HighwayTrout
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Smokers, grills, and the B-B-Qs
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BaddestCross
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WJCO
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Elroy231
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I had that same smoker as my starter. Burned it up in a few years. Then I upgraded to Oklahoma Joe's also. Haha. I like mine.
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WJCO
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No shit? Funny. How long have you had your new one?
Elroy231
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Angry Aussie
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Angry Aussie
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I got a Rec Tec 700 back in June and love it. I was skeptical about pellet smokers, but man I love this thing. It’s nice to not have to babysit a fire in the Texas heat. If anyone was skeptical of pellet smokers I would say give them a try.
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Elroy231
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I've been curious. Hard for me to get away from the wood but I've been looking at them just because I don't always have time to keep checking my fire. Sometimes that means I don't get brisket when I would like some.
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Angry Aussie
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Don’t blame you, I thought I would never stray away from my wood smokers. But I’m glad I did. Makes doing a brisket so much easier and I don’t have to be home for the whole cook, which is a huge plus. Also being able to cook a brisket over night while I get to sleep all night is amazing.
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WJCO
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I love the "art" and "experience" of charcoal grilling. I've got a couple of friends and family members that have pellets and won't go back to charcoal, but I just can't bring myself to do it, lol. I just can't let the grill do the work for me like that. I know it may be silly, but I enjoy checking on it and maintaining the temps, etc. Makes for a fun Saturday/Sunday I guess.
I do, however, use my electric smoker from time to time, which is way more convenient and uses less wood chips, but I still prefer charcoal.
I do, however, use my electric smoker from time to time, which is way more convenient and uses less wood chips, but I still prefer charcoal.
Angry Aussie
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Your summers aren’t too hot for it. IBut here when it’s midnight and the heat index is still 99 degrees dealing with a fire sucks. Don’t get my wrong I love charcoal. I still grill my steaks, burgers, chicken wings and stuff on my charcoal grill. Mostly use the pellet for smoking meat not grilling it.
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Speedy_RCW
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I agree with this. I have my Traeger which I use almost every day. I don’t use the oven much anymore, everything goes in the Traeger. Then I have my UDS for when I have the time to chill, drink some beer and tend to the fire all day (even though it keeps very steady temp I don’t leave it unattended for long), then I have my Masterbilt electric which I pretty much only use for fish now. Always good to have options. I do think I also need to get a basic Weber charcoal grill too though.
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Angry Aussie
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I’m the same way, we don’t use our oven anymore we use the pellet grill for anything that needs to go in the oven.
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Jeepers Creeper
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That's what I have as well. I bought it a few months ago to replace a rusted $30 Walmart grill I'd been using for far too long. I LOVE the way this Weber runs. I definitely need to get a chimney, though.
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OverlanderJK
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It’s 95% done. Its ready to at least burn out. Need to add some side grates (pain in the ass), a door stop and a dormer for the stack.
jesse3638
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Looks good Adam. Can't wait to see how it runs. I bet it is a labor of love...haha.