Recent content by Jeff Padell

Exactly, the Renaissance festivals got the idea from Disney and the Disney Parks sell somewhere around a million of them. They have a ham like taste

Did my first smoke on my new WSM 14.5. I used the base from the old one only because I haven't put clamps on the new charcoal basket. One thing I noticed is that the new body seems to be a bit loose in the 5 year old base and the old body seems a bit tight in the new base. I wonder if they...

Thanks Chris, as you can tell from how I have my 14's set up it would take a lot of heat to light up the cinder blocks ROFL! I put them on the blocks as I have very bad knees and this way I don't have to bend to them. Too many years of being over 250 lbs and arthritis

I set up my new 14.5 and it has the heat shield inside the 14.5. Looking at my older one the heat shield is missing. I was wondering does this really matter? I have the two 14.5's set on cinder blocks on a brick patio. is the shield to protect the inside of the base or to protect say a deck...

We are probably unusual, when we make a rack of ribs, it is just that A rack of ribs - 1- and sometimes there is some left over. When we do chicken drumsticks 6 is usually it but sometimes the wife only has 1 and we have 1 left over. I did a 9 pound shoulder, bone in, and we ate 3 dinners...

Haven't done a cook on the new one yet, and certainly not both at once, just seasoned it. I really have never needed more than the one 14" another reason for the second is my two sons want to borrow it all the time

right now the Genesis has the cover to one smoker and some thermometer wires LOL Doing steak on the Genesis Gold tonight

The one on the right (towards the Genesis) is the original he is R2 the other is D2

no I didn't, it wasn't much of a looker... Right now I rescued it from the trash heap and it looks pretty ugly on the inside

I have two 14" one is named R2 and the other D2 !!!!

I love mine PLURAL

I hadn't used my 22.5 in several years, about 5, finally got up enough courage to sell it. I then used the proceeds to buy a second 14! I love my 14, even with my infirmaties I can easily use it and since there are just 3 of us it cooks enough for us. I can do 4 racks of pork ribs (cut in...

makes me think about getting one with the intention of sending it back the end of September, but that is not right. Sort of like buying a camera to photograph a vacation and then returning when you are back.

Yes but do you have to pay to ship it back ? that could get expensive! My local Ace sells them but doesn't display them, only Traegers. I asked about the 100 day money back and they said they don't do that you would have to ship it back to Weber...

I have been considering a pellet smoker. Currently I have a WSM 22 and 14, haven't used the 22 in about 5 years as it is just 3 of us and the 14 fits the bill. Also have a Silver B and Genesis Gold. I am going to be getting rid of the 22 and probably the Silver B. My sister-in-law raves...