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.
Dude! I love WSM's! I've cooked hundreds of times on my 22.5.
I did no mod's to my WSM's. Just don't think they are necessary. I bought some gasket kits and a lid hinge and a stainless door, but never found it worth the effort to install them. The WSM doesn't need an absolute sealed system to work perfectly.
Here's what I would recommend for gear:
1. Remote Thermometer, like the Maverick (or whatever they are recommending on AR now. I don't use them much on my current rigs).
2. A Weber charcoal Chimney and the little paraffin cubes. Work great.
3. Some wood chunks. I used Western mostly. They are easy to find at Academy, etc., and work great. Get some apply, Oak, Hickory, Cherry. Try different ones.
4. I used Kingsford Blue Bag. Worked great. Tried lump and it was just too inconsistent in a WSM.
5. Some good spatula's
6. A pair of $10 welding gloves from Lowes. Lincoln work super great.
Then, read up on AR and post some of your cooks here in thePit.
Maybe you can search and find some of my posts on my WSM setup. I tried a bunch and found the Snake charcoal setup was my jam!
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