BBQing Reefers - What's on your grill/smoker?

[FindingNem0]

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Venison jerky

 

[RyanReef]

9 hours of smoking 8 pound pork butt 2 chickens and a rack

 

[RamsReef]

Venison jerky

Jelly

 

[Robert McCreary]

hopefully this season ill have a few venison roasts smoking in the the smoker!!!

 

[Rachelrat03]

First caught Mackerel, self caught MD crabs, Boar sausages, store bought shrimp and corn on the cob

 

[NotoriousReef]

Local small town butcher has tomahawks back on sale. Last time we picked these suckers up they were some of the best steaks I have ever had. Good Ol' Iowa beef I will post pictures tonight of them
seasoned up and on my grill when I get off work.

 

[Brew12]

Local small town butcher has tomahawks back on sale. Last time we picked these suckers up they were some of the best steaks I have ever had. Good Ol' Iowa beef I will post pictures tonight of them
seasoned up and on my grill when I get off work.

Our only local butcher closed a few years ago. So little appreciation for a quality cut of meat around here.

 

[NotoriousReef]

We are pretty lucky here in Des Moines, and in Iowa in general. The butcher we use is my wife's Uncle, so we get the hook up . They have been open since the 20s and have amazing product. There is a couple other really nice local places, that do a great job too though. We have a tiny little Italian butch that has been in business since the late 1880s that does some of the best sausages I've ever had...just don't tell my wife's Uncle that lol.

I didn't end up getting to grill last night, it stormed pretty hard here

 

[TheEngineer]

We're in Amish country, so there's a lot of fresh meat available at the farmer's markets. Prices are usually great.

 

[watkinsmd]

Hey guys over the last few weeks I have noticed a lot of the reefing community is into my other love, BBQ. On our local SoCal forum we had a 5 year running thread where people would show off the grills, smokers, and of course, meat! Since that forum is now dead, I thought it would be cool to make one here and lets just keep it going for as long as the embers burn!!! This is your chance to show off your skills since it's a lot easier to take good BBQ pics as opposed to good coral and fish pics.

I love that this exists--I thought I was the only one! Here's my baby--a Yoder YS640 pellet smoker and she's freaking awesome! The Weber Kettle in the background gets plenty of use too. Here are a couple pics of what she can do... jerky, seared tuna, an amazing brisket, and smoked wings.

 

[erky]

BIG GREEN EGG hands down!

will be doing some picanha soon

 

[gcarroll]

I love that this exists--I thought I was the only one! Here's my baby--a Yoder YS640 pellet smoker and she's freaking awesome! The Weber Kettle in the background gets plenty of use too. Here are a couple pics of what she can do... jerky, seared tuna, an amazing brisket, and smoked wings.

Love that Yoder! The YS640 was so close to being my next smoker.

 

[Opus]

Wish I was in the tax bracket to afford a Yoder or BGE

 

[Brew12]

I love that this exists--I thought I was the only one! Here's my baby--a Yoder YS640 pellet smoker and she's freaking awesome! The Weber Kettle in the background gets plenty of use too. Here are a couple pics of what she can do... jerky, seared tuna, an amazing brisket, and smoked wings.

I could so eat that stuff!!!

I'm curious, it seems like people here in the high humidity of the south can't keep pellet smokers lasting more than a few years without the controller failing. Have you had yours very long?

 

[watkinsmd]

I could so eat that stuff!!!

I'm curious, it seems like people here in the high humidity of the south can't keep pellet smokers lasting more than a few years without the controller failing. Have you had yours very long?

I haven't heard of folks' controllers failing but the ignitors seem to go after about a year. I have had mine for about 3 months with no issues but I keep it covered and dry.

 

[watkinsmd]

BIG GREEN EGG hands down!

will be doing some picanha soon

Everyone has their preference but I can say from personal experience without a shadow of a doubt that I get far better results with my Yoder than my (thankfully) sold BGE. I jumped off that bandwagon and never looked back.

 

[Opus]

Everyone has their preference but I can say from personal experience without a shadow of a doubt that I get far better results with my Yoder than my (thankfully) sold BGE. I jumped off that bandwagon and never looked back.

So true. My $150 smoker cooks just as good as a $1,500 one. You just need to know your grill.

 

[Brew12]

So true. My $150 smoker cooks just as good as a $1,500 one. You just need to know your grill.

I believe this also. More expensive smokers may make it easier to maintain temperature and hold more food, but 225F with a good smoke is 225F with a good smoke. You aren't going to taste the Weber, BGE, or rusty barrel it was cooked in.

 

[jsker]

I believe this also. More expensive smokers may make it easier to maintain temperature and hold more food, but 225F with a good smoke is 225F with a good smoke. You aren't going to taste the Weber, BGE, or rusty barrel it was cooked in.

I saw that Alton Brown used a locker for a cold smoker once and always wanted build one. Link

Here is my 72" stainless induction commercial grill. 100 lbs and looks and cook great! I would like to play around with a Kamado grill, but it has to be a very large one.