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For my birthday my girlfriend took me to a local butcher to pick out some prime ribeyes to grill at home. The butcher keeps the prime in the back, so he brought out a side and cut them to order. I asked for 1.5" but they were 1.75" thick upon further inspection at home. Terrible problem to...

I recently decided to give lump charcoal a try for the first time on my Performer, so I picked up a bag of Tru 'Cue from HD. I poured a full chimney and first of all was amazed at the size disparity in the bag. The first pour resulted in two very large chunks which of course didn't fire up...

So excited to put this thing to use soon. I was playing with it yesterday, trying to see if the 3-second reading claim was accurate and it seems like it isn't...I would pinch the probe between my fingers and watch the gauge rise, but it took a lot longer than 3 seconds to hone in on a temp...

I had a 14 lb turkey in my Big Easy Saturday afternoon and put the thermometer that came with it in the right breast lobe just before putting the bird in the cooker. The thermometer read 165F close to the 3 hour mark, so I pulled the bird out and sat the basket on the counter to rest. I pulled...

I may have been tasked with the impossible here and I'm hoping for some advice. I told my girlfriend the most I could fit in my 18" WSM was 6 racks and she decided to invite more people this weekend, requiring 9 racks. I have a rack holder that will allow me to get 3 full racks up top, flat...

My father received a heart transplant three weeks ago after being admitted permanently back on January 4. It looks like Friday is the day he can finally go home so I have a little gift waiting on him to replace his decaying 20 year old 18" kettle. I think he's going to like it! We...

Since my gas unit sees the most use (I grill dinner 3-4 nights a week), it needs the inevitable clean-up from time to time. It does a good job at minimizing build-up since most of it incinerates down in the infrared trough, but still requires regular cleaning. looking at one grate from the...

Once all my Kingsford is used up I'm thinking about giving lump a shot. Since it typically burns hotter and shorter than briquettes, do you guys have any trouble keeping temps down? What about burn time? I've had no problems going 12-14 hours on a ring of K with fuel to spare. How long will...

I'm a pork guy and I'm trying my first flat today. It's about 5.5 lbs. From what I've read with brisket it's done when it's done, but I don't know what to do about foiling. Should I or shouldn't I, and if so when is the proper time to foil? I'm putting a foil lasagna pan on top of the clay...

I have not had great success in the past when trying to smoke different meats at the same time, and I would like to try a brisket and three racks of baby backs on Saturday. I have done ribs plenty of times, but never a brisket on my WSM. I'm a clay flowerpot user. I also use Kingsford blue...

Just wanted to give a heads-up...Home Depot will be putting Kingsford Competition briquettes on clearance within a week.

I used the WSM instead of the gasser and put the chicken halves on the top rack to mitigate flare-ups. Also left out the water pan entirely, and I used two chunks of apple. I think I had a religious experience with my first bite. pic taken just before I moved the grate down just over the...

I picked up some whole chicken wings on sale and stashed them in the freezer until next weekend. I've never smoked wings before and I'm looking for recipe recommendations. Ideas? thank you!

...tried so many times to get crispy skin but the saucing just makes it impossible. I always pat the pieces dry; few times I've brushed with olive oil to try and get some crust. I have a Charbroil RED and it sears meat pretty well. I've tried searing direct and moving to indirect and saucing...

I got a nasty reminder of how good I have it with the WSM regarding long cooks on a recent trip home to visit my dad. Not only did he want to smoke a butt, a brisket, and 3 racks, but we used his dual-zone (but single lid) charcoal grill. Cooking duties have pretty much been handed over to me...

I know it's heresy to some here but for my regular weekday grilling duties I own a new Charbroil 100% infrared gas grill (the one with the "U"). I can't remember the last time I grilled skin-on, bone-in chicken and I've got a package of said poultry in the fridge for dinner tonight. I would...

I'm going to put a chicken on the rotisserie this weekend over my Charbroil RED, and I have a question regarding bird size. It seems like every recipe for rotisserie chicken I can find suggests using a fryer bird in the 3-4 lb range. What's wrong with using a 6.5 lb roasting chicken? Is it...

I decided to do two racks of BRITU yesterday and had some trouble increasing the temp towards the end. I got a full starter of Kingsford going and dumped in the ring, followed by a full starter of unlit + wood chunks on top...bottom vents closed, top full open, just as prescribed. Water pan...

I've seen a few posts about it but figured some might be interested in seeing a little more of what the $4.99 gets you: There's much more to see than what I've posted here, but as far as iphone apps go this is extremely slick and very well done.