Best portable BBQ

[Chip]

Boys and girls, I cooked with a new smooker/cooker this weekend and I got to tell ya it was ab-so-dang-lutley the easiest smoker I have ever seen used and the boston butts fell apart as we took them out of the cooker,,, wood for smoke and liquid pan inside and charcoal outside,,, the coals were still hot after 5 1/2 hours,, tried ribs and chicken and both turned out tinder and moist,, turkey is next,, Once you load up the cooker ya dont take the top off till you are finished,,

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chiper

[Tear Fan]

Dagnabbit, Chip. You had to mention ribs. Here it is 9:15 in the morning, and I'm sitting here drooling over those ribs. Glad you like that smoker - sounds ideal for a teardrop gatherin'. Y'all coming to the North Meets South?

[Chip]

T/Dfan,,, yepper, we definately gonna be at the N/S,, that get together is definately gonna be a hoot,,

see yall thar if not sooner,,,

chipper

[Italia]

We used mesquite charcoal this weekend and we will use it from now on.

Thanks,
Italia

[Kurt (Indiana)]

I used my first bag of the new Kingsford with the grooves in the back this weekend. I have not been a Kingsford fan for a long time, but I have to admit that it did start up much faster. For DO cooking especially, I think I will be using only Kingsford again.

I tried some Red Oak briquettes last weekend and it performed very well also. They also have the grooved briquettes. Red Oak is now available at Lowes (In Marion at least) Kingsford is a good product as well. They must all be trying harder than they used to.

[Roscoe]

If you can get some of this do so. Burns much better than briquets and doesn't have diesel, old tires, pesticide and whatever else they put in briquets. Just good old fashioned wood.



http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpdatabase/lumpbag15.htm

[IndyTom]

The only lump that I have seen around here anywhere is Cowboy Lump. Lots of people don't like it because it is made with off cuts from a hardwood floor manufacturer, but as long as the wood has not been treated or finished prior to charring, wood is wood, it doesnt matter what shape the pieces are.

I really like lump for grilling, lots of heat, high temperatures, and lights really fast. I just don't find that is lasts very long. Burns out fast, because it is not compressed, so I have never found it to be good for low and slow cooks, like when I am doing ribs or pork butts. For that my favorite is Royal Oak, but I may have to try some of that that Kurt was talking about if I can find it.

Tom

[Kurt (Indiana)]

I really like lump for grilling, lots of heat, high temperatures, and lights really fast. I just don't find that is lasts very long. For that my favorite is Royal Oak, but I may have to try some of that that Kurt was talking about if I can find it.

Tom

Tom, I tried lump (Royal Oak) last summer. It is a little hard to find so I ordered a bag and had it delivered to a local hardware store. It does work well, but for DO cooking, the briquettes are easier to use for heat control.
http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpdatabase/lumpbag11.htm
http://www.barbecuenews.com/forum/topic ... IC_ID=2669
http://www.charcoalstore.com/

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[Roscoe]

http://207.57.8.71/cajunmicrowave1.html

This is a good alternative.

[Roscoe]

and easy to build

[IndyTom]

Kurt,
I have never seen the Royal Oak lump. Did you like it? Is it worth the trouble to track it down. The Cowboy lump is available at Menards right up the street.

Roscoe,
Have you ever used one of those? I have seen them and wondered about them, but never gone to the trouble to build one just to try.

Tom

[cidx2]

Tom,

Kurt,
I have never seen the Royal Oak lump. Did you like it? Is it worth the trouble to track it down. The Cowboy lump is available at Menards right up the street.

Don't mean to cut in but Royal Oak isn't worth the trouble, every bag we've ever used has had rocks and other unburnables. The Cowboy Lump from Menards is made by the same place that makes Whole Foods Lump. We've been through about 40 - 8.8lb bags of those 2 in the last 5 years and the only stuff we've found that burns hotter or more efficient can be had here:

http://www.kamado.com/New_Kamado_Charcoal.htm

Kamado also makes a small travel size #1, but at 101lbs. might be too heavy for most tears


Sid

P.S. We have a Custom #7 most unbelievable cooking equipment we've ever used.

[Kurt (Indiana)]

Tom,

Kurt,
I have never seen the Royal Oak lump. Did you like it? Is it worth the trouble to track it down. The Cowboy lump is available at Menards right up the street.

Don't mean to cut in but Royal Oak isn't worth the trouble,

I'm getting away from lump and sticking with the briquettes, especially for the DO.
The Royal Oak briquettes are (to me) no better than Kingsford. I thought they burned a little too fast. Actually WalMart briquettes seemed to be pretty good as well as cheaper that any others.
Kingsford has always done well for me.

[GregB]

Hey Sid,

Nice to see another K owner here. I've been trying to figure out how to get a #3 in my tear. I just checked with Kamado and Laura said a bare #1 should weigh around 70-80lbs. And all the rest of you guys were whining about heavy dutch ovens!

Greg

[cidx2]

Greg,

I just looked at the site for weight, 101 did surprise me, 70 or 80 seems more like it. Richard and Deborah have been promising us a Custom #3 for about 4 years now, but they have yet to fire up the tile kiln since moving shop to Mexico.

http://www.kamado.com/images/accessorypage/SidTurkeyMeathangerHook.jpg

This is our first turkey from 2001, use to be fairly active on the Kamado forum but have gotten away from it in the past few years.

Sid