky Sharpening System

Tableware
Daily driver:Washington Forge Mardi Gras, Navy / Cobalt Blue
Dinner: Guests: Washington Forge, Town and Country
Fancy / Formal: Family silverware
#5

January 9, 2018, 10:00 PM

Howdy from Kansas Territory, Welcome to Th' Pit!
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Ed Matthews

Former Member

Joined: Jan 2018

Posts: 10
#6

January 9, 2018, 10:14 PM

Getter' done Kevin......and welcome. I joined yesterday....stay safe
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Huskee

Administrator

Joined: May 2014

Posts: 15313

Location: central MI, USA

Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue

Want a free bottle of whiskey? Check out my link to Flaviar.com, you join with it, we both get a $50 bottle free.
Smokers / Grills
Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker

PBC

Grilla Silverbac pellet grill

Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)

Dyna-Glo XL Premium dual chamber charcoal grill

Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)

Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (black)

Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")

Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")

Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)

Thermometers
(3) Maverick XR-50: 4-probe Wireless Thermometers

(7) Maverick ET-732s

(1) Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)

(1) Smoke by ThermoWorks

(1) Signals by ThermoWorks

Thermapen MkII, orange

ThermoPop, yellow

ThermoWorks ChefAlarm

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)

BBQ Dragon

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 Pan, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by ABCbarbecue

Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter

Beverages
Favorite summer beer: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold

Fav other beer: 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, Eagle Rare, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig, 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) for MidMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
#7

January 9, 2018, 10:32 PM

Welcome to The Pit SouthStreetBarbecue! What a great story, I bet that feels great to do what you love. We're happy to have you here. Hopefully some day your passion turns profitable too, win win!

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. This will help you learn your way around so you can get the best experience from our forum.

Also, it's very important that you:
Give us an email address you actually use. You can check the email we have on file for you by clicking your name in the upper-right, then User Settings, then the Notifications tab. You currently cannot change your email on file with us since it’s tied to your Pitmaster Club account as well as our payment processor, Stripe, if you’re a paying member. Don’t worry though, we’d be happy to change it for you. PM (private message) me with your email change request, or via email at [email protected].

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Hope to hear & see more from you!
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MBMorgan

Club Member

Joined: Sep 2015

Posts: 6365

Location: Colorado

> Weber Genesis EP-330
> Grilla Grills Original Grilla (OG) pellet smoker
> Pit Barrel Cooker (gone to a new home)
> WeberQ 2000 (on "loan" to a relative)
> Old Smokey Electric (for chickens mostly - when it's too nasty out
to fiddle with a more capable cooker)
> Luhr Jensen Little Chief Electric - Top Loader circa 1990 (smoked fish & jerky)
> Thermoworks Smoke
> 3 Thermoworks Chef Alarms
> Thermoworks Thermapen
> Thermoworks IR-GUN-S
> Anova sous vide circulator
> Searzall torch
> BBQ Guru Rib Ring
#8

January 9, 2018, 10:36 PM

Welcome from Colorado!
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PaulstheRibList

Founding Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 1585

Location: Lake Charles, LA

Started Low-N-Slow BBQ in 2012. Obviously, it's taken hold (in chronological order:
1.) A pair of Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5's
2.) #LilTex, a 22" Expensive Offset Smoker (looks like a Yoder Witicha)
3.) #WhoDat1, a HUGE Gravity Fed Insulated Cabinet Smoker (cooking chamber 3'x2'x6')
4.) A Full Size Commercial Dryer/converted to Vertical Smoker.
5.) Jambo Backyard stickburner (my FAVORITE Pit so far)
6.) GrillMeister, a huge 24"x48" Adjustable, Charcoal Grill from Pitmaker.com
7.) 22" Weber Kettle with Slow-N-Sear
8.) Vault insulated reverse-flow cabinet smoker from Pitmaker
9.) BarbecueFiretruck...under development
10.) 26 foot BBQ Vending Trailer equipped with HUGE Myron Mixon 72xc smoker is HERE, Oct 2016!
11.) Opened www.PaulsRibShackBarbecue.com Food Trailer officially in March 2017
12.) Austin Smoke Works 500 Gallon Propane Tank Offset Smoker, named "Lucille" as travel pit for PaulsRibShack, Oct 2018.
12.) Opening Brick & Mortar location at 4800 Nelson Rd, Spring 2019. Had a pair of 1,000 Gallon Austin Smoke Works pits, both in RibShackRed for our new place!

Fabulous Backlit Thermapens, several Maverick Remote Thermometers (don't use any remotes anymore), Thermoworks Smoke, Other Thermoworks toys, Vacuum sealer, lots and lots of equipment...

I'm loving using BBQ to make friends and build connections.
I have #theRibList where I keep a list of new and old friends and whenever I'm cooking, I make 1 to 20 extra and share the joy.
#9

January 9, 2018, 10:39 PM

Dude, great to have you here in thePit SouthStreetBarbecue !! This is a great place to find engaged and friendly folks with a lot of know on the barbecue front! I opened my Barbecue Trailer March 2017, and it's been fun and work! Here's my thread where I post periodic updates on our little journey of BarbecueFun, https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/fo...ckbarbecue-com

Can't wait to Sharpen Iron with you!
paul
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ComfortablyNumb

Club Member

Joined: May 2017

Posts: 3409

Location: Northeast Washington

KBQ C-60
PK360
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermoworks Thermopop
Thermoworks Dot
#10

January 10, 2018, 12:34 AM

Welcome to the Pit from NE Washington state. Along with tips, techniques, and recipes about BBQ we have a lot of fun. If you like music, go to this thread to hear what others are listening to and share what you like. For jokes, go to this thread. Happy to have you along and looking forward to your participation.
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MeatMonster

Former Member

Joined: Mar 2017

Posts: 606

Location: Ellon, Aberdeenshire
#11

January 10, 2018, 01:54 AM

Hi welcome! Glad to hear things are working out.
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holehogg

Club Member

Joined: Nov 2017

Posts: 2481

Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
#12

January 10, 2018, 02:21 AM

Welcome. I did a similar thing and just getting going. I know feel confident with my smoking abilities because of what I've learnt and put into practice (lots of test cooks etc.) all thanks to the guidance of this site and the great pit people (piteeples).
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SouthStreetBarbecue

Former Member

Joined: Jan 2018

Posts: 58

Location: Mount Sterling, IL
#13

January 10, 2018, 03:56 AM

Thanks everyone! I came over from the BBQ Brethren and this site came highly recommended from them so I knew it would be a good place to learn and share knowledge. I can't wait for the day I have some knowledge to share!
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Jerod Broussard

Moderator

Joined: Jun 2014

Posts: 9868

Location: East Texas

Pit Barrel Cooker "Texas Brisket Edition"
Weber One Touch Premium Copper 22" Kettle (gift)
Slow 'n Sear for 22" Kettle
Weber One Touch Premium Black 26" Kettle (gift)
Slow 'n Sear XL for 26" Kettle (gift)
Weber Smokey Joe Gold
Weber Rapid Fire Chimney
Vortex
Maverick ET-732 White
Maverick ET-732 Copper
2- Auber SYL-1615 fan systems(Awesome!!!!!!!!)
Thermoworks Thermapen w/ Back light (gift)
Thermoworks Timestick
Cambro Model 300MPC110 w/ Winco SS Pans
B & B and Kingsford Charcoal
B & B Pellets
#14

January 10, 2018, 04:03 AM

Hey, broke southerner here. Glad someone else can take cooking everyday.

Of course I ain't no traveler so I guess I would rather cook than drive everyday.

DWCowles drives everyday and cooks everyday he's not driving. But "only" for 50-75 at a time. hehehehe
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Danny Mac

Club Member

Joined: Dec 2017

Posts: 59

Location: Oak Forest, Illinois

COOKERS
Dyna Glo Vertical Smoker
WSM 18"
WSM 14"
Weber 22" Kettle
Weber Genesis II E-310(propane)
THERMOMETERS
ThermoWorks Smoke
ThermoWorks Gateway
Maverick ET-732 Redi-Check
ThermoWorks Classic Super Fast Thermapen in red
Weber Instant-Read Thermometer
BBQ TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS
Q Master Draft Controller for Dyna Glo
BBQ Guru Party Q for WSM
#15

January 10, 2018, 05:25 AM

Welcome from Northeast Illinois.
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