Grillbillies Barbecue Supply road trip - "Lard Have Mercy"
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A friend of mine told me about this place in Wake Forest about 45 min from me. Decided to take a short road trip with the family this morning and check it out. The initial draw for me was two things:
As for smokers they mostly carry Meadow Creek and Myron Mixon stuff. But the one that really lit the guy up was the barrel smoker they had on display up front. When I asked about it he got pretty excited, and they’re made by a local guy there in WF. I’ve been interested in a PBC for some time (currently only have kettles w/ SNS) but the reports of leaking, temp fluctuations and difficulty in keeping temps down has kept me at bay. These barrels look interesting because there’s no holes for leaks, just the two vent controls. There are 2 cooking grates inside, and if hanging meat he said you put one grate at the top near the lid and hang from it. He claims there’s no leaks, incredibly stable temps, and 12 hour smokes with 20 lbs of charcoal with enough room to add more and get 15 hours. Also has a spot to attach a fan. What it doesn’t have is an easy way to tend to your fire if you need to, you’d have to take everything out. My guess is after learning the cooker this may not be a big deal, but I’m curious what you experienced AR peeps have to say about that. It also has no place to run probes, tho I’m guessing it wouldn’t be hard to add a silicone grommet. Could run them under the lid but then I’d be causing a leak and that lid is heavier than a kettle lid and I’d concerned about damaging a wire. Anyway, got my eye on this at $399, and getting the run down in front of SWMBO should help pave the way for the MCS, so curious about your feedback here.
They also had a nice display up front of the chopping blocks I wanted to look at, so Santa knows what size to get. 🎅🻠Looking forward to being able to easily chop rather than just pull!
Great road trip, would definitely recommend the place if you’re in the area. They offer classes too at their other location in Wendell. Signed up for their email list and will be looking into those classes too.
A friend of mine told me about this place in Wake Forest about 45 min from me. Decided to take a short road trip with the family this morning and check it out. The initial draw for me was two things:
- They let you TRY the rubs and sauces they carry before buying.
- My friend who pointed me here makes chopping blocks. He’s 2 hours away in Greenville but they carry his stuff in store so I could check it out before letting him know what I want.
As for smokers they mostly carry Meadow Creek and Myron Mixon stuff. But the one that really lit the guy up was the barrel smoker they had on display up front. When I asked about it he got pretty excited, and they’re made by a local guy there in WF. I’ve been interested in a PBC for some time (currently only have kettles w/ SNS) but the reports of leaking, temp fluctuations and difficulty in keeping temps down has kept me at bay. These barrels look interesting because there’s no holes for leaks, just the two vent controls. There are 2 cooking grates inside, and if hanging meat he said you put one grate at the top near the lid and hang from it. He claims there’s no leaks, incredibly stable temps, and 12 hour smokes with 20 lbs of charcoal with enough room to add more and get 15 hours. Also has a spot to attach a fan. What it doesn’t have is an easy way to tend to your fire if you need to, you’d have to take everything out. My guess is after learning the cooker this may not be a big deal, but I’m curious what you experienced AR peeps have to say about that. It also has no place to run probes, tho I’m guessing it wouldn’t be hard to add a silicone grommet. Could run them under the lid but then I’d be causing a leak and that lid is heavier than a kettle lid and I’d concerned about damaging a wire. Anyway, got my eye on this at $399, and getting the run down in front of SWMBO should help pave the way for the MCS, so curious about your feedback here.
They also had a nice display up front of the chopping blocks I wanted to look at, so Santa knows what size to get. 🎅🻠Looking forward to being able to easily chop rather than just pull!
Great road trip, would definitely recommend the place if you’re in the area. They offer classes too at their other location in Wendell. Signed up for their email list and will be looking into those classes too.
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