Going Back to Sticks !! (Long Post w/ Pics)

[MilitantSquatter]

As my signature shows, I've gone through a few different types of cookers and enjoyed learning how to master them. After I stopped competing, I began to get a constant itch to cook on a stickburner again which was where I started and what made me love BBQ... especially so after each new thread about "old school", traditional BBQ, stickburners etc.

I recalled a For Sale thread from brother Greg (Parrothead) that was probably nine months old. He was looking to sell his pit. I figured it had to of sold but I took chance and shot him a PM anyway. To my surprise, he still had it.

After more agonizing thought, some help from Greg along with a good dose of prodding from Poobah, I committed to Greg that I would buy his custom Klose Backyard Chef !!! it's got two pullout shelves i the 20x50 main chamber, 5 pullout shelves in the vertical, 1/2" thick firebox etc..

Greg and I both have work to do to get it out of his yard up to the front of his house (not easy from what Greg tells me) and then to arrange to ship from IL to NY.

This post is more than about me though...

While I will be the proud future pitmaster of this pit, I also know it has has a lot of Brethren history (maybe much in the way that Bigdog now own's MOAB). Greg bought this pit, a while after Phil had already had his custom Klose BYC. Greg and Phil worked closely with Dave Klose to design Greg's pit to specs & mods that Phil thought would enhance what he wished he had on his BYC after getting to know it. In addition, this pit was used at several of the early Bashes that Parrothead hosted. I have looked through the Brethren Photo Gallery to find some of those pics to share here. The pit will need a little love when it arrives but Phil is like a proud papa already discussing the primer, paint, re-seasoning process we'll work on.

It will be my job to ensure this pit gets used, so Greg knows it went to a good Brethren home away from it's original Brethren home.

Thanks Greg...

Stay tuned !!!

 

[BBQ Bandit]

Very nice, Vinny.

 

[barbefunkoramaque]

Ah so lovely. I am so happy when old pits find a new life and master.
Good luck with your new pit!

Now if someone would get Taylor Rain out of retirement.

 

[landarc]

Congrats on the new old pit Vinny. I notice that even Neil has cooked on it?

 

[txschutte]

That is awesome, Vinny.

Nice to get back to the roots of it all. Wood, fire, and metal. And some history as well. Good luck.

BTW-will you be doing the robe and slipper thing now??

 

[BBQchef33]

That pit has everything my pit doesnt and I wish does. Vinny ogt the better one!

Greg decided to get the BYC after I got mine, so we worked to put together my wish list of all my BYC';s shortcomings. First was the longer main chamber. After cooking on mine, i wished for another foot in the main. Then came the full top shelf in the main. (mine is half shelves whcich i thought wouldd give me more height in the bottom, but it seems the extra space was more important. After that was all pullout shelves, which mine are not.. and finally more sheves in the vertical. Even though mine was ordered with 5 shelves, it came with 3. Dave klose sent me the shelves and angles to add the other 2, but i never did it. I also thought we put in 4 sswivel caster to allow it to be rolled into tight spots, but from looking at the pics, it seems we dint add that.

Those BYCs are my absolute favorite pit.. and i just may have to reroute the truck to my yard..


Congrats vinny! Welcome Back baby! Cant wait to fire it up..

 

[BobBrisket]

Sweet pit! I'm itching to get back to sticks too!

 

[BBQ_MAFIA]

Congrats on buying the Klose BYC.
I'm looking forward to seeing PICs when it arrives to NY.

 

[JD McGee]

Cool...congrats on your newly re-discovered passion...

 

[Bigdog]

Funny thing about this pit:
This is the pit I wanted to buy but figured that Greg would never sell it. This was my dream pit. But when Phil offered to sell me the MOAB, I jumped at it as I knew this was also a great pit. Sure would have been a lot easier in hindsight to just sell Vinny the MOAB and have kept it in NY and then have me haul the BYC to Kansas in the back of a pick-em-up-truck or a trailer. But now that I have the MOAB, I'm glad that I went that way. I am a Bandera Guy, so I just love the way they cook. True, a BYC is more versitile, but I can do everything I want with the MOAB and more. Funny how things work out. Glad this pit went to a deserving Brother. Enjoy it Milt. :icon_cool

 

[BBQchef33]

MOAB can do the same as the BYC, just vertically.

even more screwed up is, i could have taken that BYC back with me when i dropped off MOAB at gregs.. almost a year to the day!

 

[Bigdog]

MOAB can do the same as the BYC, just vertically.

even more screwed up is, i could have taken that BYC back with me when i dropped off MOAB at gregs.. almost a year to the day!

True that. I could just remove the so called water pan (I call it my heat diffuser) and use the bottom shelf as the hot spot couldn't I? Thanks for the tip. :icon_cool

 

[Frank Sacco]

Vinny if you need a hand unloading call me... I'll get a flat on the southern state, show up when the job is done and claim I master mind the whole process.

Best of luck with your new pit!! Congrats

 

[BBQchef33]

True that. I could just remove the so called water pan (I call it my heat diffuser) and use the bottom shelf as the hot spot couldn't I? Thanks for the tip. :icon_cool

absotively....

Take out the waterpan, push the fire againsts the wall with the opening to the chamber, and the bottom shelf becomes a chicken crisper or steak cooker and the upper shelves are still cooler.

 

[bbqfans]

Way to go Vinny...................................;}-

It's good to see that the "Old School Way " is once again being understood as the GOLD SEAL of flavor and Technique:!: Besides this is where the true roots of outdoor cooking is based.
Welcome back to True BBQ and...

 

[NorthwestBBQ]

Nice iron.

 

[dmprantz]

I say a good vertical is hard to beat at times. Very versitile. Any one want one?

dmp

 

[Bigmista]

Vinny you will love that pit. See if you can talk Greg into sending some mulberry wood along with it. Stuff smells great!

 

[NorthwestBBQ]

Best pit ever.

 

[Bob S]

Congrats Vinny! I can't wait to see some pron from your new pit.