Hi Folks -
My wife and I bought a house in North Carolina (near Lake Norman) and we're making the permanent move from southern California in a few weeks.
I've had a Weber Summit for 12 years but it is not making the move.
I've had my eye on a Yoder pellet smoker but the paint and rust issues have me looking again.
I'm all over the Memphis Grills Elite. This will be my soon-to-retire forever grill.
Looking forward to enjoying the site and some good eats!
Currently own:
Weber 22 and 26 Kettle.
Regular gasser with rotisserie.
Custom built horizontal stick burner.
Custom built duel fuel "whole hog" cooker.
​​​Many other tools of the trade.
First, welcome from WI. Second, you’ll love it there. I lived there for 5 years 2009-2014. Great place to live. Third, I know nothing about Memphis grills so sorry, no help there. 🤷â€â™‚ï¸
> Weber Genesis EP-330
> Grilla Grills Original Grilla (OG) pellet smoker with Alpha/Connect
> Grilla Grills Pellet Pizza Oven
> Pit Barrel Cooker (gone to a new home)
> WeberQ 2000 (on "loan" to a relative (I'll never see it again))
> 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 One
> Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
> Thermoworks Thermopop
> Thermoworks Square DOT
> Thermoworks IR-GUN-S
> Joule Turbo Sous Vide Circulator
> Searzall torch
> BBQ Guru Rib Ring
> WÜSTHOF, Dalstrong, and Buck knives
> Paprika App on Mac and iOS
I loved my YS640 for it rock solid cooking performance and great flavor profile, but the rust issues spoiled it for me. I can’t recommend the Yoder highly enough for anyone not bothered by the rust maintenance issues. I hear the newer ones have a better coating. But I’m moving on. Not in the tax bracket for the Memphis grills, tho.
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.
Greetings and welcome from North Carolina; soon to be neighbor
Thanks to all for the warm welcome. I am so looking forward to the world of slow cooking and smoke. So much to learn and good eating all along the way!
Hey mcook - we are neighbors right around the lake from each other. I'll be sure to send out a Hello once we're settled in (Early October)
LSG Adjustable Grill/Smoker, MAK Pellet Grill, Large BGE with Several Attachments from the Ceramic Grill Store, Weber Genesis E335 Gasser, Cast Iron Pans & Griddle, Grill Grates, Mostly Thermoworks Thermometers, Anova SV Stick, BBQ Guru Controller and Fan
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