CT carries a ceramic Kamado with a port for an electric starter. I thought it was around $650 but maybe this isn't the exact model. They had 2 or 3 different ones on display at the Pinebush store in Cambridge. If I had seen this one first I probably would have jumped on it.
Well my BBQ is basically dead, and I am done with cleaning and rebuilding it with "universal" parts. My new one arrives on Friday. I generally don't have enough time to mess with charcoal on weeknights so I went with a Weber gas model. Pretty stoked to be getting a real grill instead of the cheap Zellers special that I have limped along with for 9 years.
Well my BBQ is basically dead, and I am done with cleaning and rebuilding it with "universal" parts. My new one arrives on Friday. I generally don't have enough time to mess with charcoal on weeknights so I went with a Weber gas model. Pretty stoked to be getting a real grill instead of the cheap Zellers special that I have limped along with for 9 years.
My experience with smoker boxes is that they're not worth it. Just put the wood chips in tin foil.
I guess it is a matter of preference. My brother is going thru to be a chef right now and he got one about a month ago and absolutely loves it. I am guessing it comes down to passion and right now he has the food bug.
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this and some news paper with veggie ink and you are fired up in 10 minutes, 15 to ash out and ready to grill.
get a LPG and a new charcoal this spring. good times ahead
Also, it got cheaper!
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Jebus this thing has more parts than I thought.
Ta Da!
Some nice rib steaks
Not bad for the first go around. More charcoal and I should get a higher temp.
Oh yeah let the meat train begin.
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Definitely tempting...best of both worlds. Wish the propane side had a searing burner though.
Moose, how did you do the pizza, on a stone of some sort?
CT carries a ceramic Kamado with a port for an electric starter. I thought it was around $650 but maybe this isn't the exact model. They had 2 or 3 different ones on display at the Pinebush store in Cambridge. If I had seen this one first I probably would have jumped on it.
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http://www.weber.com/grills/series/genesis/genesis-ep-330
(Mine will be a deep red colour rather than the black shown above)
Planning to experiment with a smoker box, plus hoping to get a rotisserie as a gift in future.
My experience with smoker boxes is that they're not worth it. Just put the wood chips in tin foil.
Thanks for the tip...wasn't sure it was needed. Will give it a try.
Mike
I guess it is a matter of preference. My brother is going thru to be a chef right now and he got one about a month ago and absolutely loves it. I am guessing it comes down to passion and right now he has the food bug.
Ribs going in for the slow cook.
Ribs coming out 5 hours later.
Going on.
6 hours later. (Not enough time but the kid was getting hungry)
Managed to maintain 225-300 for the entire 6 hours and still plenty of charcoal left.
Results:
2nd pizza going on. Cheese on top and bottom.
2nd pizza coming off. Approx 10 min at approx 500 F
Also Cambridge Walmart has windshield washer fluid on clearance right now for $.88 (summer and winter). The price says $3 but it still scans at $.88.