The BBQ and Smoking Thread

[Strider]

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For green egg style, there is a brand that does an oval shaped one, broil king maybe? Broil something rings a bell... that one looks interesting, saw one in action and the guys had a ton more real estate than a regular round one

Primo XL

[ExtraSlow]

That Primo looks..... Primo.....

[dirtsniffer]

I was looking at an offset, but tending a fire every hour was beyond what I was willing to commit to. There are a few providers in Alberta though, check out alberta barbecue on facebook. I think the big one is about $2k.

Im taking the smokey mountain out tomorrow for the first time. Making pork belly burnt ends.

[killramos]

Not amazing. But more than edible.

Simple dusting, 3 hours in cherry, 2 hours wrapped with mango juice (it was in the fridge, dunno haha), final hour in smoke with a bbq sauce / juice baste.

[dirtsniffer]

[OTown]

Who's running traegers?... and why?

Im really tempted to get a Pro 575 wifi model as one of my coworkers just raves about it. Only issue is they never go on sale and run for about 1100 bucks. Ive also heard they dont do well in colder weather so its really only a summer thing to have.

Ive been on the fence as I have a great Weber grill, but it just doesnt have the smoke capability as that does. Nor does it have the 'set it and leave it' that the treagers have.

So TLDR not sure on spending that kind of money on something before getting some real-life feedback from users

[ExtraSlow]

They go on sale during the costco "roadshow" events'. google that.

[OTown]

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They go on sale during the costco "roadshow" events'. google that.

Perfect thx. Last year they had a roadshow but it was all the older models without wifi etc. From what I'm told wifi is a must for the casual smoker

[ExtraSlow]

I don't know how the roadshow prices compare to anywhere else, but I have a buddy who just upgraded his traeger at the roadshow and said it was a "great" deal. He's a cheap cunt, so it's probably true. Seems to be cycling around the different locations right now. If anyone goes, take some pics of the pricing to post, would be helpful.

[Buster]

Language!

[ExtraSlow]

Sorry, I'm Australian, it's not thought of as particularly rude back home.

[killramos]

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Perfect thx. Last year they had a roadshow but it was all the older models without wifi etc. From what I'm told wifi is a must for the casual smoker

I wouldn’t get hung up on it. There are better third party temp monitoring systems and controlling the smoker form your phone is pretty overrated in my books.

[lasimmon]

I have a green mountain grill and it smokes things.

[dirtsniffer]

[dirtsniffer]

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They go on sale during the costco "roadshow" events'. google that.

https://www.costco.ca/special-events.html

Scroll towards the bottom. East hills right now, heritage later this week.

[sabad66]

Costco has the silverton 620 for 979.99. I believe it has wifi

[OTown]

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Costco has the silverton 620 for 979.99. I believe it has wifi

Sounds good. From what I've read its a bit bigger than the 575 and has same internals but thats over 100$ cheaper. Ill check it out at some point

[phreezee]

Beef ribs from Monday that I was supposed to make on Sunday due to snow.

[killramos]

Solid.

[Neil4Speed]

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Sounds good. From what I've read its a bit bigger than the 575 and has same internals but thats over 100$ cheaper. Ill check it out at some point

Just got back from Costco EH yesterday to see what they had. They didn't have the Silverton 620, but will have it later in the week, unsure of when. That seems to be the one to go for if you want a mid-sized Smoker with all the updated internals etc. The other one they had was the Century 855 which was for $1,399. Larger size (~30%), warming drawer underneath. I realized that the larger size was definitely a nice thing if you are doing meal preps. They had two other models as well, but their max temperature was 450 and no-wifi, and I wanted something that would do 500+ for good char/searing and a replacement for a gas grill. The common consensus is that the Silverton 920 for ~$980 is the best buy of the bunch.

Have heard some mixed things about the Costco models quality wise, and the price is still significant. The features that I wanted were the App Control and higher temperatures, but I am considering ditching the app control to save some money.... especially since this is my first smoker. Last year they had a Princess Auto Pellet Smoker for $350 which would have been awesome in getting my fix in... probably would rust out within a couple years though.