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Hoopz:
Don't sass a charcoal grill no matter how inexpensive or small. Charcoal is all I use for grilling. And BBQ is done with wood, not charcoal or gas.
:D
ChadTower:
My most often used smoker is propane heated and wood smoked. It's a pretty good compromise for those 13 hour smokes when you really don't want to get up at 3am to start the fire.
Then again I don't have Vigo's problem. I have never found someone else's butt left behind in my smoker.
Vigo:
Hoopz, you are right. I'd never knock charcoal, I have a small secondary charcoal grill for camping, drive-in movies and for when I want that charcoal flavor. I love it. I don't know how I coped before I had a charcoal grill.
I still keep the propane as my main grill, but I can't stand modern propane grills that wont hold stone or rock. I have mine modified back to Lava Rocks and I have a home made marinade and that I intentionally drip all over the rock along with meat drippings. I also do the wood chips, but only to the extent of tossing in some wood chips in tinfoil to smoke along with meat. Adds some good smoked flavor withhout going full smoker.
Chad, do you use only a dedicated smoker, or do you use a propane grill with a smoker? I'm aiming to move to a better location in a year, and a deck to grill on is a must. I am just trying to figure out if one of those combo grills can accomplish what I need, or if it just does everything more poorly.
I was thinking of upgrading to something like this:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Brinkmann-Dual-Function-3-Burner-Propane-Gas-Charcoal-Grill-and-Smoker-810-3821-SB/202664595
Hoopz:
--- Quote from: Vigo on April 09, 2013, 12:24:10 pm ---Chad, do you use only a dedicated smoker, or do you use a propane grill with a smoker? I'm aiming to move to a better location in a year, and a deck to grill on is a must. I am just trying to figure out if one of those combo grills can accomplish what I need, or if it just does everything more poorly.
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Nothing better than putting an open flame on top of a deck. >:D
Seriously, I'd suggest putting anything like that on something other than a deck. Shell out a few bucks for some stones, pavers, or something that you can put in the yard, (slightly) away from the deck and house. No need to risk an issue...
I have a bullet style smoker that I use wood. The flavor of wood chunks (or the proper sized limbs) is great. TBH, I haven't made time the last couple of years for my smoker. Need to get on that for this year.
My latest adventure has been making my own sausages. I buy artisan pork shoulder (free range, all natural/healthy food, without extra hormones etc) and have a blast. Breakfast sausage is easy and I make it in bulk. I use a kitchen aid mixer with the grinder attachment to grind the pork shoulder then have a stuffer that puts the sausage in casings.
Favorite so far are: wine and garlic, roasted poblano pepper, Italian, and a bratwurst that was amazing. Using the good pork is more expensive but worth it. And controlling the ingredients is a huge plus.
Vigo:
Yeah, that would be a fire hazard, wouldn't it? I have my grill on pavers now, but I was more just dreaming along the lines of how nice it would be to finally have a deck. I currently throw out folding chairs on my driveway and it feels very....akward.
I keep drooling over dedicated smokers, but since I haven't done it before, I was thinking that a combo grill might meet my needs for the time being.
I watched a show about making sausage with my wife. My wife was grossed out, but I was positively entranced with the process. I'll consider getting into making sausage. I don't have a full mixer, but from your comment I now know that when I get a mixer, it will have to have a grinder attachment.I love making beef jerky, and I think a grinder might be useful there as well.
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