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Hello Everyone! Haven't posted in a good while, but I've been keeping up with things here. I've been through an unfortunate divorce and I need to sell all my BBQ equipment. Instead of Craig's List or Facebook Marketplace, I thought I'd give all of you at the Virtual Weber Bullet first crack. I...

I could not resist the clearance price for the 14.5, so I picked one up a few days ago. Today is my first cook! Normally I would cook chicken or sausage fatties for seasoning, but I decided to jump right in with pulled beef. Sorted through the choice grade chuck roasts at Costco, and found...

Bought this shirt a few weeks ago. Wearing it today in honor of the first cook on my new 14.5! Just a reminder that you can help support this forum in lots of ways. Go here for more info -- http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/support.html Please note - Neither Chris nor anyone a from this forum...

As Jerome said in my last post, "Resistance is futile!" He was right. I just could not resist the $99 clearance price of the 14.5 at Walmart. And after reading Bob's post about how he has only used his 18.5 once since he bought the 14.5, I was all in. Here she is! All the parts accounted for...

Oh man! I just noticed that the WSM 14.5 is now on clearance for $99 at three nearby Walmarts. For about a week they were at $139, and even though I was tempted, it was not too hard to pass up. But this $99 price changes things. Super tempted to run over and pick one up before they are sold...

The local Alberston's occasionally has brisket points in the meat section. This interested me because supermarkets almost always just have flats. They had a couple of points again this week, so I finally decided to pick one up. Standard 50/50 salt and pepper rub. Wrapped in butcher paper at...

Had a whole pack of boneless, skinless chicken thighs from Costco that had been in the freezer for months. I thought it was time to put it to good use, and sausage seemed like a great solution! Here are 9.5 lbs of chicken thighs, thawed and ready to go. Sausage ingredients. Had never made...

Through some recent post exchanges with Rich in Prescott, I was inspired to measure the temp of my WSM 18.5 in the blazing Arizona summer. We have been under excessive heat warnings over the past few days so I thought it would be a good time to do the experiment. And while it (thankfully) did...

I recently stumbled upon a recipe for Kielbasa, so I though, "What the heck! It's a great excuse to try out the grinding attachment that came with my KitchenAid mixer." It was also a great excuse to buy the Weber Smoking Rack! The grinder attachment did fine, but was a bit slow. I also...

Because of my mini-obsession with Arron Franklin's videos and book, I recently started using oak wood chunks for smoking beef in the WSM. However, I noticed that I don't much care for it. When it is burning, it kind of smells like cigarettes; nothing like the wonderful aroma of cherry, apple or...

I have a WSM 18.5, and a generic gasser. Been thinking about getting the 18 inch Weber kettle, then decided on the 22 inch premium kettle. So I finally went to buy the grill today, and was shocked that Home Depot had the Performer Premium on sale for $279. It was a little out of my budget I...

Greetings! Well, I recently cooked brisket for the first time. Costco had some nice looking brisket flats for a reasonable price, so I picked one up. Overall, it was pretty good, but did not turn out quite as I had hoped. Texture was OK, and flavor was good but not great. Bark was just...

The other day I was in the mood for some shredded beef tacos. I spent quite a while searching for a Mexican Rub recipe, but nothing caught my eye. So I decided to make my own! I've always liked the spicy earthiness of Black Mole, and decided that would be perfect for my beef tacos. You can see...

Hi Everyone! Drove by a really good hole-in-the-wall taco shop, and it got me to thinking about shredded beef tacos! I used the instructions found at TVWB for Shredded Barbecued Beef to cook the meat. I bought a 6 lb. package of choice beef chuck roast at Costco. Since this was for Tacos, the...

This morning I watched a fascinating video about cooking frozen steaks. Wondering if anyone has tried this on the grill? Anyone used reverse sear with this method?

I have a Restaurant Depot nearby, but I could not purchase anything because I am not a food service retailer. They wanted a tax ID. I've noticed a lot of people on the forum discuss prices and products they found at R.D. Do I really need to own a restaraunt to shop there? Any advice on how I...

Hey everyone, I purchased a WSM 18.5 a few weeks ago, and started by cooking a few rounds of bacon and sausage to "season" it. Last weekend I cooked two chickens to better learn how the smoker works. This weekend I graduated to Ribs! I made a few mistakes, but the end result was still...

Last week I spent time seasoning my WSM 18.5. I cooked bacon, ground pork, and a huge fattie of Jimmy Dean sausage. This week I officially started with real BBQ! I followed the recipe for Basic Chicken listed on the Virtual Weber Bullet - http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/chicken6.html...

For the past two days, I have been seasoning my WSM 18.5, using Phase 2 of Harry Soo's seasoning method. I understand that seasoning is not strictly necessary, but I wanted to try to learn to regulate the temp with older meat before actually cooking something expensive. Keeping the temperature...

Hey Everyone. First, a big thanks to Chris for starting the virtual webber bullet website and forum. They have already been a huge help! I am a super newbie, not just to the WSM, but to smoking/barbecueing as well. I have not smoked anything yet. The most I have done is to grill burgers and...