Recent content by joec

probably for cost savings.

I converted an older Weber (Genesis 2000? has 3 burners and a side burner) from NG to propane and the parts from Weber cost about $130. The grill was free on craigslist and had fairly new stainless flavorizers, grills and burners/tubes so I was happy with the total cost.

Interesting how perceptions differ. I put in a GE Profile in our last house and we loved it. It was fairly quiet, did a great job cleaning everything and easily held all our dishes. I think I paid about $350 for it new. The new house has a fancy Kitchen Aid that the previous owner paid $1200...

This link from foodsaver shows their suggested storage times for meat products: http://www.foodsaver.com/PDF/FSRefGuideCompv2.pdf beef, pork, lamb 2-3 years ground meat 1 year poultry 2-3 years fish 2 years I bought a refurb Foodsaver V825 off of ebay for about $40 shipped and it's worked...

I've used them at work (the "commercial" version). It makes sense for a work environment where everyone can get a different flavor/type of coffee. Also, the "pot" is always fresh since you're making it on demand. However, I never could find a coffee flavor that I actually liked (and we had...

I just saw this in Sears today. It's taller than 17" inches (probably closer to WSM height). I'm guessing it's a 17" diameter grill surface. 3 vents on the bottom (4 holes/vent). Thermometer mounted in the lid. Handles on the center section(s). Hinged door. Seemed like someone built a WSM...

Any details (or a website) on this event (when/where/etc)?

The Stew Leonards near me (in Westchester County, NY) carries the Royal Oak lump. There's probably one near you in CT?

Don't you also have Norway Maple available?

Not quite so easy. Up here, most places don't stock charcoal for the winter. My Walmart, Home Depot, KMart, grocery stores, etc. are all out. This is my first season smoking so it never occurred to me to stock up before the cold weather came. Any place local that has it won't be re-ordering...

Only $39.99 at thegadgetsource.com (regular price). http://www.thegadgetsource.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?S...ct_Code=011502013733 Of course if you order through tvwb Amazon link I think the site gets some money...

I thought there were also cast iron grates (not coated)?

I was in a local hardware store the other day (TrueValue?) and the salesman was telling an elderly couple that the Weber gas grill they sold was better than the Home Depot one because it used slightly thicker metal for all its parts. I was rather skeptical, but kept my mouth shut since I was...

The other thing to remember is that when you cook for yourself, you make the food the way YOU like it. You said the sauce you received was apple based, but maybe you like a vinegar based sauce, etc. For example, I've only done 3 rib cooks, but I've already modified the BRITU to suit my tastes.

How tall is that spacer section? Any rough idea of what it cost by itself?