Backyard finally finished!

jayjordan

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Joined: Jul 2025

Posts: 575

Location: Arlington,Texas
#16

December 12, 2025, 08:46 PM

Great outdoor space.
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Huskee

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Joined: May 2014

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.
#17

December 12, 2025, 09:17 PM

Wow that is really nice. I am quite envious. And congrats on your anniversary. My wife & I will hit 24 yrs soon in early Feb.
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Alan Brice

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Joined: Dec 2018

Posts: 2761

Location: Cincinnati Ohio

Gear includes: Char-Griller's Grand Champ off set stick burner/smoker, SnS Kamado Deluxe, Weber 22, PBC, Victory gasser, Victory 36 griddle, Smoke Hollow electric smoker. ThermoWorks Thermapen Mk4, Smoke, Signals, and RFX4, Meater+, SNS-500, roti fits 22 n gasser, Emeril countertop TO, InkBird Sous Vide, Potane Vac/Sealer. Fire&Ice griddle/cooler ensemble.
3-pkg of Collapsible Prep Tubs
Junior, Original, Xtra Lg. SS D. Norcross
Complete set (Tx PJ!) Wusthof Knives n block.
Dalstrong:
Phantom Series Paring knife
Shogun SeriesX 6" Chef knife
Gladiator Series 12"Cleaver knife
Just got into charcoal Dec ‘21 (PBC)
fav is brisky. Love Turkey on PBC. also Turkey in the glass,(any nice bourbon)
Bud has always been my barley pop.
Been smoking a handful of years, just got serious in the last two or three years. Thanks to AR n @glemn picked up an SnS Kamado for appx 1/3 price of new. I dont think he used it twice. Love AR! keep calm n smoke on! Miss you Bonesy.
#18

December 12, 2025, 09:32 PM

Happy Aniversary! 22 years here. Lucked into our place. The realtor wisely said this is a good time to stretch. We jumped from 189 to 225. It has doubled in value. The back yard is quite private for skinny dipping,
Really nice setup you have there!
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RichieB

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Joined: Apr 2018

Posts: 6715

Location: Western Mass

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.
#19

December 12, 2025, 09:39 PM

Dang all you youngins'. August 9th 73' shackles on. Kidding. Certainly had our bumps. But here we are. No regrets. 2 kids and 6 grandchildren. Still kickin' it.
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swartzster

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Joined: Aug 2014

Posts: 1221

Location: Marysville Washington
#20

December 12, 2025, 10:08 PM

Very nice. Enjoy
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HawkerXP

Club Member

Joined: Jul 2016

Posts: 11043

Location: Virginia

Lots of knives
3 Weber Performers
1 classic kettle
1 26" kettle
1 Smoky Joe
1 PBC
4 Thermoworks POPs
2 Dot and 1 Chef Alarm
2 Temp spikes
4 Slo n Sears
1 Smokenator
2 Vortex
#21

December 13, 2025, 07:16 AM

Beautiful! Congrats!
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captainlee

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Joined: Oct 2017

Posts: 3345

Location: Buena Vista, CO
#22

December 13, 2025, 07:34 AM

Great job, enjoy!!!!
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itsnotmyfault

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Joined: Apr 2018

Posts: 267

Location: Georgia

PBX
Pit Barrel Cooker
Kamado Joe Classic
Weber Jumbo Joe
Maverick XRPro
Thermapen MK4
#23

December 13, 2025, 07:55 AM

Awesome Job! You are a lucky man, Enjoy!!!
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smokenoob

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Joined: Dec 2017

Posts: 4622

Location: Sweet home Gulf Breeze Florida! 😁
#24

December 13, 2025, 08:29 AM

WOW! You ‘re cookin’ with butter now!
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fzxdoc

Founding Member & Pit Barrel Cooker Queen

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 8194

My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners

Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill

Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732

Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.

Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer

Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker

Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets

BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney

Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
#25

December 14, 2025, 07:50 AM

Very nice! Enjoy the comfortable evenings you spend out there.

No pads in front of your cookers for protecting the deck surface from drips?

Kathryn
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LegoMySearwood commented

December 14, 2025, 08:53 AM

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Ooh. Good idea.

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LegoMySearwood commented

December 14, 2025, 10:39 AM

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Any suggestions on pads?

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fzxdoc commented

December 15, 2025, 08:33 AM

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There's a topic here on the best pads for charcoal grills and smokers. Since I smoke and grill in my outdoor kitchen on our back deck, I like pads that also protect the decking. They used to sell a concrete-blend pad at Lowes. That's what I use under my PBC. For in front of the WSCGC, gas range, Weber kettles and gas grill I use rubberized grill mats.
Check the free side for recommendations and this

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https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/other-aa/744972-grill-smoker-mat-recommendations

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Finster

Club Member

Joined: Jan 2022

Posts: 2326

Location: Delawhere?

Weber Kettle 22 (SnS / Vortex/ Onlyfire Rotisserie/pizza kit combo)
PBC
Bronco Pro
Blackstone Dual Use

Thermopro TP20 (2 probe)
Thermopro TP27 (4 probe)
Thermopro TP19 instant read

strictly a briquettes guy…

Kingsford Blue Bag
B&B
Cowboy
#26

December 14, 2025, 09:18 AM

Looks great.
I bet you do miss getting sunlight in those windows though. Amiright?.
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Duanessmokedmeats

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Joined: Jul 2023

Posts: 3218

Location: Taylor, MI
#27

December 14, 2025, 12:02 PM

What is all that green stuff behind the house?
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LegoMySearwood commented

December 14, 2025, 04:32 PM

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Stuff I have to mow until I can make my kids do it.

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