Since Miss Carmen started the butt in #2 thread about Shiftys Seasoning it got me to thinking, what do you all use to do your outdoor cooking? My go to has always been a Charbroil charcoal grill with a side smoker box, until last year. My wife and daughters went in together and got me a Pitboss pellet grill/smoker.
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Lets see your cookers.
Jason
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This is my other favorite, my Dad did the fire ring, and made the roll over grill, and the hook for hanging cast iron pots. I have done everything from burgers and steaks to cornbread on the grill, and have made pots of chili and bean soup in the cast iron pots. Not to mention the countless hours just watching the flames.
Jason
I guess I'm a bit old school as I love a Weber grill and have two Smokey Mountain Weber's (18" Charcoal)) for big smoke jobs.
I got into smoking meats rather late in life but it's become a passion. You can't beat a savory smoked pork shoulder for value and a premium beef brisket for flavor.
What ever is available. In this case a big treble hook and some 25 pound braid. Worked like a charm! It's surprising how hot those sunflower heaters get. You just have to flip the dogs after a while or they get burnt on one end and cold on the other!
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13 years with Traeger. Can't imagine life without one.
Quote from: Terry Green on March 25, 2022, 07:05:00 AM
13 years with Traeger. Can't imagine life without one.
The wife and I just got a Traeger Pro series 34 and all I can say it wow.
Yep, Traeger.
i love my Big Green Egg! Been thinking about a pellet grill lately because a few of my friends have them and can do a lot of stuff with them.
Weber kettle. The cheap ones from WalMart. I would truly love something a little higher end but for now the Weber is still holding on and when I bought it we were living on love in college. One day it will become a lifetime item for me but I'm not a believer of fixing things that aren't broken yet.
Quote from: rastaman on March 25, 2022, 09:57:16 AM
i love my Big Green Egg! Been thinking about a pellet grill lately because a few of my friends have them and can do a lot of stuff with them.
Ate off a Traeger in Antelope camp in WY back years ago... came home and sold my green egg for a Traeger.
Wish I had another green egg to sell. :goldtooth:
I am a Weber charcoal grill guy. It works well for me and I grill a couple of times a week from spring through fall.
Use a Master built smoker and Weber charcoal grill....
Life without pellets??? Oh the HORROR!!!
Trenton I love it!!! The only way that's better is if you were cooking some walleye fillets!!!! Yooper redneck ingenuity right there. :laughing:
Jason
Walleye??? Where??? Can we tradshoot them?
Terry you do the shootin & i'll watch out for the occifers... :laughing:
Jason
Yeah you can try it, I don't think the CO's would appreciate that too much though lol.
Quite often we see big schools of herring swim through the hole, and you can legally spear those so I would think you could bowfish them too. It's crossed my mind a time or two.
Akorn grill and Masterbuilt electric smoker
I grill and smoke on an offset barrel unit given to me by my ascended friend's wife, it is called "The Denza" in his honor. Lump and hardwood for the perfect heat and flavor.
This one is interesting. For many years, grilling, smoking, etc. did not draw my attention due to my Alpha Gal issue. I just haven't eaten meat in a long time. HOWEVER, I just got back the results from my updated Alpha Gal test. Now on venison, lamb, and pork, I tested negative. Beef still registered on the lowest level of sensitivity that can still be classed a positive reaction. This means that this and the Recipe thread are once again relative to me. I have sampled a little pork so far with no problem. Things are looking up.
Currently, I have an old no-name grill, but I am developing interest in the Traeger. I have a couple of friends who really like theirs. Are there any drawbacks to this item? I guess I need to order up some of the seasonings being discussed in another thread.
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Hogless, a smoke house is going to be my retirement project.
Jason
Pit boss pellet grill for smoking and slow cooking. Breeo fire pit with a homemade grill grate , love being able to cook over the fire pit . Also have a homemade pot hanger that I can hang pots on for soups, stews or chili.
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Kamado Joe ( like a big green egg ) for all my outdoor cooking. Can't beat a reverse seared venison back strap finished in screaming hot cast iron pan. Love the versatility of it, making pizza at 700 degrees to slow cooking a brisket at 225 degrees for 15 hours just blows my mind. Takes some getting use to and not for the set it and forget kind of person. I cook all year long with it since it is so insulated.
... I use a homemade UDS... aka an ugly drum smoker... your just going to have to google it.... super easy to build.... it will hold 270 ° for 6 hours on 8lbs of charcoal ...
I'm not sure what set it and forget it means, but I run a Traeger.
I got an Outdoor Gourmet pellet grill/smoker and a Char broiler charcoal grill. Stainless steel gas grill hasn't been used since I retired.
I use a Camp Chef pellet smoker. Love it.
Funny seeing this. I just finished this two hours ago. Bear tenderloin wrapped in Bacon. Yum!
Traeger here too
Wood....in the grill, in a pit , sticks in my solo stove titan for fuel ...WOOD. Hickory - cherry- apple - maple ---pine sticks & twigs .....It's all good , and just makes everything cooked over it better . At the house I use one of these and wood . Char drill deluxe .....just feed it wood ;)
Wolf, that is the same Char Grill I have been using up until last year when I got my Pit Boss. I added the side fire box to my Char Grill, I used charcoal and hickory chunks in it.
Jason
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The #1 best was a ribeye grilled on a Traeger by a buddy over in Lake Charles, LA.
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Grilling weather in Michigan????
Jason
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Brats on the Pit Boss for my Mom's 82nd birthday. Not letting the snow stop me!!!
Jason