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Greetings, friends. I had the best personal PR for Christmas and I thought someone, maybe, would be interested in the process that led to deliciousness. It was convoluted, but worth it by a mile. 1. I bought my 3 rib PR on Tuesday. At home I trimmed the fat to 1/2 inch, cut the roast from...

I have a Deep South Smoker GC28 for sale. Obviously, weighing 800 lbs+, it will take a personal pickup and a heavy-duty trailer. I live in Winston-Salem, NC. Deep South makes excellent gravity-fed smokers, stainless steel that will last forever. The GC28 holds temps incredibly well; I can...

I know this question has been asked in one form or another about... 10,000 times, but can anyone give me a factual reason the sales on Kingsford Charcoal don't happen anymore? I haven't seen a sale in 3 or 4 years. My supply is completely gone. I'm not complaining. All I really want is to...

Greetings, friends. So it appears that Memorial Day, July 4 and now Labor Day have come and gone with no sale by Kingsford. Now, I don't think they are obligated to make a sale price, but I don't get the reason for the sudden change this year. It makes no sense to me that Kingsford would make...

Greetings, friends. Recently I purchased two food grade 55-gallon metal drums, previously used to store honey. I'll use one to make a crude smoker. It's the other one I have a question about. I cut the "bottom" off so what I have left is essentially a metal sleeve. It fits perfectly over my...

Greetings friends! I hope all of you are doing well. Years ago I first thought about a drum smoker to support my 18.5, but I never acted. Today I scored a cheap food grade drum (honey of all things!) unpainted, topless. We begin! My first question for any experienced drum smoker maker is...

Hey friends. Does anyone have experience building a simple table that attaches to a 26" Weber? If so, might you show me a picture or two? I'd like to build a table that is generally weatherproof, wood, that I can attach to my new Weber both for convenience and also for stability. I don't...

OK friends. I've posted my red performer on CL. I hope it finds a good home. My wife was a bit maudlin when I was about to post it! But it's time. I put my 26" Weber together Wednesday night and it's time for the next chapter. If you or someone you know are interested let me know. Why...

After 3 or 4 years of surfing CL with no luck, and one experience of being duped, I bought a 26" Weber this week. It arrived today and I'll assemble it tomorrow or Friday. Next comes the Craycort grate and I'm in business, BIG business. Who knows, maybe 15 or 20 years from now somebody else...

Friends, I need some genuine feedback. I have a stainless Weber performer, a red one, that I'm about to sell. The upshot: it's in great shape. The burner works fine, the table is in great shape. The only flaw is the bowl. After 22 years the sweep is toast and the holes in the bottom of the...

Friends, I beseech you for some wisdom. I've been smoking butts on my 18" WSM for long enough that I do so with no fear and plenty of praise. I am frequently requested to Q and affirmed highly. So I'm not a novice by any means. Yet recently I have a quandary. All butts I smoke are 6 to 9...

I'm selling my Belshaw Type K (handheld) Hushpuppy Depositor. You can google for a picture and description, but mine is a previous version that drops two oblong hushpuppies at one time. It is NSF certified, comes in the original box, and works like new. If you have a pot that can heat grease...

Friends, Perhaps a few of you remember my request from a few weeks ago asking for insight on price for a bigger than average group seeking bbq. I ultimately decided on $3 per head, not knowing it would be women and men; I assumed since it was my boys' elementary school staff it would be all...

Friends, I'm about to experience my first "for pay" smoke of butts for a small crowd. My kids' elementary has asked me to smoke Q for the staff end of year party, 60-65 people. I know how much pork I'll need, what to expect as a yield, what my sauce will cost, etc. What I don't know is a...

This morning, 10ish, I put 5 butts on the WSM to feed a small crowd of 60 at church tomorrow. I packed a pretty good MM with a little apple and pecan and for safety's sake on a windy, windy day set the guru to run a 280 temp. After checking a few minutes ago they were hanging tight at 180 or...

Friends, I'm working on an idea to add a second grate to my performer mainly because I need more room when I do chicken wings. My crowd eats a lot; I need about 50 and I can get thirty on an indirect cook. I'm guessing I can get at least 20 on a second grate. What I'm considering is an...

Last week I came home for lunch to find a medium water flow coming out of my garage ceiling. Not good. A couple days later when the insurance adjuster was present he marveled at my stack of Kingsford. "Like to grill?" he asked. "Grill and smoke." I answered. He proceeded to tell me his...

Friends, I'm smoking some butt tonight to serve to the in-laws tomorrow; paw paw got a new knee last week and needs the break. I know I'll have some leftovers and need a suggestion or two. What I really want is to make some tacos with the pulled pork in the manner of great pork tacos I have...

Hey friends. The charcoal grate on my 18" wsm is about to bite the dust. I was in HD yesterday and they had a full box of charcoal grates for the 18" one touch. Is that the same grate as for the wsm or do I need to order a special size? Thanks for any help and insight.

Friends, Last night I found a treasure trove of good info on a web site called Serious Eats. Give it a look. One recipe I found, which I know many of you have a variation of, is grilled sausage. I plan to grill some sausage with peppers and onions tonight for the family. It will be a first...