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My mother and stepdad retired from NJ to central FL about 20 years ago. My mom had become the primary caregiver for my grandmother, and took her to FL when they moved. As part of "prepping" for taking care of an elder in FL, she bought a Weber Kettle grill and a box of Diamond Black Charwood...

The used Pitts and Spitts smoker I bought had rails for an upper cooking grate, but it didn't come with one. I emailed the company to inquire about a replacement, and they never responded. Started thinking about fabricating my own, but the price of expanded metal is pretty high, didn't think...

I bought a really nice, used Louisiana Grills kamado on craigslist. The version they sold at Costco a while back. Heavy, well built, good accessories. I'm having a bit of trouble getting the lid to stay all the way open, and I think it is the hinge. The hinge has springs, keeps the kid about...

Pondering firebox management, I thought having an OK Joe basket might be good for short, lump coal cooks for certain recipes. Had some ground beef that was going to be hamburgers yesterday, but that didn't happen. Not wanting to waste the meat, made some smoked chili tonight with the basket to...

Have owned the WSM 18" for about 10 years It's probably had 40 to 50 cooks on it (wasn't an avid smoker until recently). Just did a deep clean on it, and it's remarkable what great shape it's in for a 10 year old, outdoor cooker. Zero rust. Exterior still has a good shine to the finish...

Did my first real cook on Sunday on my new/used P&S Ultimate Upright offset smoker. A 12lb turkey, a pork shoulder, and a couple of lean round beef roasts. Went about 6 hours. Had to move turkey to vertical chamber after about 5 hours to keep from over cooking. More about that in a moment...

Sorry in advance for the length of this. I need input on offset smoker selection. I'm wrestling the buy once / cry once thing. I'd love to spend $500. I could probably talk myself into spending $1500. Haven't been an avid BBQ'r in the past: A decade of casual smoking on a WSM, usually...

Glad to find this forum. Have been casually smoking on a Weber Smokey Mountain for about 10 years. By no means an expert. Have recently started making my own charcoal, and it's giving me outstanding results on the the WSM. That got me interested in other ways to use the plentiful fuel from...