|
|
|||||||
| Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools |
03-25-2013, 08:24 AM
|
#1 |
|
On the road to being a farker
  Join Date: 07-28-11
Location: Westminster, MD
|
First Smoke with the Party-Q by BBQ Guru
The only thing better than eating your BBQ is babysitting the pit right? Right?? Ha!! Well, with a little help from my tax refund I finally bought something I've wanted for a long, long time. A pit temperature controller. I went with the Party-Q by BBQ Guru.
The unit arrived well packaged and included the Party-Q, a 6' long probe, batteries, & instructions. The output thread on the Party-Q is 3/8" and there are adapters for sale for all the various mountings & smoker types on the market. They have adapters for 2" & 1 1/2" ball valves, but I have an UDS with a 1" ball valve so I just made my own. I got my pit started, & as it got close to temp, I turned on the Party-Q and set my desired temp. The fan kicked on and got to work. I had my trusty Maverick in the pit as a backup & so I could monitor it from inside the house. The probe is equipped with a clip at the end so you can clip it to your grate. I kept an eye on things pretty closely all day, & I must say it was the most hassle free smoke I've done. The Party-Q kept the temp within +-10 the whole time, and according to the instructions it "learns" your pit so maybe, as time goes by, it'll dial it in even more. I've never done a brisket but always wanted to. I'm confident that I could do an overnight cook, & even get a little sleep with the Party-Q standing guard. Overall I'm very happy with the Party-Q & look forward to many happy times together. 
__________________
[COLOR="DarkOrange"][B][SIZE="3"]Astro Pigs BBQ[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [FONT="Book Antiqua"][COLOR="YellowGreen"]Our mission on Earth is to make BBQ that's out of this world [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR="black"][COLOR="Blue"][URL="http://www.facebook.com/AstroPigs"]http://www.facebook.com/AstroPigs[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR="LightBlue"]KCBS MABA[/COLOR] [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][B][I][U]Proudly Sponsored By:[/U][/I][/B][/COLOR] The BBQ Equipment Store [URL="http://http://www.bbqequipmentstore.com/"]http://http://www.bbqequipmentstore.com/[/URL] K-Coast Surf Shop [URL="http://www.kcoast.com/"]http://www.kcoast.com/[/URL] J.O. Spice Company Inc. [URL="http://www.jospices.com/"]http://www.jospices.com/[/URL] Last edited by Q*bert; 07-05-2013 at 09:28 PM.. |
|
|
| Thanks from:---> |
|
03-25-2013, 08:37 AM
|
#2 |
|
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 11-26-12
Location: Cedarburg, WI
|
Very interesting....
__________________
Chris- Midwest BBQ Outreach |
|
|
|
|
03-25-2013, 09:21 AM
|
#3 |
|
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 02-07-07
Location: Mt. Gilead, NC
Name/Nickname : Clyde
|
Congrats on the Guru, Ribs look good!
|
|
|
|
|
03-25-2013, 12:21 PM
|
#4 |
|
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 05-10-06
Location: Overland Fark, KS
|
Yep, looks great!
__________________
Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified? Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards! Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh. |
|
|
|
|
03-25-2013, 05:29 PM
|
#5 |
|
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 09-09-12
Location: GlenAllen va
|
I've got the partyq for the webber kettle
__________________
Uds chargriller pro weber kettle chubby g2 |
|
|
|
|
03-25-2013, 06:20 PM
|
#6 |
|
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 08-14-12
Location: Hudson, MA
|
Just got the PartyQ today for my WSM22, can't wait to give it a try.
Your ribs look darn tasty!!
__________________
22 WSM, 22 Weber kettle, Weber Silver B, Maverick ET732, PartyQ |
|
|
|
|
03-25-2013, 07:52 PM
|
#7 |
|
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 07-07-12
Location: Westfield, Wisconsin
|
I had wondered how the small fan would work out on a drum.....
You shouldnt need to worry about a brisket on the uds even without a controller, the drum should run steady enough to run mostly unsupervised, I usually start a brisket around 3, drink a few beers, check it one last time and go to sleep on the couch untill the gorgeous red head wakes me up to ask what the hell am I doing sleeping on the couch. Then i check it and take a nap until I smell coffee. My system, free of charge to you my friend..........
__________________
2 Primo XL's, 4 Hot and Fast Drums, 1Ugly Drum, 2 22.5 wsm's, and 2 18.5 wsm's. |
|
|
|
| Thanks from:---> |
|
03-25-2013, 11:49 PM
|
#8 | |
|
Take a breath!
Join Date: 06-12-12
Location: Hampshire, IL
|
First Smoke with the Party-Q by BBQ Guru
Quote:
__________________
"Onyxwoods" clone, a Guru and some of Tennesse's finest whiskey. Creators of "Reverse Shigging": When your competition wants to know what your doing so they know what doesn't work. |
|
|
|
|
|
03-26-2013, 12:04 AM
|
#9 |
|
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 09-18-12
Location: Lugoff, SC
|
I love my DigiQ for overnight cooks. Ribs look good!
|
|
|
|
|
| Tags |
| fan, Guru, Party, party-q, probe, temperature, uds |
| Thread Tools | |
|
|
