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It's a beautiful grill, but my big issue is price. Is it worth the $1,720 premium over the Char-Grill Akorn Kamado? Even if I get only 3 years out of the Akorn, I can buy 5 of them for the price of one of these. I think the correct pricing would be $799 for the base model, and $999 for the...

Looks great! I'm a huge Italian beef fan, especially Portillo's! As for what that "something missing", it could be pepperocinis when it's cooking. I think they are a staple of Italian beef broth.

I live in KC, and I'll tell you what. Both places are good, but not great for KC BBQ. AB's isn't KC style BBQ, it's a hybrid NC-KC style. Gates is fun for the experience. Of course, the historical aspect of both cannot be beat. If you really want the best quality BBQ in KC, there are only...

I like Sweet Baby Rays, but my absolute favorites are the Cowtown BBQ sauces. The original is fantastic and I like mixing in the Night of the Living Barbecue Sauce for a little heat. Both of these sauces are by Okalhoma Joe's in KC and I consider it to be the best BBQ restaurant in the world.

At every Home Depot I've where I've passed through the grill section (okay, that's all of them!), these are on display but badly deformed. The lid never seals properly. That may be home depot's fault or the manufacturer.

I started on a Cabela's Electric Smoker (made by Masterbilt), and it worked pretty well. It could hit 1650 watts (most only do 1300 - 1500), and I could get it to hold anywhere from 170 - 325 pretty well. I still have it because it was really easy to use. The two issues I had are: 1...

I went to Lowes and bought a similar knob and locking nut. They work well for me, but the knob is smaller than the original knob. I think they cost like $3 total.

I did this technique on Sunday with a couple of 3/4" KC Strip Choice steaks. They turned out great. Since they were small, I used the 1/2 tsp for 15 minutes method, along with garlic powder and rosemary. If I had let it sit longer, I think it could have been too much salt. The other thing I...

As long as they don't crack or have odd particles in them that burn, then sure. As an update, I hammered it out and enamel chipped off, but it cooked just great. Obscenely easy to control the heat with this mod. Also, it was very easy to clean up by simply removing the foil. Fun side note...

I think my pulled pork is pretty good, but it's very basic. I use the Best Odds Rub from About.com (this is a great simple rub), put 1/2 hour 12 hours ahead of time, the other 1/2 while the coals are getting ashed over for the MM. Then, I use about 2 teaspoons of rub sprinkled on the pulled...

The 14" saucer doesn't fit in the brinkmann pan because the lip of the brinkmann pan is actually smaller. The opening of the weber water pan is about a full inch wider. I could put it in if I didn't use the bottom grate. The other option, which I may do, is go buy a 12" saucer for in the...

The answer is, you can't hammer it really. I don't know how it got inverted before, but hammering it fixed it some but put creases in it. Good enough for putting a clay pot base in it, I think

I normally use the ECB charcoal pan for water, but I'm going to try the 14" clay pot base in the original water pan. My issue is that the original water pan in my used WSM is bent and deformed. The bottom is bent in so if you look at it upside down, it looks kind of like a jellow mold or donut...

I found my WSM used at a garage sale for $7. It was just sitting out there. But, it had a lot of issues: 1. Bad leg that had rusted out 2" hole in the base. 2. Another bad bolt. 3. Badly rusted. 4. Door severely rusted. 5. No charcoal grate. 6. Water pan dented from the bottom up. Anyway, I...

Did you guys see the new ProQ Excel? Look at the Pro-Q Excel 20. Here's the feature list. * 20" diameter * lid thermometer * hanging rack * 4 air vents (1 top, 3 base vents) * side handles per section * 2.6 gallon water bin * latches together * preinstalled eyelets for temp probes * large...

If you really want a cheaper smoker that works pretty well, try a Cabelas Premium Electric Smoker. It's made by Masterbuilt, and is really easy to use. I followed the recipes on here the same way and it worked great every time. Plus, temp control is very easy due to the electrical element. I...