Recent content by Wayne Thompson

Hey all! I just randomly found some videos from Australia about the new Weber Q Plus. It is a new Q with a new shape to the shell that looks like it will provide more space inside and it has an extra burner. The extra burner can be used along with the regular burner to sear at a higher temp or...

My wife and I live full time in a fifth wheel. Therefore, something like a jumbo joe is perfect for our needs. However, I like to smoke a good sized pork butt or brisket from time to time. I would like to increase the amount of indirect cooking space. My thought is to fabricate a charcoal ring...

I received information on Twitter that the "Grill of a Lifetime" is coming out on April 6th. Does anyone have a clue what this is? The suspense is killing me.

Sweet! Thanks for the reply Chris. A $50 difference between the platinum and deluxe does not seem that bad with the new features. Happy holidays!

Just to update things I made the trip to Costco earlier in the week to check out the ribs again. I was looking for St. Louis cut ribs but all the packages were baby backs. However, they looked fairly good. I found a package that I could tell that the three slabs in the pack were of fairly equal...

Thanks Mark. I will give Market Place Meats a try.

I have been looking at the Performer Platinum for some time now. I have not been able to justify the purchase as I still have a Weber gasser that still works great. I just noticed that Weber has made some changes to the Performer line up. So far I can tell that the wheels are more solid, the...

Thanks for the replies all. Some of you were wondering what the issue was with the ribs we picked up at Costco. The main issue was the cut. I picked up what I thought was St. Louis cut ribs only to find out that they were cut wrong. Instead of being cut at the "knuckle" that separates the...

I am hoping some of my fellow VWBB friends can help me with a problem. I have had a heck of a time finding some good ribs to smoke. I had good success going to Costco up until last spring. The last several packs of ribs I have gotten there have not been good. I have been searching my area for a...

After giving it some thought I believe that a 26 1/2 inch Weber Performer would be the ultimate grill for my needs. Anyone out there ever here of Weber making plans for such a grill? I would buy one immediately!

Peter I am by no means an expert but one thing I learned on my last brisket cook was the importance of keeping the temperature of the cooker very steady. I fought off the urge to fiddle with the vents on my WSM and let the cooker do its thing. The brisket was probe tender and had the "jello...

J Check out the Midnight or over night Brisket Cook on this web site. I found the information at the end of the article to be very informative. Best of luck!

A while ago I posted information on my unsuccessful attempts at smoking a brisket. With the help of fellow readers of this site I finally nailed smoking a brisket. If any of you who helped me out are reading this, thanks so much. I wanted to pass on some of this things I learned on this cook...

Hey Steve, thanks for the reply. I have two questions after reading your post. What temperature are using on your cook? Are you using water in the water pan? I will check at Walmart the next time I am there about getting a whole packer. I also found a butcher shop not too far from me so I think...

Thanks for the reply Steve. I'll give it a try. Happy smokin".