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I consider the char q to be my holy grail of grills. In my 8-10 years of searching, I have only come e across 1, and I still kick myself for not gettin it. I like the lodge, and for $20, that was a great deal. But (for me) hands down, I really really really want a char q! Tim

My preferred method is to go with about 2/3 of a Weber chimney of lit coals, dumped on top of the wood chunks and unlit coals. While not the conventional minion method, I’m up to temp (265°-275°) in about 20 minutes. When the smoker gets to 265°, I completely close 2 bottom vents, and the 3rd...

This one is about as wide ope as it gets, as it will vary drastically from person to person. Myself, I’m searching every day for deals, but my “Holy Grail” would have to be a Weber Char Q. I know right, pretty lame as far as all I had to choose from. But I have always wanted one and around here...

Charles, what you have is a Willow Oak or also known as a Pin Oak. As far as oak trees go, they grow rather fast, have good form and most produce really small acorns. The problem wit this oak is the leaves fall and are a real pain to try and remove from the yard. I think there was a post many...

Dustin, great looking place all around! Just cur, but Is that German potato salad? My mom makes German potato salad and it looks a lot like the potato salad your wife made. I also love the glaze on the ribs, it got me wanting to put some ribs on the smoker this weekend. Tim

WOW! And I thought your brisket the other day looked out of this world fabulous!! Tim

We’ve gotten a couple packages from Omaha Steaks in the past. Their meats were pretty good, but in my opinion, way overpriced! But if you’ve got no other options, then you’ve got no other option but to try it. Out of curiosity, does it (the brisket) absolutely have to be prime? Good luck, and...

Kemper, that smoke ring looks like you colored it on with a magic marker!! That brisket has become the new gold standard! Great job, Tim

Id say that was a total success!! I have to ask, what’s the purpose of the foil hat? I have never seen that before and am 100 percent intrigued! For your sake, I hope no one else saw that bird, or your going to be smoking an awful lot of them in the near future!! Tim

Glad that it went well, as that was an awful lot of meat!!! If I may offer up a suggestion;you knew going into the cook that you were going to have to finish in the oven at a higher temp, ( in this case 285°) why not just start out cooking with that temp on the smoker? Try foiling the water pan...

The Vols are their own worst enemy. They’re still living in the Manning / Fullmer (sp?) era and can’t get out of it. The program and their fans need to realize they no longer are the best team in the country, or the best in their conference for that matter. An awesome facility, and a fan base...

Bob, as far as your bark being black; that’s exactly what your hoping for. You will often see a finished but referred to as a “meteor” for this very reason. A few weeks ago I smoked 3chuck roasts for faux burnt ends for some friends of ours. When I pulled the roasts off the smoker and brought...

Bob, what didn’t you like about the final product? Was it a little tougher or chewier than the last? As others have said, I cook my butts at or around the 275° range, so I’m no help as far as the time frame goes, but I can offer you one piece of advice; I found every piece of meat will cook...

I haven’t made smash burgers in a long time, but after seeing yours, I think our menu for Saturday evening has just changed!! Those things are smash burger perfection! Tim

I haven’t put water in my pan in years, but still have good smoke rings. I really don’t dwell on it much or pay it much attention until someone mentions the “red ring”on the outside of the meat. I never let my meat come up to temp on the counter, and for that matter, I put it on the smoker as...

Great job! You’re correct, every once in a while all the stars align ever so perfectly and things go just as you had hoped. I know it was a long day, but I’m sure it was all worth it, and everyone had a great time. Congratulations on pulling off one massive undertaking! Tim

We ditched Directv about 3 months ago. We started with Hulu live, but have recently made the switch to YouTubeTv. I find that it’s easier to navigate and I like the “guide” (where you go to scroll through all the channels) a lot better on YouTube Tv. The way we look at it, we’re not committed to...

Phil, looks like you got a great find! A couple years ago, I came across a 20” plow disc propped up against a mans storage building. I took it home for a few bucks, and went straight to a friends house that does all my welding for me. He filled in the bolt holes and added 2 handles. I guess...

That’s great news!! That gives you an extra month to go do some camping and break in the new jumbo joe!! Congrats my friend! Tim

Man, the color on that chicken is reason enough to try this recipe! The plate looks outstanding, but the color on that chicken (in my opinion) steals the show!!! Awesome job, Tim