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  1. lostarrow

    Feeling Better about Chargriiler Kamodo

    I had a chargriller super-pro / SFB & cooked on it for 10 years till literally the legs fell off. I learned to cook well on it BUT it was the worst manufactured item I'd ever bought ( ok it was $88) Fast forward 16 years after buying the CG/ SFB I got the CGK as a surprise birthday present! Been...
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    What A Birthday!

    Two great birthdays in a row Last year for 57 got the ultimate grilling accessory ! This year got 3 great gifts, all cooking related. First , got a mini Bluetooth speaker to listen to while cooking, it's amazing this tiny gadget will fill a room! Second I usually listen to pandora, but...
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    Can a Smoker be Too Easy?

    Although I've got 3 vertical smokers (WSM, mini WSM, Double-Chef) lately I've been either indirect smoking , or smoking with firebox in my New Braunfels el -Dorado . Smoked ribs today in my Double-Chef, put 5 lbs charcoal in , 20 lit briquettes & set vents. Temp never went below 225F or above...
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    Old Country Charcoal Chimney, it's BIG

    Needed to replace our hunting camps charcoal starter, and my home one was almost worn out. Went to Acadamy Sports to pick up a couple webers & saw an old country chimney there. Got the Old Country for hunt camp, a bigger cooker, & the weber for home. The Old Country holds about 1 & 1/2 to 1 &...
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    Dear Abby , help I'm in trouble

    When my CB-500 portable grill showed up for christmas my wife pointedly said " I think you have enough grills now" On some of the forums I peruse people say, if on a budget buy a cooker on Craigslist. Fine & dandy but where I live you never hardly see a cooker I'd want & the few you see are 80%...
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    Different woods

    Our hunting camp is surrounded by a few hundred acres of hardwoods , we are not allowed to cut healthy trees but may harvest " blowdowns " We get cords of red & white oak , can get as much hickory, wild pecan as needed. Other woods I've not used but can get 1) ironwood (American horn beam) 2)...
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    bubba keg grill

    I was in home depot & they had a bubba keg grill on display. Looked like a big green egg made out of steel. Looked pretty well built but out of my price range $799
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    New smoker

    Ordered a new smoker to replace my rusted out chargriller & my broken MES. I wanted a BGE but with 3 children in school even a weber smoky mountain was not an option. I got a char-broil double chef smoker from eBay. It should be in early next week & I'll gives a report
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    Mes Quit

    My 3 year old MES quit in the middle of a cook. The controller still works & you can hear the thermostat click but no heat from the element which does not look burned out. Before I take the back off has anyone done any repair work on their MES
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    Bow season cook

    6 of us are going to hunt camp for the start of bow season. My back has flared up so to make the best of the situation i'll be cooking all weekend. Friday night we'll have a fish fry to cook some of the bream we caught this spring. Sat. we'll put a brisket on about 5 am.Planning on smoking...
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    New member from Mississippi

    I've been outdoor cooking for bout 30 years. Learned on a char-broil model 940 with smoker box. Bout 10 years ago moved the 940 to hunt camp & got a chargriller with sfb. 4 years ago got a Vermont Castings gasser for fathers day. 2 years ago got a MES for xmas. 2 months ago got a New Braunfels...
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    MES as a Ronco smoker

    I'm going to try something new, i'm going to see how my MES works as a RONCO (set it and forget it) smoker.My friend with a BGE has ticked me off.The plan is to put a 6LB butt on about 7am. I'm putting dry chips & chunks on the bottom of the wood pan and soaked chips & chunks on top of these to...
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