Your best and worst BBQ purchases.

[PnkPanther]

Not a purchase, but a gift. My mom knows I like making ribs and BBQing, etc...so she bought me a ribalizer. Which is a fancy foil pan to steam ribs on a gas grill. Never been used, still sitting in the basement.

 

[Stingerhook]

Best" LSG HOS
Second Best: a Pampered Chef Mix N Chop this thing is great for breaking up ground meat even if partially frozen and is the best tool I have come across for pulling pork
https://www.pamperedchef.com/shop/Cook's+Tools/Cookware+Utensils/Mix+'N+Chop/2583
Third Best: Franklins BBQ Maifesto

No worst YET...

Your second best is a must in my kitchen Bill.

 

[Moose]

This right here is the absolute best purchase I've ever made. We picked it up in 2004, brand new right out of the box for $40:

Unfortunately, the manufacturer went under in 2007 or so, so parts are hard to come by. I'm actually looking at getting a custom made cooking grate, which won't be cheap, but I plan on using this cooker for the rest of my life.

The runner up would be my Blackstone Pizza oven.

 

[KC Smoke]

Best: DigiQ DX2 and 22.5 WSM's. Being able to actually get some sleep is unmeasurably valuable. Not to mention that until I had the WSM's I didn't realize how much I was over smoking things on my stick burners.

Worst: Some of the damn near inedible things I've ordered in BBQ joints particularly sausage.

 

[FashionBiff]

Best Super Fast Thermopen in Desert Tan
Worst Maverick 735 remote thermometer never was happy with it

 

[McSpazatron]

Best: the Gas I purchased to get to Laredo n Back to pick up my -1 of 2- Old Country Smokehouse....... :heh:

Worst - Big Stupid Orange Silicon Gloves - They SUCK

I got the big orange gloves. Pain to put on and clean, but very handy for pulling out a finished brisket or for rotating meats once they are hot.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

My WSM started it all for me. I won a Party Q from this site in the throw downs that has been Excellent!

The worst is a two prong fork that measured temp. It's in some landfill by now I reckon.

 

[Joe Black]

Mike, it took me almost two hours to wash all of the crud off of that fork therm. It is one of the greatest finds that I've ever had. Thanks.

 

[LMAJ]

Best - A regifted Brinkman my mom gave us after my dad passed - it's what got us started down this crazy road.
Worst - Klose - not because it's not an awesome smoker, just because I am too lazy to babysit a smoker every hour, and I need all the beauty sleep I can get...

 

[m-fine]

I'll gladly take that Klose off your hands.

 

[MountainMan]

My best purchase is a CookShack PG-1000 it's wonderful at grilling, smoking and anything in between. The second best purchase was a CookShack FEC-100.

The absolute worst purchase that I made was a Louisiana Country Smoker CS 570. Neither the factory nor I could keep a fire burning.... Never again.

 

[frognot]

Best: My Big Green Egg and my Thermapen.

The worst is a two prong fork that measured temp. It's in some landfill by now I reckon.

Ditto.

 

[McSpazatron]

The worst is a two prong fork that measured temp. It's in some landfill by now I reckon.

That fork is a close runner up for worst for me as well. My worst has to be a cheap AA battery operated motorized wire brush for cleaning grates. A solution looking for a problem no one with functiong arms ever had. I got it as a present and could never bring myself to bother taking it out of the box.

Best is a toss up between the Weber 26in, and the thermapen. Honorable mentions go to my trusty little stainless steel box for woodchips, because it complements the weber so well.

 

[lastmajordude]

My WSM started it all for me. I won a Party Q from this site in the throw downs that has been Excellent!

The worst is a two prong fork that measured temp. It's in some landfill by now I reckon.

Toast I’m with you on that fork thing and yes someone gave me a motorized grill brush also.......geeeze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rockinar]

WORST: Salt Lick Rub. Ugh. Whats in that? 50% caynenne pepper and 50% salt? Its makes anything you put it on inedible. I have bought a lot of terrible rubs before, but its the worst of the worst.