What is DT smoking?!? (or cooking with DT) :)

[cougjunkie]

When I win the lotto, I am buying this!





Its is a stationary to mobile outdoor kitchen. It comes with an FEC 100 smoker and a Traeger lil tex pellet grill all on a portable island. Imagine towing this to a party, tailgate etc... I am in love.

How much does that run?

[Drunk Tank]

How much does that run?

I am not sure. The smoker on the end is a FEC 100. They are about 3800.00 and the Traeger grill on the other end runs about 1100.00. Figure a few grand more for the trailer and the cabinets and my guess would be 7-8000.

A little rich for my blood.



Edit- The Traeger is more. It is about 1100.00

[Jeff Lebowski]

The more I use my Traeger, the more I love it. I still use my cheapo charcoal grill for a few things so I have toyed with the idea of picking up a medium-sized Big Green Egg just to have the best of both worlds. I have been watching on ksl.com but even the used ones are awfully expensive. DT, you got a steal on your used BGE.

[Surfah]

Any of you guys try the Big Steel Keg/Bubba Keg smoker? My dad has been looking at getting one and I guess they're going to be doing a big demo nearby barbecuing on them all day and then selling these barely used afterward at a huge discount. I have read a few reviews and comparisons to the BGE and they're all very favorable. Plus they're cheaper than the BGE. Any thoughts?

[Drunk Tank]

Any of you guys try the Big Steel Keg/Bubba Keg smoker? My dad has been looking at getting one and I guess they're going to be doing a big demo nearby barbecuing on them all day and then selling these barely used afterward at a huge discount. I have read a few reviews and comparisons to the BGE and they're all very favorable. Plus they're cheaper than the BGE. Any thoughts?

They are very similar in use, and yes, less expensive. Select Home Depot stores (or maybe Lowes) were carrying them. Apparently they did not sell well and now you can find them occasionally for less than 1/2 of new.

[Surfah]

They are very similar in use, and yes, less expensive. Select Home Depot stores (or maybe Lowes) were carrying them. Apparently they did not sell well and now you can find them occasionally for less than 1/2 of new.

Good to know.

One thing I like about the reviews I have read is because of the double wall, insulated design the outside stays cool to the touch. We could keep this on the deck and not be as concerned about the kids. As it is now the smoker is out at the end of the property line.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I busted out my smoker for a brisket today. I have only used it twice before, both times for a turkey.

This is probably a dumb question, do I flip the meat in a smoker?

[Jeff Lebowski]

I busted out my smoker for a brisket today. I have only used it twice before, both times for a turkey.

This is probably a dumb question, do I flip the meat in a smoker?

No.

[Drunk Tank]

The local Costco had a Traeger roasdshow a couple weeks back. I couldnt resist and bought a new BBQ 075. It is freaking huge compared to my old one. It came with the 180° digital controller, and it has the built in grease drain, and the auto start, all features my old one didnt have. I will have to say the old one is heavier and better built, but this one should work fine.

I paid 799.99 for the new one. The local dealer had them for 1199.00 . I am going to clean up my old bbq 075 and list it on Craigslist. I should be able to get about $400 for it. It has a new digital controller, new auger motor, and blower fan. So basically, all the electronics are new. The wife is making me sell all my other random BBQ's/grills as well, so when all said and done, my net cost for this one should be pretty low.


FYI, they had the Lil' Tex Elite's for 639.99! crazy good price!

Everything is dirty because it has been sprinkling rain. Just enough to mess everything up.





Old vs. New



Here you can see the real sizwe differance between the old and new. The old one has quite a bit of surface rust, but the pic makes it look worse than it really is. It will clean up really well.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Dang that is a killer deal, DT. Way to go.

[old_gregg]

i am very seriously considering making this my desktop background:

[Drunk Tank]

oh yeah, let me clarify, I am not selling the XL Big Green Egg. Thats a keeper! Everything else goes. (22" Weber One Touch Silver, 22" Weber Performer, Trager BBQ 075, Char-Griller offset grill/smoker, Ugly Drum Smoker, and about 4 55 gallon drums that I was going to build into smokers and sell.)

Yes, I have a problem.....

[Jeff Lebowski]

OK, I have been meaning to post these for a while and I was going to put this in the Traeger thread but I can't find it (search index is still corrupted) so I am going to post it here in DT's thread. We did our turkey a few days early so for Thanksgiving I did a couple of chuck roasts from Costco on the Traeger.

First of all, I applied a liberal amount of prime rib rub, wrapped them up, and put them in the fridge overnight.



Put them on the grill with the remote temperature probe. Cooked at 250 degrees using a mixture of alder and pecan pellets.



Cooked until the internal temp was ~145 degrees. Took a little under two hours.



Some parts of the roast were medium and some were medium rare. While we ate this one I left the other one on and cooked it a little longer since some of the family prefer it more well done. Both roasts were tender and had a wonderful flavor. I decided to mix up a batch of horseradish sauce using this recipe and it was great.



We made quesadillas with the leftovers.

[Drunk Tank]

Dinner 3 ways

Last night I made me a pretty good burger. It is a bacon swiss angus burger with a fried egg on top. It was really good, would have been better with a nice frosty beverage... Sorry for the poor quality pic, I had to take a pic using my camera phone with a busted lens...




My original plan for tonights dinner was to smoke a pork butt on the green egg, but since it has been raining all day, I smoked it on the Traeger instead. I started a bit late, so I decided to throw some ribs on as I didnt think the butt would be done in time.

The babybacks were the best I have done. Very meaty and delicious. I am not sure if I have ever had better. Ribs have always been a mystery to me, but I hit a homerun with these! Best of all, I kept it simple; no foil, no spritzing with apple juice. Just slathered in mustard and sprinkled with the rub. They cooked for 4.5 hours @ 225. They were moist and needed just enogh pull to have them come clean off the bone. Awesome!


The pork had been on a little over 5 hours when the ribs went on.


Ribs are done! Mmmmm, look at all that pig honey dripping off! Yummy goodness!






I made little rib sliders with Kings Hawaiian rolls.



The pork butt just came off a few minutes ago. About 11 hours cook time. It is wrapped up and in the cooler to rest. It will become pulled pork sammies @ The Ticks house tomorrow for the BYU games.

[il Padrino Ute]

Sounds awesome, DT. I'm on my way and should be there in a few hours. Need me to pick up anything?