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Hi,
Newby here! Saw the Close BBQ Pits on Food Network on the show Food Finds and was impressed. From $69 to $4500 I believe the website at http://www.bbqpits.com Anyway, are these smokers and grills as good as they're cracked up to be? Am thinking of getting one, but respect the opinions of those on this group. Thanks a bunch. Carolyn Charleston, WV |
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"Carolyn Ranker" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > Newby here! Saw the Close BBQ Pits on Food Network on the show Food Finds > and was impressed. > From $69 to $4500 I believe the website at > http://www.bbqpits.com > Anyway, are these smokers and grills as good as they're cracked up to be? > Am thinking of getting one, but respect the opinions of those on this group. > Thanks a bunch. > Carolyn > Charleston, WV > > Definitely one of the best, definitely all they're cracked up to be. JD |
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"Carolyn Ranker" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > Newby here! Saw the Close BBQ Pits on Food Network on the show Food Finds > and was impressed. > From $69 to $4500 I believe the website at > http://www.bbqpits.com > Anyway, are these smokers and grills as good as they're cracked up to be? Yes, if you mean Klose pits. Some of the best Ed |
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They are big, heavy traditional offset BBQ pits. No doubt they are very
well made, and very good if you like that style of pit. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Louis Cohen Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8" "Carolyn Ranker" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > Newby here! Saw the Close BBQ Pits on Food Network on the show Food Finds > and was impressed. > From $69 to $4500 I believe the website at > http://www.bbqpits.com > Anyway, are these smokers and grills as good as they're cracked up to be? > Am thinking of getting one, but respect the opinions of those on this group. > Thanks a bunch. > Carolyn > Charleston, WV > > |
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"Carolyn Ranker" wrote
> Hi, > Newby here! Saw the Close BBQ Pits on Food Network on the show Food Finds > and was impressed. > From $69 to $4500 I believe the website at > http://www.bbqpits.com > Anyway, are these smokers and grills as good as they're cracked up to be? > Am thinking of getting one, but respect the opinions of those on this group. > Thanks a bunch. > Carolyn > Charleston, WV I picked up a Klose 20x42 about a year ago and have been very happy with it. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an offset. Only downside to it is its weight. At close to 800lbs I'm not going to get a crane to lift it up to my second story deck. Ordered a Kamado number 5 for deck duty. JohnG |
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I, too, have a Klose 20x42. I got it in 1998. I thought it weighs
600 lbs, not 800 lbs as JohnG says. I own the Klose, a WSM, and a 22" Weber kettle. I use the Klose much less often than the other two, but it makes the best Q. That's because it burns wood, and you just can't beat real wood for real Q. I find that it takes quite a bit of wood to keep the Klose going. --THC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Cormen Voice: (603) 646-2417 Associate Professor Fax: (603) 646-1672 Dept. of Computer Science Email: Dartmouth College URL: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~thc/ 6211 Sudikoff Laboratory Hanover, NH 03755-3510 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Carolyn Ranker wrote:
> Newby here! Saw the Close BBQ Pits on Food Network on the show Food Finds > and was impressed. > From $69 to $4500 I believe the website at > http://www.bbqpits.com > Anyway, are these smokers and grills as good as they're cracked up to be? > Am thinking of getting one, but respect the opinions of those on this group. I own one. Klose pits are as good as any available. I would say they are the standard against which all other offset pits are judged. Most of them are big. Plan to cook for a crowd. Otherwise it's not worth firing up such a big pit. They can go well beyond $4500, BTW. -- Andy Williams |
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Thomas Cormen wrote
> I, too, have a Klose 20x42. I got it in 1998. I thought it weighs > 600 lbs, not 800 lbs as JohnG says. Weight probably depends on options. I went with a 1/2" firebox and a couple of other minor things. Either that or Conway overcharged me on the shipping. JohnG |
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On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:58:20 -0700, "Carolyn Ranker"
> wrote: §Hi, §Newby here! Saw the Close BBQ Pits on Food Network on the show Food Finds §and was impressed. §From $69 to $4500 I believe the website at §http://www.bbqpits.com §Anyway, are these smokers and grills as good as they're cracked up to be? §Am thinking of getting one, but respect the opinions of those on this group. §Thanks a bunch. §Carolyn §Charleston, WV § I just received my new Klose 20 X 42 and had the first Q'ng for the June graduates in the family and I couldn't be happier with the rig. It does everything I wanted a quality smoke rig to do and it does it well. Their customer service is first rate too. After I unloaded mine from the truck and got it unwrapped I noticed that the thermometer was missing. I called Frank at the plant the same day and asked him how soon he could get one out because I had that large graduation party coming up that I was cooking for. He told me that I would have one the next day. True to his word, UPS rang my doorbell the next morning with a next day air package, thermometer enclosed. Call Klose and get Dave or Frank on the phone, tell them what you're looking for in a grill and what you want it to do. They're very good about answering any questions that you have. Rick Simms -- A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are. |
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Rick Simms wrote in message >. ..
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:58:20 -0700, "Carolyn Ranker" > > wrote: ><snip> > §Charleston, WV > § > > I just received my new Klose 20 X 42 and had the first Q'ng for the > June graduates in the family and I couldn't be happier with the rig. > It does everything I wanted a quality smoke rig to do and it does it > well. > > Their customer service is first rate too. After I unloaded mine from > the truck and got it unwrapped I noticed that the thermometer was > missing. I called Frank at the plant the same day and asked him how > soon he could get one out because I had that large graduation party > coming up that I was cooking for. He told me that I would have one the > next day. True to his word, UPS rang my doorbell the next morning with > a next day air package, thermometer enclosed. > > Call Klose and get Dave or Frank on the phone, tell them what you're > looking for in a grill and what you want it to do. They're very good > about answering any questions that you have. > > > Rick Simms. Rick: You've had your Klose pit for a week or so. Hows it working for you? Any issues with the unit at all? Better yet, hows the food! Pierre |
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"Duwop" > wrote in message
|| Pierre wrote: ||| Rick Simms wrote in message ||| Rick: ||| You've had your Klose pit for a week or so. Hows it working for ||| you? Any issues with the unit at all? Better yet, hows the food! ||| ||| Pierre || || And what the heck is the water reservoir for? || || Having a source of hot water near the pit can be a godsend especially when you're out using it at a remote location. JD |
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JD wrote: > "Duwop" > wrote in message > > || Pierre wrote: > ||| Rick Simms wrote in message > ||| Rick: > ||| You've had your Klose pit for a week or so. Hows it working for > ||| you? Any issues with the unit at all? Better yet, hows the food! > ||| > ||| Pierre > || > || And what the heck is the water reservoir for? > || > || > > Having a source of hot water near the pit can be a godsend especially when > you're out using it at a remote location. > > JD > > Or mandatory if you're vending your product within the jurisdiction of many health departments...There is (or was) a fellow selling some extraordinarily good Mexican food from an outwardly typical mobile "taco stand" in Tooele, Utah when I lived there three years back who was nearly put out of business for want of running hot water in his rig...town residents got together and fixed him up... |
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:12:33 -0700, "Duwop" >
wrote: >Pierre wrote: >> Rick Simms wrote in message >> Rick: >> You've had your Klose pit for a week or so. Hows it working for you? >> Any issues with the unit at all? Better yet, hows the food! >> >> Pierre > >And what the heck is the water reservoir for? > > >Dale Dale, Mine doesn't have a water reservoir. I did add a beer reservoir but it sets next to the lawn chair. Rick Simms ************** The definition of "Bravery" is : A man coming home late, smelling of perfume and Hennessy, lipstick on his collar, slapping his wife on the ass and saying, "You're next."............................ |
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:12:33 -0700, "Duwop" >
wrote: >Pierre wrote: >> Rick Simms wrote in message >> Rick: >> You've had your Klose pit for a week or so. Hows it working for you? >> Any issues with the unit at all? Better yet, hows the food! >> >> Pierre > >And what the heck is the water reservoir for? > > >Dale Dale, Mine doesn't have a water reservoir. I did add a beer reservoir but it sets next to the lawn chair. Rick Simms ************** The definition of "Bravery" is : A man coming home late, smelling of perfume and Hennessy, lipstick on his collar, slapping his wife on the ass and saying, "You're next."............................ |
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Rick Simms wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:12:33 -0700, "Duwop" > > wrote: >> And what the heck is the water reservoir for? > Mine doesn't have a water reservoir. > > I did add a beer reservoir but it sets next to the lawn chair. > Damn, my beer reservoir is always in front of me. How'd you get it next to you? I appreciate it might require a lawn chair. http://www.scratchbomb.com/images/pk3.gif Dale -- |
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Rick Simms wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:12:33 -0700, "Duwop" > > wrote: >> And what the heck is the water reservoir for? > Mine doesn't have a water reservoir. > > I did add a beer reservoir but it sets next to the lawn chair. > Damn, my beer reservoir is always in front of me. How'd you get it next to you? I appreciate it might require a lawn chair. http://www.scratchbomb.com/images/pk3.gif Dale -- |
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