Best portable BBQ

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

I still love my $39.00 Brinkmann Smokin' Grill.
That thing has had so much smoke pumped through it, I pick up a smoked flavor in the meat, even when I only use briquettes.
Gonna have to replace it sometime in the not so distant future.

[Bernoulli]

I've been using a Kamodo pot (green egg) for nearly 40 years. I'm on number 4. Use newspaper to start - never self starting charcoal or lighter. I use real charcoal, not briquettes. They pots have to be broken in. I roast pork fat a couple of times to get the interior nice and black. The change in flavor once it's broken in is extraordinary. Clean out the ash when you're through - it will draw better. If you move, protect the interior liner very carefully. It doesn't need much charcoal. You can hot smoke if you're careful not to use too much heat. For the best pork steaks you've ever had, marinate1-2 hours in 2/3 vinegar, 1/3 soy sauce, lots of sliced onions and garlic and several chopped fresh thai (hot!) chiles - a Pacific Island recipe from Guam. All that being said, I don't see it as a camping cooker.

[asianflava]

My dad had one of these smokers for years. I think he bought it at Sears.


He had a friend that did pre-cast concrete and they made a big version out of concrete, about the size of a porta potti. It was nice, gas burners under the firebox, steel doors, and baffles to prevent anything from dripping on the embers. Only problem was that we moved from that house a few years later.

[GregB]

Hey Bernoulli,

Welcome to the Clay Pot Cookers on this forum. I'm teaching a BBQ class here soon so I'll try your pork steak recipe. I loves me some new recipes.

GB

[Bernoulli]

Hey Bernoulli,

I'll try your pork steak recipe. I loves me some new recipes.


You'll like it.