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Default Making a real BBQ rig

Just the home backyard type.... big enough for 4 people is fine.

"Nonnymus" > wrote in message ...
> low-n-slow wrote:
> > Oh, you mean the kind that sits on a flat-bed trailer and costs
> > somewhere between ten and fifteen thousand dollars?
> >
> > low-n-slow

> I'm not sure if it has to be the semi truck variety to count, but if
> you're after results and not just the art of low and slow, the boys in
> Pennsylvania can help you. http://www.pitminder.com/
>
> My guess is that their equipment can be scaled up to commercial size
> with no effort. I don't pretend to have the skill of the commercial
> folk who post here, or even the more dedicated folk. However, as I've
> gotten older, I just don't get as much of a kick tending the smoker as I
> did years back. Nowadays, the fun for me is the results more than
> saying I did it all. The Pit Minder variation on their web site simply
> uses outside air to moderate the hood temperature during a smoke and to
> further adjust the hood temperature lower as the meat reaches the
> desired temperature.
>
> For the charcoal/coal/wood or even gas folks, that's done using a fan
> whose volume is controlled by a computer, for better want of a word.
>
> When you cut to the chase, the barbecue we all love is a product of the
> marinade, rub, mop and sauce, combined with the smoke and cooking
> temperature profile. It's the last item that can go from being fun to a
> pain in the rump with age and arthritis.<grin> The skilled barbecuer,
> either commercial or recreational, adjusts the fire level to get the
> hood temperature he thinks is appropriate for the meat. Rather than
> manually adjust a damper or run a thermostat up and down, why not lay it
> all out on paper and let a computer do it for you while you sit back and
> have a drink?
>
> When I used to do construction, I used a 22oz Estwing to drive 16d box
> nails. Later, I got the same results with a Paslode pneumatic nailer. I
> also used an electric planer to join wood instead of a 16" joining
> plane, spray finish rather than brush, use a Lawn Boy for the yard
> instead of a push mower and have a TIMER to sprinkle the lawn instead of
> using a garden hose. Sure, I could go around in the evening and cut on
> my porch and yard lights at switches, but I prefer to use X-10 controls
> to do it for me. . . and also cut them off.
>
> I don't feel that we lose a thing by increasingly automating cooking,
> including our venerated barbecue. I love it as much as the next man,
> but don't think I give up a thing when I let a silicone chip control
> some of the factors I've done over the course of an evening, afternoon
> or even nighttime, in the past. It's still ME setting the parameters-
> the question is whether it's me manually making the adjustments or
> something doing it for me while I nap or have a martini.
>
> --
> ---Nonnymus---
> You don’t stand any taller by
> trying to make others appear shorter.