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Wait, did you say it was a S-620? With 6 burners? That thing is a beast. You got it at less than half price. That's an amazing deal. I had been comparing the Genesis with the S-420, which has just one extra burner. But doubling the burners makes it a game changer. I'm speaking from the...

If someone is waiting at your door to buy it to give you a profit, then by all means take the money. There will always be other deals and good Craigslist finds daily. You'd be just as happy with a brand new Genesis as with a Summit IMHO.

Don't stop there! What about a Ranch Kettle Mountain: able to smoke 6 hogs, or one small calf!

So YOU'RE the one that cleared out the Walmart sales in Southern CA! They were all out this morning at 7am. I'm already thinking about how to best stack my charcoal bags so as not to crush the bottom ones into dust. Seriously, this is a MAJOR concern. Might have to consult with some experts...

Can you believe they were all sold out within one day at the Walmart in Torrance, CA? Guess I'll have to wait until Apr. 3 for what Home Depot has up their sleeve.

Glad to have inspired a new WSM builder!

I had initially tried making Brazilian Picanha by holding the meat on a long skewer over an open flame: This presented some problems: namely, the proximity of the charcoal caused excessive flare ups from the fat, thus charring the meat. The outside burned too quickly while leaving a large...

I have mine about 4.5" from the top. It gives me enough headroom larger meats on top. I generally use a rib rack on the bottom, and then just lay some extra rib pieces on top. When cooking a beer can chicken on the bottom rack, however, the top rack actually rests on top of the chicken. But...

The mini is very versatile; you can also use it for a side grill, and can easily place multiple long skewers on top for indirect high heat. You can't put long skewers on any larger grill without additional accessories.

Nice work, Tim! I wonder how you got the wire to hold the lid. That's one missing piece from mine.

Looks great! I'm going to try the same this week. I just bought some sirloin top cap and cooked a trial picanha run over my Weber using a tong, and turning it manually. I'll need more charcoal next time as it got windy and the heat ran out.

Here's what I've always envisioned, and finally got the time to do this past Saturday: 12"x6ft wood, with a couple of 2x3 studs. Some screws, a couple of hinges and L hooks. The L hooks latch on top of the existing handle: The hinges allow me to store it away when not in use: Total...

As long as the spears are not too thick, you shouldn't have a problem with the outside getting too done before the inside. [One large russet potato yielded 10-12 evenly sized spears for me.] If you serve them right away, they'll have some light crunch, but the crunchiness goes away after a...

Good point--I think I'm going to brush them with another layer of olive oil while turning them on the grill next time.

Those look nice, Don! I see you got that Performer with the cast iron insert. Pre-boiling is a method I've been told is necessary. I didn't think it was essential. I'm going to have to try it that way next time.

How's this for healthy eating: grilled potato wedges. I got this far: russet potatoes, garlic, olive oil, kosher salt, and grill them for ~8 minutes on each side (I consider a potato wedge to have 3 sides). I just did this now on my Q200. The Q200 can hold 4 large russet potatoes that have...

I just made St. Louis style ribs today, cutting them using Chris Allingham's youtube video as a guide. I had two large slabs in my Smokey Joe mini build with a Brinkmann rib rack. Used a 1/2 full water pan at the bottom. 4 hours total is good enough for me, at 200-300 temps throughout. I'm...

What??? I've been checking almost daily for these in southern California. These go quick. You must have pulled the trigger real fast! Happy for you.

Also, Greg you have the older generation 2006 Genesis with the horizontal burners. Those Genesis models are almost legendary for their superior performance. I wonder if anyone else has had both the older and newer Genesis models to compare the two.

Greg, you bring up an interesting point about the Performer's speed. Do you find that the Performer's gas assist heats up charcoal faster than a chimney starter? I'd like to know if the gas assist is worth the extra cost. I know it must be super convenient.