BBQ Season is coming!


 
SteveCK

SteveCK

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I know this is more a general forum post, but I wanted to just talk to my HeaterMeter brothers and sisters......

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm pretty excited for bbq season to come. I know some of you grill all year round but when fall hits I start switching from bbq to stews and braises, and when spring comes around I get pretty heavy into bbq and grilling again. I bought a stick burner this past fall, and I plan on using that thing A LOT, but I still depend on the HeaterMeter and MicroDamper to care of those cooks when I can't sit by the pit and drink beer. Anybody planning on getting a new pit this season? Or anybody just planning on trying new things? What are your bbq aspirations this year?
 
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I received my WSM as a Christmas present. I can't wait to use it more now that I have my HeaterMeter up and running. I've very tempted to cook my first brisket.

BTW I don't miss my stick burner at all. I was happy to give it away for free, no offense Steve.
 
Enjoy the WSM, its a great cooker, I love mine. No offense taken btw, I think each pit has their own place on the patio. Thats why i have an akorn, uds, wsm, stick burner, and I even still smoke on my kettle.
 
I'll be firing up both the grill & smoker now, but I have had both running all winter. Even smoked a whole brisket for a coworker's Christmas dinner.

Over the next month, I've got plans for 2 whole briskets.
 
Here's what I got. May have to get a bigger Fan/Damper. Think the MicroDamper will work?

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SteveCK said:
Enjoy the WSM, its a great cooker, I love mine. No offense taken btw, I think each pit has their own place on the patio. Thats why i have an akorn, uds, wsm, stick burner, and I even still smoke on my kettle.
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I miss having a Weber Kettle. I'll probably end up getting another one someday. I recently bought a Lodge Sportsman Grill (cast iron hibachi). I've only tried it once and I can't wait to play with it some more.

I found the stick burner was too much work, too hard to clean, too hard to manage temperature, and the food had a bitter taste. The WSM has a nice neutral flavor and then you can add however much smoke flavor you want to add through wood chunks, etc. Even though it's a little bit more expensive I like the ease of just picking up a pack of Kingsford charcoal as needed from the local box store and throwing it in trunk versus filling up the suburban with wood and then stacking it in the backyard.
 
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Going to be warm this weekend, so already getting started for the 'season', have 2 pork butts and a couple fatties ready to go for Saturday.

As for aspirations, I have those too :D I'm considering on building an insulated smoker in the coming months, just not as big as that Texas Monster, LOL
 
An insulated cabinet smoker? Pretty sweet! I want one

I also want some fatties - I'm all out! I'm cooking for a 50 person party this weekend, I should try to make space to get some fatties in there. They make great white gravy, and delicious on a biscuit with a little dollup of sour cream for breakfast
 
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