I Hosted Meathead & His Wife, And FireMan & His Wife Yesterday

troymeister

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Weber 26

Weber Performer 22.5, Weber 18.5, WSM 18.5, Smokey Joe

2 Slow N Sears, Charcoal Rotisserie, Kettle Pizza for Weber 22.5, Vortex, Grill Grates

Smoke Thermometer, Igrill, Thermapen, Thermapop,Maverick 2 probe
I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I put it in my food.

One cannot have too many grills.
#31

September 21, 2025, 06:49 AM

Awesome!!
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John Henry

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Location: Desert Southwest. If you don't mind 115-degrees in June, we can enjoy outdoor-cooking all yr long.

Don't Stop Believin'
#32

September 21, 2025, 11:03 AM

Wonderful!
God’s blessings to you all.
What a great joy is AR and this community.
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tamidw

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Location: NW Oregon

RecTec 680 w/ smokebox
Blackstone 36” for home
Blackstone 22” for camper
Charbroil 3 burner gasser
Anova
Thermapen Infrared
#33

September 21, 2025, 03:56 PM

Sounds like a wonderful time and great company.
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Sweaty Paul

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Location: Hays, KS

Green Mountain Grill - Jim Bowie
(I've never regretted having too much grate space).

Weber Genesis Gas grill
Weber Kettle grills x 2
#34

September 21, 2025, 04:19 PM

Looks like you all had a wonderful visit! The food sounds delicious too as do the beverages!
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Soonerpop

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Location: Plano, Texas

Cookshack Smokette 008 (2005)
Weber 18.5” Kettle (moved to Nebraska with Grandson)
Weber 22.5” Performer (drop-down shelf)
SNS Elevated Grate
Pit Barrel Junior (PBJ)
Grilla OG pellet grill
Southwest Disk 18” Plow Disk
Grill Grates
Sizzle-Q Stainless Griddle
Weber Rapidfire Chimney Starter

Thermapen (Red, of course)
Smoke Alarm (Likewise)

B & B Briquettes or
Kirkland Professional
B & B Championship blend pellets (BBQr’s Delight)

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
Coors Banquet (why bother with light beer?)
#35

September 21, 2025, 07:47 PM

What fun! A great day!
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Whiskeyman53

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Location: Massachusetts

Smokers/Grills:
Camp Chef Smokepro DLX pellet grill
Weber Kettle
Dyna-Glo vertical offset smoker

Favorite whiskey:
Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon
Angels Envy Bourbon
Whistle Pig Rye

Everyday sipper:
Jim Beam Black and Wild Turkey Rye 101

Favorite beer:
Coffee Porter or Stouts

Pabst Blue Ribbon and Narragansett for grilling and lawn mowing.
#36

September 21, 2025, 07:56 PM

That is the perfect afternoon.
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Spinaker

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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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Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife
Dexter 12" Brisket Sword
Global
Shun
Wusthof
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Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
#37

September 22, 2025, 12:06 PM

ooooh wow..........this is the Bohemian Grove of Meat-Ups. Imagine the sinister BBQ conspiracies that were hatched. Looks like we had a picture that was leaked.....

Meathead Huskee FireMan
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Huskee commented

September 22, 2025, 07:35 PM

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The more I look at this the funnier it gets

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#37.3

Spinaker commented

September 23, 2025, 09:20 AM

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haha, I know. the sign in the back cracks me up. Huskee

#37.4

Meathead commented

September 23, 2025, 10:13 AM

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SO actually it seems I am distantly related to Larry of the Stooges.

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Meathead

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Location: Chicago area

Remember, no rules in the bedroom or kitchen
Meathead
#38

September 22, 2025, 02:58 PM

OMG, AI is amazing
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Huskee

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Posts: 21020

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.
#39

September 22, 2025, 05:58 PM

We're still mixing our first single, we're sure you'll all love it...
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#39.4

smokenoob commented

September 22, 2025, 08:07 PM

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Give it up for The Pitmasters!

#39.5

Meathead commented

September 23, 2025, 10:14 AM

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Aint AI Amazing. I wish I could play sax...

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dpearce commented

September 23, 2025, 10:20 AM

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What??? No accordion?
hoovarmin

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Kamado Joe Big Joe III
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PowerFlamer Propane 160
Meater +
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermoworks Thermapen
Temp Spike
#40

September 22, 2025, 06:45 PM

Good times!
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radiodome21

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Location: 5,280 feet from Chicago

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WSM 18.5
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SNS Kettle

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Thermapen
Signals X4
#41

September 23, 2025, 09:52 AM

All you needed was someone from Minnesota and then you have the NFC North represented. Great pic of Starla!
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bardsleyque

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#42

September 23, 2025, 10:21 AM

Looks like a lot of fun!!!!
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FireMan

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Location: Wolverine lake area, Meeeechigan.
#43

September 24, 2025, 11:25 AM

Since I don't drink, there must have been something in the water or the air that I was breathing, but that is so far out I don't remember much. The plotting on the map was real, especially with the sausages. The music I was just under the influence.
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