Recent content by c bain

Thanks Jeff!

Hello all, I just purchased a NIB Performer from CL. Got a great deal on it. It appears to be the gray ones that were exclusive to Crate and Barrel a few years back, which is consistent with the sellers story of how he got it (wedding present). Looks to be from the 2006. Questions is which...

Wow! $55 a bundle? I picked up split apple logs (triangular, about 3" x 3" x 5" or so) about 15" long for $0.75 each from one of my local orchards. Its a win-win as we all felt like we got a deal.

The time at plateau varies each time. Don't worry about it too much. And don't get freaked out if the temperature drops some. I lost 3 degrees on the butt temp this weekend during my smoke (181 down to 178), even though the smoker temp stayed right at 220 (thanks Guru).

Am I understanding your correctly? You are going to have 3 vents in the top and 6! in the bottom?

I saw this stuff in the Stop and Shop in South Windsor, CT and came straight here to see if anybody knew anything about it. Its awfully vague on the packaging, so I didn't get any. I'll be waiting to here if its worth it.

I like to try and use local wood when I can. I just had about a dozen trees dropped on my property. Gave most of the wood away (about 4 cords or oak, maple, and hickory), but found some room to keep about 200 pounds of hickory and 50 each of oak and maple. An orchard about 30 minutes from my...

That's a great looking smoke ring!

Windy?

For the record, temp is more complicated than Steve's statement. You can google "wet bulb", "dry bulb", and "black globe" for some more info on it. But, that is really overcomplicating what is going on here.

When I do butts, I use 3 chunks of Apple and 2 chunks of hickory. Start with 1 and 1 on top and the remaining buried. I get white smoke for hours (almost 8 hours this last time). This last smoke (this weekend), the air was heavy and no wind. The entire neigborhood was covered in a fog like...

I tried them recently. I was really excited about them, and that made the disappointment all the greater. Found them to be very unctuous.

Does anybody know where I can get some decent bbq in Baton Rouge? I'll be there for a night (Tuesday) next week. Wednesday, I'm driving down to Ocean Springs, MS to get fed at The Shed before heading into New Orleans. If you've never been to The Shed, I highly recommend it. Sometimes...

Is Saran wrap safe inside the WSM?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by c bain: I got my weber a couple of weeks ago, and I noticed the center section was a little wobbly, indicating it was out-of-round. But, I didn't think...