A little determination

HJS

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Joined: Jun 2016

Posts: 125

Location: Elmhurst

Real Name: Hunter
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Current Location: Chicago-ish with my wife Caitlin and sons Johnny Roger (J.R.) and Marty
Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"
Weber Performed Premium with Slow N Sear
Pit Barrel Cooker
#1

A little determination

February 10, 2018, 04:50 PM

Grilling season. Hah! 16 degrees out and a foot of snow in Chicagoland today. Still smokin' with some jalepeño Mac n cheese and green beans.
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Steve B

Club Member

Joined: Jun 2016

Posts: 4392

Location: Rockland county New York

Lonestar Grillz 24x36 offset smoker, grill, w/ main chamber charcoal grate and 3 tel-tru thermometers - left, right and center
Yoke Up custom charcoal basket and a Grill Wraps cover.

22.5 copper kettle w/ SnS, DnG, BBQ vortex, gasket and stainless steel hinge kit.

Napoleon gas grill (soon to go bye bye) rotting out.

1 maverick et-733 digital thermometer - black
1 maverick et-733 - gray
1 new standard grilling remote digital thermometer
1 thermoworks thermopen mk4 - red
1 thermoworks thermopop - red

Pre Miala flavor injector
taylor digital scale
TSM meat grinder
chefs choice food slicer
cuisinhart food processor
food saver vacuum sealer
TSM harvest food dehydrator
#2

February 10, 2018, 05:01 PM

Now that’s what I’m talking about.
Beautiful cook my friend.
Those ribs look amazing.
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Spinaker

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Joined: Nov 2014

Posts: 14333

Location: Land of Tonka

John "JR"
Minnesota/ United States of America
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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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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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FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal
Kingsford Blue and White
B&B Charcoal
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Buck 119 Special
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Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
#3

February 10, 2018, 05:09 PM

Nice work braving the weather! I did some ribs today too!
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Sweaty Paul

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Joined: Aug 2014

Posts: 2339

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
#4

February 10, 2018, 05:16 PM

Looks great!
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Pirate Scott

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Joined: Mar 2017

Posts: 1340

Location: Clay, New York
#5

February 10, 2018, 05:50 PM

Awesome cook! Cold weather No troubles eh? It’s warm by the Smoker.
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FireMan

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Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 13092

Location: Bottom of Winnebago
#6

February 10, 2018, 06:00 PM

That’s a pic that warms my heart!
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RonB

Club Member

Joined: Apr 2016

Posts: 19352

Location: Near Richmond VA

Weber Performer Deluxe
SNS
Pizza insert
Rotisserie
Cookshack Smokette Elite
2 Thermapens
Chefalarm
Dot
lots of probes.
Fireboard
#7

February 10, 2018, 06:22 PM

That looks great, but it ain't happenin' for me at 16*.
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xaugievike

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Joined: Jan 2017

Posts: 834

Location: Chicagoland

Weber Genesis 300 series
Weber Summit Charcoal With custom grill center
Primo XL 400
Blackstone 22" TableTop Griddle
Ooni Pro Pizza oven
#8

February 10, 2018, 08:37 PM

as the saying goes - "where there's a shovel, there's a way."

or something like that.
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Danny Mac

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Joined: Dec 2017

Posts: 59

Location: Oak Forest, Illinois
#9

February 10, 2018, 08:49 PM

Looks Great!!! Mac n Cheese makes it.
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PaulstheRibList

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Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 1597

Location: Lake Charles, LA

Started Low-N-Slow BBQ in 2012. Obviously, it's taken hold (in chronological order:
1.) A pair of Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5's
2.) #LilTex, a 22" Expensive Offset Smoker (looks like a Yoder Witicha)
3.) #WhoDat1, a HUGE Gravity Fed Insulated Cabinet Smoker (cooking chamber 3'x2'x6')
4.) A Full Size Commercial Dryer/converted to Vertical Smoker.
5.) Jambo Backyard stickburner (my FAVORITE Pit so far)
6.) GrillMeister, a huge 24"x48" Adjustable, Charcoal Grill from Pitmaker.com
7.) 22" Weber Kettle with Slow-N-Sear
8.) Vault insulated reverse-flow cabinet smoker from Pitmaker
9.) BarbecueFiretruck...under development
10.) 26 foot BBQ Vending Trailer equipped with HUGE Myron Mixon 72xc smoker is HERE, Oct 2016!
11.) Opened www.PaulsRibShackBarbecue.com Food Trailer officially in March 2017
12.) Austin Smoke Works 500 Gallon Propane Tank Offset Smoker, named "Lucille" as travel pit for PaulsRibShack, Oct 2018.
12.) Opening Brick & Mortar location at 4800 Nelson Rd, Spring 2019. Had a pair of 1,000 Gallon Austin Smoke Works pits, both in RibShackRed for our new place!

Fabulous Backlit Thermapens, several Maverick Remote Thermometers (don't use any remotes anymore), Thermoworks Smoke, Other Thermoworks toys, Vacuum sealer, lots and lots of equipment...

I'm loving using BBQ to make friends and build connections.
I have #theRibList where I keep a list of new and old friends and whenever I'm cooking, I make 1 to 20 extra and share the joy.
#10

February 10, 2018, 09:18 PM

Love it!!!!
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FireMan

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Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 13092

Location: Bottom of Winnebago
#11

February 10, 2018, 09:33 PM

HJS is that Sue for your moniker?
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HJS commented

February 11, 2018, 09:01 AM

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Yeah. The big T Rex from Jurassic Park!
6th Borough BBQ

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Joined: Feb 2017

Posts: 409

Location: Jersey City, NJ
#12

February 11, 2018, 08:05 AM

Nice work! Not letting the weather stop you is a clear indication that you are a BBQ pro!
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Steve R.

Club Member

Joined: Jul 2016

Posts: 3601

Location: Elizabethtown, KY

Current line-up of cookers: Oklahoma Joe's Bronco Pro, Masterbuilt Gravity Series 1050, Blackstone ProSeries 4 Burner 36" griddle, Weber Performer Deluxe and Weber Smokey Joe.
#13

February 11, 2018, 10:52 AM

That's the spirit! I have done a couple of cooks in single digit temperatures this winter. I like the stick burner method in that kind of cold, but at least you can stay inside most of the time using charcoal.
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HawkerXP

Club Member

Joined: Jul 2016

Posts: 10324

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
#14

February 11, 2018, 11:41 AM

I thought I was roughing it cooking in the rain!
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jgreen

Charter Member

Joined: Oct 2014

Posts: 2852

Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada

Cookers:
Broil King XL
Broil King Smoke
Weber Kettle 26
Grilla Pellet smoker
Capital 40 natural gas
Napoleon Pro 22 kettle

Thermometer:
Maverick 733
Thermapen (ok..4 thermapens)
Thermo works DOT (or two)
Fireboard (probably my favourite)
Thermworks Smoke (or two)

Accessories:
SnS (original, plus and XL)
DnG pans, 6 or 7 of these
Vortex
Grillgrates
and, maybe some other toys as well
#15

February 11, 2018, 01:33 PM

Love the lawn chair (drinking chair) sitting by the smoker, with great protection from the sun. Us northerners improvise well.
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FireMan commented

February 11, 2018, 02:25 PM

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Yessir, it’s very important for sun protection this time of year as you well know.

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