Recent content by John L.

Just added the RWB to the collection and thought I'd grab a photo to share. The girls wanted to be in the pic! 😉

Held off due to - again - weather here in NJ. Damp and cool Saturday, but started to improve yesterday and today was excellent. About 6.5 hours at 225⁰.

Oh yeah, and I served everything in my WSM Smoke Day 2024 shirt!

Per usual, my scheduled BBQ for a crowd was accompanied by rain. The WSM is still doing a great job though. I finally broke down and added the popup. Made life much easier. I didn't get photos of the jalapeno popper meatballs or the pork belly burnt ends, but did those on the WSM too. The...

Final product. Took 16 hours almost to the minute to hit 201⁰. Turned out excellent!

Keeping it simple since we're still recovering from vacation last week! Another Smoke Day, another rainy Memorial Day here in NJ. Not as bad as some previous years though. This started as a bit over 9 lbs and went on at midnight at 225⁰. The WSM has been rock solid overnight temp-wise. This is...

I thought some here would be interested, or at least entertained, that last night I had to change the battery in my EP-310 for the FIRST TIME. The grill has lived outside since it was delivered. I don't recall off hand what year it was, but I know the Genesys II came out the next year, so I...

I like picking up a jar of breakfast sausage seasoning, or mixing my own, and adding that to ground pork. It's a nice break from the tube style, and don't get me started on the frozen links or patties.

Coincidentally, I came across the EXACT same thing in a Kingsford Professional briquette this morning. That’s too strange.

Late to the conversation, but I'm very happy with Fruitawood as well. Here in NJ its hard to find decent smoke wood. I went with a combo box with post oak, peach, and pecan. All great options, but my favorite of the mix is the post oak hands down.

For the first time I can recall, we had GREAT weather here for Smoke Day! Went with pulled pork. Used Meat Church Gospel rub and Matt’s recipes for Dr Pepper BBQ sauce and “sweet coleslaw” that he posted this week. Everything was excellent, possibly one of if not the best result I've had in the...

Good to know. I've been through at least three iterations of Weber covers and none have been perfect. The latest ones I have are a few years old and use the velcro strap to hold them. These straps don't work for me and in fact caused damage to my 26” kettle. The biggest issue I have is wind...

Weather wasn’t cooperating yesterday, second year straight. So smoke day here was today. Prepped the butt with Gospel and Honey Hog last night. Pulled after 10 hours at 200°.

Thanks Larry. With a bit of drilling, I think this could be the best solution. I’m not sure I’ll even worry about the extra foil for sealing considering how nearly airtight other screws are once I’ve done a couple of cooks. When I replaced the water pan straps a few years ago a couple of those...

I thought of something like this, but couldn’t find out definitively if it was safe to use near where food would be cooked. I saw the stainless screw method and I think that should work well considering how other screw holes seal up pretty quickly after a use or two.