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RB 60 said:
I had to replace the igniter, but that's it. I keep a good cover on it and keep it clean. It works as good as the day I got it.
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I had a similar model, a few years older & the only problem I had was that cheap igniter..
 
Good morning all. Got my new grill yesterday and it's a beauty. Like RB says it weighs a ton, but it's on wheels so it moves easily.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Can you use it for smoking as well as grilling?
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If you want to smoke meat I recommend an electric smoker. They all use wood chips and come in varying sizes. Being just the two of us mine is the upright canister type, around $100 at Lowes or Home Depot.
 
Grumpy said:
If you want to smoke meat I recommend an electric smoker. They all use wood chips and come in varying sizes. Being just the two of us mine is the upright canister type, around $100 at Lowes or Home Depot.
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Yes. Having a separate smoker is best, they aren't that expensive. I don't have one, I have an Excalibur dehydrator, I just add a touch of liquid smoke.
 
RB 60 said:
Yes. Having a separate smoker is best, they aren't that expensive. I don't have one, I have an Excalibur dehydrator, I just add a touch of liquid smoke.
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We have a kitchen dehydrator we use to dry fruit and make jerky, a lot cheaper than buying store bought.
 
Grumpy said:
We have a kitchen dehydrator we use to dry fruit and make jerky, a lot cheaper than buying store bought.
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I used to make jerky all the time. I haven't made any lately. I'll have to get a few good cuts of beef one of these days.
 
Grumpy said:
If you want to smoke meat I recommend an electric smoker. They all use wood chips and come in varying sizes. Being just the two of us mine is the upright canister type, around $100 at Lowes or Home Depot.
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I assume smoking is cooking the meat too?
I know nothing about this,but love smoked meat!
$100 is a mild investment.
 
Grumpy said:
If you want to smoke meat I recommend an electric smoker. They all use wood chips and come in varying sizes. Being just the two of us mine is the upright canister type, around $100 at Lowes or Home Depot.
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That sounds like the one I have now, also from Lowe's. It's a three-piece red gizmo with lava rock things in the base where the coils are. It does a great job but doesn't have a thermostat/thermometer. You put the soaked wood chunks directly on the coils in the base. Do you use yours to cure meat in? I haven't tried that yet. I just put a whole chicken, ribs, wings, or small turkey, etc. on and let it smoke for an hour, then finish in the oven or in the crockpot.
 
MASON said:
I assume smoking is cooking the meat too?
I know nothing about this,but love smoked meat!
$100 is a mild investment.
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Oh you would love having one! It does get about halfway cooked in there. I suppose on a warm day, if you left it on long enough, it would also cook the meat. You can choose to brine the food first which they always recommend. I don't do that though since we try not to eat too much salt.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
That sounds like the one I have now, also from Lowe's. It's a three-piece red gizmo with lava rock things in the base where the coils are. It does a great job but doesn't have a thermostat/thermometer. You put the soaked wood chunks directly on the coils in the base. Do you use yours to cure meat in? I haven't tried that yet. I just put a whole chicken, ribs, wings, or small turkey, etc. on and let it smoke for an hour, then finish in the oven or in the crockpot.
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That's the one I have except mine has a thermometer in the lid. No I have never tried curing meat, I use mine just like you do. I especially love smoked roast. It comes out so juicy and tender with that smoke flavor yummmm.
 
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I thought you would be full of information on grilling, as you do enough of it. BTW is school finally out?
 
Grumpy said:
That's the one I have except mine has a thermometer in the lid. No I have never tried curing meat, I use mine just like you do. I especially love smoked roast. It comes out so juicy and tender with that smoke flavor yummmm.
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Oh man, I'm going to have to try that! Do you brine it first?
 
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