Glorious Day - My pit shipped!

[Baltimorelger]

It is officially in Maryland (it arrived at the shipping terminal last night). Now I am just sitting and waiting for the official call to schedule the delivery.

[barelfly]

Have you stalked the shipping terminal yet????

[Redwng]

Welcome to the LSG club, are you getting the offset or the pellet grill? Here's mine.

[Baltimorelger]

Getting the pellet. I have a meadowcreek offset, though I’m mighty jealous you have the siblings.

[Panhead John]

Redwng Nice patio and setup ya got there!….👍

[Sid P]

One of my favorite pics I’ve seen in The Pit.

[Baltimorelger]

Next update! I got the call! Delivery is scheduled for Thursday!

[Jerod Broussard]

Geez, that is alot of seconds.

[ofelles]

Waiting!

[Baltimorelger]

It’s arrived! Added the stack, have some work to do, but hoping to do the first burn in tonight or tomorrow. Picked up a strip loin for the inaugural cook as well.

[Sid P]

Congrats, that’s awesome! I wanted one really bad, but couldn’t quite talk myself into it. I hope you love it!

[Purc]

WOW !

[Dan Deter]

That's some serious crating!

[Greygoose]

OK,,,,enuff hype,,,,let’s see some SMOKE,,,LOL !!!!
Congrats,,,,now I can live vicariously 😁😁😁

[captainlee]

Very exciting, enjoy!

[KimO]

Congratulations! Can't wait to see first cook!

[Baltimorelger]

Weather is finally cooperating. Just started the seasoning process. Sprayed it down, set to 225, and letting it ride. It blasted up to the 260s, but seems to be trying to come back down to 225 (not sure if normal). I’m gonna let it ride the next few hours and then throw my strip loin on for the first true cook.

[Panhead John]

Nice touch for them to add a plaque with their phone number on it!

[Jerod Broussard]

They didn't have any instructions to fire that baby up to 400?

[Baltimorelger]

Nope, seasoning says to put at 225 and try not to go over to cure the paint. It’s settled in and actually seems to be really tight on temp swings. I’m pretty impressed so far. 2 more hours and I can throw some food on!

[Baltimorelger]

Overall, very happy with my cook! I unfortunately didn’t get photos of the finished project as juggling my 3 year old and keeping an eye on the roast. Great smoke flavor though and for fun I heated up some frozen latkes and even at 400 it was blasting smoke. This thing is a dream.

[RichieB]

A pass on pictures. The 3 Y.O. takes priority. Next cook?

[Baltimorelger]

Definitely!

[PitBarrelPaul]

Congrats on the LSG! I've been looking at these for the last couple of years and may finally pull the trigger. I'd like to get your opinion on a couple of things before I place my order. What is your impression of the standard expanded metal grates? Are there a lot of sharp edges that I've heard others mention? I'd love the laser cut SS grates but it's hard to justify the extra $500.

Also, do you think the 8" wheel upgrade is worthwhile? I just need to get the grill into position and will probably never (or rarely) move it again.

I've also been debating between the 36" and 42" models. It seems for a typical family, the 36" would provide more than enough cooking space. I typically smoke either 3 racks of ribs, two pork buts or one brisket at a time. Do you think the 36" would work well for me?