Summer means smokers!

[Eric]

Got my first smoker in ten years, the other day.  It's a Weber Smokey Mountain 18.5".

Huge improvement over the $60 Wal*Mart special I had back then.  I cooked a 6.5 lb Boston butt on it yesterday, and it came out fantastic.
My major complaint is that the lump charcoal fell through the charcoal grate, but $10 and a trip to Home Depot should fix that issue.  Just buy a second grate and put it at 90 degrees from the first one. 

It was on sale at AimToFind for $239, with free shipping.  That's a fantastic deal, as other places are $279-299.  I had it sent via regular shipping (for the freeness) and it got to me within two or three days.  Granted, they're only coming from PA, but that's pretty spiffy.  If you are looking for a smoker, they're still running the special.

My first preference would have been a Big Green Egg, but who's got that kinda money?

Not sure what we'll do for a grill.  Propane be tempting.

[TinkTanker]

One of the first things Ann said when I told her that you and Sara bought a home was that now you would be able to smoke and grill out.

That looks like a heckuva good deal on a great smoker. I've always been partial to Weber products and if I didn't already have a decent smoker I'd look long and hard at that one. Big Green Eggs are great, but the problem is that with them being ceramic, once they crack they are cracked.

I grill with propane just because it is so darned easy. All I have to do is preheat and in ten minutes the steaks are over the flames. The more you grill, the better the taste, as all the fat and juices and stuff drip down onto the burners.

[Eric]

One of the first things Ann said when I told her that you and Sara bought a home was that now you would be able to smoke and grill out.

Haha. You know us so well!

I grill with propane just because it is so darned easy.

Yeah, I'm leaning toward one for the "easy" part, myself.  It'd be kind of nice to just fire it up and grill.
Granted, with a chimney starter it only takes perhaps 15 minutes to start... but cleanup isn't exactly fun.

[TinkTanker]

Cleanup with propane is you turn it off and close the lid and go eat. When you fire it up next time, scrape down the grill with a wire brush once it is heated up, lube the grill, you are good to go.

[Pearl@32]

<runs in>
Propane (Parody of Cocaine)
<runs out>

[Eric]

You make it so very tempting, Tink!

Pearl, you're just silly.

[Spooky]

Hank Hill sings "Propane" (Eric Clapton's Cocaine)

[TinkTanker]

Porterhouse Steak Recipe by the BBQ Pit Boys

Rib Eye Steak Recipe by the BBQ Pit Boys

[Saxon]

We have never been 'outdoor cookers'. We got Tom a BBQ for one Father's Day a few years back, I think it was used once, maybe twice when my sister was living in the apartment out back while she sold her house.

My inlaws have a gas bbq and they do cook often (always good). I love to eat it, just do not like the outside where it's hot.

I did find an article about solar ovens that I thought was cool....

[Phyll33]

  We use a gas grill a lot. All year round. We don't sit outside to eat just bring the food in. Hubby loves to
cook on the grill and Boy I'm not going to discourage him. Saves me a lot of work.

  Yes, you read right. All year long even with a foot of snow on our deck.  We had company in Alaska
one night and he grilled steaks outside and it was -30. Everyone got a kick out of it.