Recent content by Dean Smiley

It's a matter of economics. My many years old MAK 1-star #184 has 3" hard rubber wheels that roll around like a dream and it might weigh twice as much as the Weber E-315. But they are quality wheels that cost considerably more then the 25 cent Webers.

Actually, part of it is still working. I repurposed the frame for my salmon/mussel smoker. And there was some duct tape involved.

I little oil did the trick. The spindle cavity seemed to be close-ended so the oil should stay in there for a while. I think half my problem was that dirt or something was binding up one wheel but I was able to free it up so it worked like the rest. I did notice that the wheel spindle was a very...

I've got a smooth surface to roll on. I think I'll try lubing the spindle and see if that helps. This grill replaced one of the earlier Spirit e-310s which didn't have this problem. They are basically the same grill but they must have changed the wheel design. These castors are held on with...

I bought a new E-315 at Home Depot this year and all 4 wheels are any direction wheels. The problem is that it wants to roll in any direction except where I want it to go. I know this sounds like a first world problem but I'm not going to fight this grill every time I use it for the next 10...

Jan's Dry Rub for all chicken items; as one forum member said, "It would make a brick taste good.". Roxy's Mustard Sauce for all pork items and some non pork. Montreal Steak Seasoning for steaks. Purchased BBQ sauce - Bull's-Eye and Sweet Baby Rays.

Ditto for raw kibbe or kibbeh in Lebanese homes.

The only cure of which I'm aware is an unforgiving wife.

My grind is rib eye and short ribs at 50/50. I buy it when standing rib roasts go on sale. A 4-bone rack of short ribs will have a fat cap on one side and I remove maybe 50% of that leaving the rest and grind it like that. Of all the grinds I've tried this one is the best by far. I make 6...

I bought a SNS when they first came out and a bottom was not available so I made one. It lives in the Performer; I almost never remove it. I just keep adding fuel and I actually start the coals with a starting cube even though I own a chimney. Almost everything I cook requires an indirect...

I had a Classic cover on a gas grill and it failed in about one year due to no UV protection. I have now gone to Texas Grill Covers on all my grills and have no problems at all. I use them through the winter (in Maine). The Performer cover is here -...

Mix it with some short ribs for great hamburger.

I got a whisker less than that on my Genesis Silver B with 1 burner on a 60ish day.

Much of my enjoyment of a rib roast is the Maillard Reaction crust so I leave bones off to get more bark. The bones get cooked later for stock.

That is one cool cooker. Nice work. Love the 2-tone blue.