Salutations from Hays, KS! Great advice above. If you are cooking for 6 you'll need some surface area. That said, I echo the above sentiment to scout out the review sections and check out the various posts on specific cookers you are interested in here. Folks are happy to help!
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Cooking gadgets
Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center
Weber Summit Platinum D6
Blue Rhino Razor
Dyna-Glo XL Premium Dual Chamber
Camp Chef Somerset IV along with their Artisan Pizza Oven 90
Anova WiFi
Thermometers
Thermapen Mk4 - ThermaQ High Temp Kit - ThermaQ Meathead Kit - ThermaQ WiFi - ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S - ThermoWorks Signals & Billows - ThermoPop -ThermoWorks ProNeedle - ThermoWorks TimeStick Trio x2 - and a Christopher Kimball timer - NO, I do not work for ThermoWorks...I just like their products.
Other useful bits...
KitchenAid 7-qt Pro Line stand mixer
A Black & Decker food processor that I can't seem to murder
A couple of immersion blenders, one a "consumer" model & the other a "high end" Italian thing. Yes, the Italian one is a bit better, but only marginally
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus 8-qt + accessories like egg-bite & egg holders
All-Clad pots & pans, along with some cast iron...everything from 7" Skookie pans to 8.5qt Dutch ovens
Weber GBS griddle, pizza stone, and wok
Knives range from Mercer to F. Dick to "You spent how much for one knife? One knife?!" LOL
Welcome from Sunny SoCal...
I'm a little biased towards the WSM. Great cooker. Turns out great BBQ...and owners have won lots of awards. The PBC also seems like a great cooker, and some people here love there’s...but I’ve never even seen one, let alone used one. So yeah, the WSM wins that contest for ME hands down. Even with a controller, should you feel you need it, it would come in below budget.
If I didn’t have my WSCGC, I’d have a 22†WSM in a heartbeat.
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I have a gasser, Weber with a SNS, and a PBC. For me it's the perfect combination and set up. Like others, I live in MN where it gets quite cold, and the PBC has worked perfectly in below zero weather. My one knock on the PBC is the lack of control you have over the temps, but I purchased the cyberQ and that was the perfect solution.
The Weber w the SNS is perfect for grilling and I also like it when I want some food to have a little less smoke than the PBC can provide (I prefer my chicken to be more of a roasted flavor than smoked).
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