Recent content by Chris Allingham

Go to Texas, you'll find some amazingly delicious barbecue coming out from commercial pitmasters. It can be done, it is being done. Any place on the Texas Monthly Top 50 list is a good place to start.

I know nothing about it. It's buried in the "Not Into BBQ?" section of the menu board, I didn't even notice it!

Smokey D's BBQ 5055 NW 2nd St Des Moines, IA 50313 https://smokeydsbbq.com/ Mrs. TVWB and I had lunch at Smokey D's BBQ when passing through Des Moines in September 2025 on what just happened to be my birthday! We wanted to try a little bit of everything, so we sprung for "The Whole Pit" for...

I think what people don't get is that even though there's only a 4" difference in grate diameter, it's almost 1.5x in grate square inches. So imagine how many more cubic inches of interior space there are in the 22.5" WSM vs. the 18.5" WSM that need to be heated, and how many more square inches...

Let's take a break on this topic. I think it's been more than thoroughly discussed. Thanks for everyone's thoughtful comments.

But probably not changed by the average customer. And a screw-up in making the change can be dangerous. And I'm pretty sure that wanting a grill that can be easily and safely switched between LP and NG by the end user is a feature no one has ever demanded from any grill manufacturer. Add the...

Just want to include Weber's position on the subject of fuel conversion. https://www.weber.com/US/en/blog/burning-questions/can-i-convert-my-gas-grill/weber-29870.html

I miss that guy...

175K views as of today. Crazy.

Thanks for bringing this thread back to life, it motivated me to make another Monte!

I'm closing this thread. It violates forum terms of service regarding posting for the purposes of product development.

Yes, I read somewhere that flat iron is a new arrival at Costco. Good stuff!

You might even consider doing a cook with fresh charcoal and no smoke wood as a baseline test.

I don’t remember the specific post. Of course I delete what I think are offensive jokes, but I also delete jokes about farts, feces-filled whoopie cushions, and other bodily functions. It’s not that they aren’t funny, but they’re not the type of humor for this thread.

Daniel Vaughn reviews the best and worst barbecue choices when flying in or out of major Texas airports. Some items are almost as good as at their original restaurants. https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/best-and-worst-texas-airport-bbq/