Just joined - John here - Pitmaster Club

JayRatt

Former Member

Joined: Dec 2014

Posts: 1

Location: Upstate SC
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Just joined - John here

December 30, 2014, 03:00 PM

Lurked on this site for a while - have one of the caps from an early fundraiser and thought it was time to kick in a bit more. I'm in the upstate area of SC and have a gas grill, homemade UDS, and a Cookshack PG500 in my arsenal. I'm a certified BBQ judge and have been #2 flunkie on a couple of cook teams. I learn something new everytime I get on the site.
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Jerod Broussard

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Joined: Jun 2014

Posts: 13389

Location: East Texas

"Spray cheese, from the famous family of aerosol cheeses."
#2

December 30, 2014, 03:52 PM

Great to have ya John!!! Neat to have another BBQ judge around. Get a different perspective on things for those of us that never make any competitions.
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JayRatt commented

January 18, 2015, 06:50 PM

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Thanks - things got busy at work and I haven't been able to get back on here.
Jon Solberg

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Posts: 4725
#3

December 30, 2014, 03:59 PM

Yo Jay Welcome
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JayRatt commented

January 18, 2015, 06:50 PM

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Thanks
Henrik

Founding Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 5148

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Author of the book Barbecue, fire and smoke

Grills
PK 300
My custom built offset smoker
My custom built hot box

Thermometers
Thermapen
Fireboard

Accessories
Slow n' Sear

All my recipes, photos and information can be found at
https://hankstruebbq.com

YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/Hankstruebbq
#4

December 30, 2014, 04:16 PM

Cool, welcome to the pit!
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Dr ROK

Charter Member

Joined: Dec 2014

Posts: 1351

Location: Morrill, Nebraska

Retired high school teacher and principal
Dr ROK - Rider of Kawasaki &/or rock and roll fan
Yoder 640 on Husker themed comp cart
Cookshack Smokette smoker
Antique refrigerator smoker
Weber 22 1/2" kettle w/ GrillGrates AND Slow and Sear
Rec Tec Mini Portable Tailgater w/ GrillGrates
Plenty of GrillGrates
Uuni wood pellet oven, first generation
Roccbox Pizza Oven
Meater Block
"Go Big Red" Thermopen instant read thermometer
Ultrafast instant read thermometer
CDN quick read thermometer
Maverick ET-732 thermometer
Maverick ET-735 thermometer
Tru-Temp wireless thermometer
Infrared thermometer (Mainly use for pizza on the Uuni and Roccbox)

Beverages - Is there really anything other than Guinness? Oh yeah, I forgot about tequila!
#5

December 30, 2014, 04:31 PM

Oh yea, another cookshack user. Welcome to the group!
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_John_

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Posts: 2378
#6

December 30, 2014, 05:01 PM

Welcome, all I could think of was who does #2 work for!
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Spinaker

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Joined: Nov 2014

Posts: 14304

Location: Land of Tonka

John "JR"
Minnesota/ United States of America
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Grills/Smokers/Fryers
Big Green Egg (Large) X3
Blackstone 36" Outdoor Griddle 4-Burner
Burch Barrel V-1
Karubeque C-60
Kamado Joe Jr. (Black)
Lodge L410 Hibachi
Pit Barrel Cooker
Pit Barrel Cooker 2.0
Pit Barrel PBX
R&V Works FF2-R-ST 4-Gallon Fryer
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Thermometers
FireBoard (Base Package)
Thermoworks ThermaPen (Red)
Thermoworks MK4 (Orange)
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Accessories
Big Green Egg Plate Setter
Benzomatic TS800 High Temp Torch X 2
Bayou Classic 44 qt Stainless Stock Pot
Bayou Classic 35K BTU Burner
Eggspander Kit X2
Finex Cat Iron Line
FireBoard Drive
Lots and Lots of Griswold Cast Iron
Grill Grates
Joule Water Circulator
KBQ Fire Grate
Kick Ash Basket (KAB) X4
Lots of Lodge Cast Iron
Husky 6 Drawer BBQ Equipment Cabinet
Large Vortex
Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum
Marquette Castings No. 13 (First Run)
Smithey No. 12
Smokeware Chimney Cap X 3
Stargazer No.10, 12
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Fuel
FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal
Kingsford Blue and White
B&B Charcoal
Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60
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Cutlery
Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife
Dexter 12" Brisket Sword
Global
Shun
Wusthof
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Next Major Purchase
Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
#7

December 30, 2014, 06:03 PM

Welcome to The Pit!!!
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fuzzydaddy

Club Member

Joined: Nov 2014

Posts: 5111

Location: Summerfield FL, NE of The Villages

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.
#8

December 30, 2014, 06:13 PM

Welcome!
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The Burn

Founding Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 951

Location: West Chester, PA

Gas Grill: NXR Tabletop/Portable Propane
Charcoal: Weber Performer Silver (i.e., 22.5")
Charcoal: Weber OTG 22.5"
Kettle Accessories: Slow 'n Sear, Smokenator and Vortex and bound to be more on the way
Smoker: GOSM Propane 38" 2-drawer
Pellet: CampChef/Browning Deluxe PGP24LTD
Thermometer: 2 Mavericks, Red backlit Thermapen
Anova Wi-Fi Sous Vide
#9

December 30, 2014, 08:44 PM

Welcome John. Looking forward to your input
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Deuce

Former Member

Joined: Aug 2014

Posts: 226

Location: Sulphur, Louisiana
#10

December 30, 2014, 08:47 PM

Hi John , welcome to the Pit
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_John_

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Posts: 2378
#11

December 30, 2014, 11:25 PM

I'm confused, where did you all get John? I see his username is Jay, then Jared busts out a John... that might be why he didn't come back
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Huskee commented

December 31, 2014, 09:12 AM

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The title of his post is: "Just joined - John here". I get confused with so many usernames and real names. A lot to try to keep straight.

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_John_ commented

December 31, 2014, 09:33 AM

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Thanks, thought my mind was messing with me, some called him John and some Jay, don't guess I even saw the title.

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JayRatt commented

January 18, 2015, 06:53 PM

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Just got busy and haven't been able to come back. Jay Ratt is a play on my 1st initial J for John and my last name.
Sorry for the confusion.
DWCowles

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Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 9697

Location: Smiths Grove, Ky

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.
#12

December 31, 2014, 04:08 AM

Welcome aboard Jay
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Huskee

Administrator

Joined: May 2014

Posts: 20072

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.
#13

December 31, 2014, 09:14 AM

Welcome JayRatt John! Appreciate your support. I bet you have a lot to offer being a judge and competitor.

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!

Hope to hear & see more from you.
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_John_ commented

December 31, 2014, 09:34 AM

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Had a thought, since I was confused and you mentioned keeping everybody's name straight, maybe those who want to use their name could throw that at the top of their signature.

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