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    Tri Tip ????

    Surprised nobody has mentioned it in this thread, but one of the keys to tri-tip is slicing it properly. Easiest to just to a youtube search for videos, but the basic idea is that you halve the roast along the grain, then slice perpendicular in each half so that you're cutting your slices...
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    Costco Beef Brisket price tip

    Costco here has Prime for $3.29/lb.
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    Very happy. Although I screwed up the ribs a bit trying to change temps (got bad smoke), that was just a lesson learned. They were still the most moist ribs I've ever smoked.  And the ABT's were amazing. I'd done them once before and my wife and I both agreed "this is what they're supposed to...
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    D'oh! Totally realized I forgot to post an update...
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    Initial Setup and Using the Masterbuilt Vertical Propane Smoker

    White smoke means your chips are igniting, not smoldering. If you have them in the main chip pan, there's not (IMHO) much way to avoid that. I use the water pan, lined in foil, sitting on top of the chip pan. I use chunks, not chips, and try to space them out well enough that they won't cause...
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    Yep, I think the answer is going to be the Kamado Joe BigJoe via Costco roadshow in 2 weeks.
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    Yeah, if I want to wait until June, I'll get the nest included and a few other accessories for $1130 plus tax: http://www.socaleggfest.com/event-eggs-for-sale I've also been looking at the Kamado Joe BigJoe, which is available at Costco road shows for $1199, which includes all the firebox...
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    Agreed of course that the cook and the technique is far more important than the equipment... Equipment can matter when it helps the cook do his job better, though. BTW as much as I said I liked the oval design of the Primo, I went to another shop today and they're offering the XL BGE for...
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    I brew beer. I've brewed beer for over 9 years now, and gotten pretty good at it. I had my system pretty well dialed-in, and everyone who drank my beer raved about it. The beer did reasonably well in homebrew competitions as well. Late last year, I made a change that I wasn't sure was...
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    Wow... Everything I keep hearing about pellet grills makes me want that Primo Oval LG... "Set it and forget it" seems to take a lot more work than I thought! Going to have to take a look at a dealer today. Thankfully the Primo dealer is right next door to Slater's 50/50... I know what I'm doing...
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    I've got a Maverick... I do hear that the GMG and/or Rec Tec holds its set point very well, i.e. the variance will be very low even if the absolute temp is off, while the Traeger is known to drift.  I'm wondering if the GMG is able to reach its set point of 500? What I hear with Traeger is that...
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    Thanks. That's really helpful. BTW what kind of temps can you hit on the Jim Bowie? It looks like the Rec Tec has no problem getting to 500, the Traeger might top out at 400-450 depending on which one you get, but what about the GMG?
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    So torn on grill/smoker choices! Need help!

    The $800 Jim Bowie is roughly the same capacity as the Traeger Texas Elite / Texas Pro, which retail $899/999 on their site. *Slightly* smaller (600 vs 646 sq in), but bigger than the L'il Tex Elite (418 sq in).
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