qnbiker
is Blowin Smoke!
I have bought and sold all kinds of BBQ stuff over the years. I have an app on my phone that notifies me when a deal pops up on craigslist, and a couple of month ago, I had an opportunity to buy an almost new Weber Performer in excellent shape for $100.
It was less than 5 miles from my house and mine was the first call. I told the guy I was on my way. As I was taking the back seats out of the van, I was thinking a mile a minute. Should I sell one of my current kettles or move one of the chairs off the deck to make room? That's when it hit me like a brick: I AM A BBQ EQUIPMENT JUNKIE! I didn't go.
My current inventory is all Weber: 2 22.5" kettles, an 18.5" WSM, a Smokey Joe, and a Genesis Silver C gasser. I have all the tools necessary. I have 200 lbs of K and 120 lbs of Stubbs in the garage. I even have a tamale pot so I can eventually make a Smoker Joe. There hasn't been anything I wanted to cook outdoors I couldn't cook because I didn't have the equipment.
I've decided to go on the wagon. There isn't a chapter of BBQ Anonymous in my area so I'll just have to tough it out. I'll still keep an eye out for that elusive 22.5 WSM for $50 or large BGE for $100; I'm not crazy.
Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to let all you junkies know it CAN be done. If money's no object, buy it all. If you're on a budget like me, remember: it's all about the Q, not the stuff.
It was less than 5 miles from my house and mine was the first call. I told the guy I was on my way. As I was taking the back seats out of the van, I was thinking a mile a minute. Should I sell one of my current kettles or move one of the chairs off the deck to make room? That's when it hit me like a brick: I AM A BBQ EQUIPMENT JUNKIE! I didn't go.
My current inventory is all Weber: 2 22.5" kettles, an 18.5" WSM, a Smokey Joe, and a Genesis Silver C gasser. I have all the tools necessary. I have 200 lbs of K and 120 lbs of Stubbs in the garage. I even have a tamale pot so I can eventually make a Smoker Joe. There hasn't been anything I wanted to cook outdoors I couldn't cook because I didn't have the equipment.
I've decided to go on the wagon. There isn't a chapter of BBQ Anonymous in my area so I'll just have to tough it out. I'll still keep an eye out for that elusive 22.5 WSM for $50 or large BGE for $100; I'm not crazy.
Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to let all you junkies know it CAN be done. If money's no object, buy it all. If you're on a budget like me, remember: it's all about the Q, not the stuff.
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