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Lets discuss barbecuers and smokers

A word of warning. My wife picked up a new bottle of Famous Dave's Barbecue sauce the other day. I opened the bottle and as I was eating it, I was just reading on the back of the bottle, and here towards the bottom it says "made with genetically modified ingredients", kind of grossed me out and I quit using it.

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I stick to Sweet Baby Ray's lineup.

 
Almost time to pull her out boys.

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I still stick with Lumberjack. I know exactly how they burn and they do a great job. Usually get them for $9 for a 20lb bag.

 
Seems all I buy (mostly because most of the stores carry it here) is the Bear Mountain BBQ brand.

 
Nothing like getting my Meater + and all excited to try it out, only to have it snow. I really want to try something new so thinking something like this:



 
I am not going to lie, I wouldn't mind a Big Green Egg, but can't justify the price.

 
I have been looking at Blackstone grills all morning. I wouldn't mind having one. I don't know how much I would use it though. People seem to like them a lot for breakfasts and cooking burgers and sides. 

 
nodle said:
I am not going to lie, I wouldn't mind a Big Green Egg, but can't justify the price.
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The egg is great, but it's just a good charcoal grill that can do longer cooks/smokes more easily than something like the classic weber kettle.  For anyone with a pellet grill or other smoker option, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.  Those with that scenario it makes more sense to just get a decent charcoal option.  If I were to get a pellet grill, my egg would become the thing that cooks steaks and that might be close to all it was used for.

 
nodle said:
I have been looking at Blackstone grills all morning. I wouldn't mind having one. I don't know how much I would use it though. People seem to like them a lot for breakfasts and cooking burgers and sides. 
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They are nice.  I got one a while back.  Good for burgers if you want to press them.  Awesome for bacon, and other breakfast type stuff like you said.  Throw some hashbrowns and bacon on, get things close to ready, then do some eggs, etc.  Stir fry is a good option on them as well.  Definitely not the best for a lot of items, but there's plenty of uses when you start looking for reasons to use one.  If you get some of their expensive models they have side burners or air fryers as well (I just got a griddle top).  Traeger makes a similar thing as well that they claim is more wind resistant, and has some U shaped burners.  Haven't seen any wind issues with the Blackstone, so I wouldn't spend 2.5 - 4x the money to get the Traeger name on one.

 
So, after 2 responses about a couple of my grills.  With the amount of outdoor cooking done in the spring through fall, especially in summer months, I would really like to have an actual outdoor kitchen/patio setup.  Have the grills semi-built in, some good amount of work area to do the prep work outside, some storage for all the tongs, scrapers, spatula's, some seating to serve things off the grill. 

 
ndboarder said:
So, after 2 responses about a couple of my grills.  With the amount of outdoor cooking done in the spring through fall, especially in summer months, I would really like to have an actual outdoor kitchen/patio setup.  Have the grills semi-built in, some good amount of work area to do the prep work outside, some storage for all the tongs, scrapers, spatula's, some seating to serve things off the grill. 
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You should they are not hard to make and you can incorporate all of your already owned grilling items into it. I saw a photo recently of a guy that just built his own. I will post it here and tag you when I find it.

 
Lots of ways to handle the counter type stuff.  The patio area, whether a concrete slab, pavers or otherwise is the first hurdle.  Could easily be done, but not an investment I currently want to make on existing residence

 
I got to try out my new knife set on a tri tip yesterday. I see why they call it a brisket knife, that thing sliced like butter through the meat. Impressive!

 
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I came pretty close to pulling the trigger on a Blackstone on Monday. They didn't have the one I wanted in stock or I would have bought it. Now though I keep seeing how obsessive people are with their seasoning of their grills, and I don't know if I want that stress in my life.

 
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