New smoker

polarismag06 · Apr 18, 2021

I am not new to this group. I haven’t been on since around this time last year. My whole family had covid. About 6 or so years ago I thought I was going to build my own smoker, plans changed. I continued to use my cheap charbroil stick burner and MES until this year. I was at Home Depot and found my replacement. The char~griller grand champ XD. This thing is a beast and weighs in at 250#’s. Three employees couldn’t lift the display model. I searched for 2 weeks and couldn’t find one new in box. I talked them into 5% off because it was a display. I added to extra temp gauges. It came with factory installed gasket which started coming off at only 200 degrees but I was going to install my own after I found a good one.

HogGrog · Apr 18, 2021

Congrats and I hope you and family are well!

Keep us updated on your cooker and it’s performance, several folks on here have been curious about this pit! Thanks.

jzadski · Apr 18, 2021

Congrats and hope you and your family get some great enjoyment out of it. Looking forward to some of your future cooks and thoughts on it.

polarismag06 · Apr 18, 2021

Thanks for your kind words. Two weeks ago I received my first shot and had almost the same symptoms of covid. Lasted 3 days along shoulder and back pain.

Here is a few pics of my first cook.

polarismag06 · Apr 18, 2021

And some more cooks. Meatloaf, pork tenderloin, Easter kielbasa and ham. I should have researched how to smoke potatoes before I tried because the had to get finished in the microwave.

Big George's BBQ · Apr 18, 2021

Congrats and Enjoy. Hope You and your family are ok

Stingerhook · Apr 18, 2021

Congrats on the new smoker and some fine looking grub Ryan.

KORND4WG X · Apr 18, 2021

Looks like you already have it dialed in. Nice! :thumb:

Chester · Apr 18, 2021

Cool and congrats. Hopefully the smoker works well for a long long time.

SMOKE FREAK · Apr 18, 2021

I started smoking (a couple decades ago) with a CG smokin pro. It was a real wimp compared to what they're selling now...

Lomey · Apr 18, 2021

Congratulations on the new smoker. It's going to be a great summer for you.

DarkStar11 · Apr 18, 2021

Congrats on the new smoker! Looks like you have a few good cooks under your belt already and more on the way!

bbqwizard · Apr 18, 2021

Congratulations! Food looks great, too!

Happy Hapgood · Apr 19, 2021

Congratulations. I have a friend who has one. He really likes it.

TC Smoke & Que · Apr 19, 2021

Congratulations on the new smoker, and those cooks look great!! Keep Posting!!

PatAttack · Apr 19, 2021

Nice looking grub, Ryan!

How do you like the smoker thus far?

Let us know how it runs. ie: fuel consumption, temp swings (if any) and how well it holds temps. Many here are interested in this unit for sure.

SweetHeatBBQnSC · Apr 19, 2021

Congrats on the new smoker! Looks like it is definitely producing some good food. What type fuel are you burning between charcoal and wood chunks? Glad to hear everyone is doing okay from Covid too.

Bob C Cue · Apr 19, 2021

Beautiful smoker and beautiful looking food. Congratulations!

Shiz-Nit · Apr 19, 2021

Congrats and the food looks great

BBQ_MAFIA · Apr 20, 2021

Congrats

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