My new toy has arrived

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My replacement unit is still somewhere in the air over the Atlantic I think. They did loan me their competition unit though so that I could get this week end sorted. The loan unit worked impeccably and everything went to plan.

I did not take any photos of the ribs smoking but here are 6 of the the pork shoulders as they were cooking.


Left: Here is the unit at the event on the day - Yes it is sitting in a newly mown wheat field.

Right: Meet the team


The Big K Restaurant Grade briquettes arrived on Friday and so I tried them out in the half-barrel BBQ/Grill. Wow they were good. They burned slowly and gave out loads of heat. They kept hot for hours and I only used about 5Kg all afternoon.

 
The temperature profile for the pork shoulder - impressive 
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I suppose the only bother with them unless you break them down is the stacking and placing of them. Did you have to break them up Wade?
 
 
I suppose the only bother with them unless you break them down is the stacking and placing of them. Did you have to break them up Wade?
Having tried them out I can see how well they perform when grilling but I am not sure how well they will perform in a smoker (using snake or Minion?). I will do a comparison of these against the Heat Beads and start a new thread for it.
 
My new unit. Unfortunately it arrived with a European plug on it and a faulty igniter 
 
I will put the new igniter in this morning and try it out with some ribs. I hope it fixes it too 
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AAAGGGGHHHH - The new igniter has exactly the same problem. I cannot believe this 
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I have told them that they need to send someone down to fix it completely next time or I will be expecting my money back so I can buy one that is more reliable. I really did not want it to get to this point.
 
Could not agree more, you would not buy a new car, then start changing starter motors, or the ECU units.

They need to get there customer service sorted.
 
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