Post by: finnman on August 05, 2017, 10:11:08 PM
So I did this! Bought an oval extra large Primo ceramic grill/smoker! I have not been happier! I got my buddy to order it for me through the company he works for, saved me $350 over retail! Then I found this table made of reclaimed barn wood on CL for....yes $100! So a little cutting, sanding, staining, then lifting, I have anew BBQ table! I have made chicken thighs, baby back ribs, steaks, burgers, all over mesquite lump charcoal or Kingsfords and it's been awesome! I have not even thought about the traeger!!
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Post by: JDHasty on August 06, 2017, 08:14:11 AM
W/my NBBD offset I can leave it for six hours and it runs about 225 once set. It is about shot, it will be Horizon when I replace it.
Post by: merkaba93 on August 06, 2017, 11:50:39 AM
I may be called a blasphemer or a heretic, but I have given my Traeger away! By by, good riddance, bin voyage, yep all of it! I was tired of replacing hot rods and using electricity to cook and smoke.
So I did this! Bought an oval extra large Primo ceramic grill/smoker! I have not been happier! I got my buddy to order it for me through the company he works for, saved me $350 over retail! Then I found this table made of reclaimed barn wood on CL for....yes $100! So a little cutting, sanding, staining, then lifting, I have anew BBQ table! I have made chicken thighs, baby back ribs, steaks, burgers, all over mesquite lump charcoal or Kingsfords and it's been awesome! I have not even thought about the traeger!!
Dude looks awesome!
Personally never been a huge fan of Traeger. Smokes just fine but never get get it hot enough for a good sear. Just my opinion. I'll stick to a separate smoker and a Weber grill.
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Post by: finnman on August 06, 2017, 04:50:56 PM
I do like smoke but I prefer the taste of hardwood charcoal best. This Primo grill has been nothing short of awesome. It has the divider for indirect cooking, so I can still slow cook and smoke when needed. I have 3 racks of baby backs on right now! (Ps. Please dont call the clean air people...they might stay for dinner!) lol! 😂
Post by: JDHasty on August 07, 2017, 09:06:09 AM
Try a chicken dish called Gai Yang Chicken on it. Use thighs, bone in with the skin off (it just burns off anyway). It marinates for 2 days, you can find recipes on the internet. Cook very hot to get the right color on it.
Oh yea baby :tup:
THere is no better pit than a Kamado for chicken and especially thighs and this recipe is one we use a lot
Post by: finnman on August 07, 2017, 07:54:37 PM
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Post by: JDHasty on August 08, 2017, 01:09:03 PM
I've never owned a traeger never will. You simply can't match or come close to the flavor of smoking/grilling over charcoal and wood
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That is my take on it.
Post by: cbond3318 on August 08, 2017, 01:20:30 PM
I've never owned a traeger never will. You simply can't match or come close to the flavor of smoking/grilling over charcoal and wood
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That is my take on it.
absolutely! Do I get jealous sometimes when I'm stuck tending the fire all day while others turn a switch and walk away? Sure. Does mine taste better for more reasons than one? Absolutely.
Yes, I am a Traeger (or the like) racist. :chuckle:
Post by: KFhunter on August 08, 2017, 01:26:40 PM
I may be called a blasphemer or a heretic, but I have given my Traeger away! By by, good riddance, bin voyage, yep all of it! I was tired of replacing hot rods and using electricity to cook and smoke.
So I did this! Bought an oval extra large Primo ceramic grill/smoker! I have not been happier! I got my buddy to order it for me through the company he works for, saved me $350 over retail! Then I found this table made of reclaimed barn wood on CL for....yes $100! So a little cutting, sanding, staining, then lifting, I have anew BBQ table! I have made chicken thighs, baby back ribs, steaks, burgers, all over mesquite lump charcoal or Kingsfords and it's been awesome! I have not even thought about the traeger!!
Dude looks awesome!
Personally never been a huge fan of Traeger. Smokes just fine but never get get it hot enough for a good sear. Just my opinion. I'll stick to a separate smoker and a Weber grill.
This is what I'm going to do. A purpose built smoker and a ceramic grill. My Treager is on it's last leg, I've had it for a long time (10 years?) I don't regret buying it and enjoyed the heck out of it, but I've outgrown it.
Post by: PlateauNDN on August 08, 2017, 02:40:05 PM
I've never owned a traeger never will. You simply can't match or come close to the flavor of smoking/grilling over charcoal and wood
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That is my take on it.
absolutely! Do I get jealous sometimes when I'm stuck tending the fire all day while others turn a switch and walk away? Sure. Does mine taste better for more reasons than one? Absolutely.
Yes, I am a Traeger (or the like) racist. :chuckle:
:chuckle: I feel the same way sometimes, but then I forget all about it when people say my cookin' is the best they had. Hell, most the time I smoke I have to eat right at my grill cuz by the time I'm done and everyone's dished out there's hardly anything left.
Can't beat good Ole wood and charcoal flavor. It's time well spent and worth every sweaty smelly minute. :tup:
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Post by: JDHasty on August 08, 2017, 03:20:24 PM
Love my ceramic cooker. Don't use kingsford in it though. Just starting the smoke house build now for my cold smoking endeavors. Some say I have a problem... 2 Big Green Eggs, 1 x Caja China Roasting box, 1 x little chief, Weber and now the smoke house.
I don't either. Lump charcoal in the ceramic, Kingsford in the offset.
I have had more people cock their head sideways and look dumbfounded when they find out I use Kingsford in the offset, but that is exactly what I use.
Sometimes I will throw some wood in the offset, if I want a little more smoke flavor, but usually it is just straight-up Kingsford.
Post by: finnman on August 08, 2017, 10:15:56 PM
Haha! Because of the smoke I usually end up having to shower to get the smokey sweaty stink off. This has actually improved my love life! 😜 Who knew this would be a side effect of buying a smoker! 😂
Post by: Ddouble on August 09, 2017, 05:47:23 AM
Can't beat good Ole wood and charcoal flavor. It's time well spent and worth every sweaty smelly minute.My wife loves it when I come in smelling of the BBQ says it's better than any cologne.
Haha! Because of the smoke I usually end up having to shower to get the smokey sweaty stink off. This has actually improved my love life! 😜 Who knew this would be a side effect of buying a smoker! 😂
Post by: KFhunter on August 09, 2017, 08:29:47 AM
Can't beat good Ole wood and charcoal flavor. It's time well spent and worth every sweaty smelly minute.My wife loves it when I come in smelling of the BBQ says it's better than any cologne.
Haha! Because of the smoke I usually end up having to shower to get the smokey sweaty stink off. This has actually improved my love life! 😜 Who knew this would be a side effect of buying a smoker! 😂
Ain't that the truth!
When wife and I were still dating or perhaps engaged, she waitressed in an Italian food restaurant, then we went to college together and she started working in a nursing home. Man, what a contrast.
Nothing will tamp down a love life like coming home smelling like urine and formaldehyde, and it won't wash off that easy :puke:
Post by: TheHunt on August 09, 2017, 09:01:37 AM
Post by: Stein on August 09, 2017, 09:12:46 AM
I have cooked on charcoal (lump), electric, propane and hardwood and they all make a pretty dang good product if the cook knows what he is doing. My main cooker now is an electric smoker and the convenience of set and forget it is whey I bought it. I looked at the BGE and clones, but they were just too much dinero.
From my experience, cooking it right is more important than what equipment you are using unless you have a propane grill.
Post by: theleo on August 09, 2017, 09:28:23 AM
Haha! Because of the smoke I usually end up having to shower to get the smokey sweaty stink off. This has actually improved my love life! 😜 Who knew this would be a side effect of buying a smoker! 😂I have a cheepo Wal-Mart grill that does both charcoal and propane. I hardly ever use the propane side but the charcoal side gets used a lot with some wood in the mix for the smoky flavor. My daughter 7 year old daughter once asked, dad why do you smell so good every time you come back inside from checking the grill? I hose off before I crawl into bed with the wife but the kids love the smoky smell.
Post by: finnman on August 10, 2017, 06:17:31 PM
I have a whole chicken and 2 halves on the grill right now, a mix of charcoal and briquet with some half seasoned cherry chunks added for smoke. 270-280 degrees and 2 hours, it is looking good!
As good a traeger is, it can't do a steak. That is an immediate deduction of points in my scale. I have done 4 choice rib roasts....ya all just incredible! Hard to beat that on a Traeger.