I ran mine in 10* weather and it ran like a champ. Woke up the next morning to dump out the ashes and burnt my finger.
Pit Barrel Cooker (PBC) Appreciation Thread
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Kanco Connection
is Blowin Smoke!
Happy Birthday to Me!
Birthday presents from the wife and kids!
-PBC accessories!
-Attachable bottle opener (Packers)!
-PBC t-shirt!
-Thermoworks Smoke!
-Widow Jane!
Birthday presents from the wife and kids!
-PBC accessories!
-Attachable bottle opener (Packers)!
-PBC t-shirt!
-Thermoworks Smoke!
-Widow Jane!
Kanco Connection
is Blowin Smoke!
By the way, those are some sweet cooks, Sako and HP! Should have said that first, but I got carried away by my bounty!
They sure love you. That's just awesome! :thumb: And Happy Bday or belated?
Kanco Connection
is Blowin Smoke!
Thanks Sako! It's actually tomorrow. Talked them into getting it tonight so I can play tomorrow...
Haole Pete
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Rainy with lows in the 30s, highs in 50s right now. Actually snowed in the mountains over the weekend!
Even turned on the heater in the cantina while cooking Sunday :thumb:
(Yeah, I've become totally thin-blooded living out here... :icon_blush
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That's early fall weather here. Let me know when you get into the teens.
Haole Pete
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Teens happened a few years ago.
Thousands of houses (including mine and my neighbors) had their non-insulated, above-ground PVC (!) water pipes burst.
Building codes out here are a bit lax in that area....
Went to Home Depot and the plumbing aisles were barren from everyone making a run on piping...
Thousands of houses (including mine and my neighbors) had their non-insulated, above-ground PVC (!) water pipes burst.
Building codes out here are a bit lax in that area....
Went to Home Depot and the plumbing aisles were barren from everyone making a run on piping...
Kanco Connection
is Blowin Smoke!
Here's something pretty. I did a cook on the PBC the other day, and I took a screenshot of the igrill readout just to show the steady temp control. Obviously, the blip was me messing in the pit. Nice even cook:
Haole Pete
Full Fledged Farker
What was your ambient temp?
Kanco Connection
is Blowin Smoke!
It was close to 50.
I ran her a little hotter than usual--had a schedule to keep.
I ran her a little hotter than usual--had a schedule to keep.
Deebo
Full Fledged Farker
Here's how it sits in PBC. The top is secured by the same screw used to secure the intake cover and the bottom sits in a seam that is created from the construction of the PBC. The adapter is the Weber (Universal) adapter and it fits as perfect as possible. You'll notice the staining on the sides of the adapter. A little bit of smoke does leak out from the sides. I'm sure it's not enough to affect the cook but I'm a stickler for little things like that so I'll be adding a high-temp resistant weather seal to the edge of the intake so seal it against the adapter. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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BigKing
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Great looking cooks, guys! Makes me want to do ribs ASAP.
So I crushed the cook this weekend for my big party...back in business and confident with the PBC. I think I used to run lower and slower than advertised on the PBC but whatever I'm doing at my new place has it running as it is supposed to and I just needed to adjust accordingly...probably an airflow thing as it takes on more of the ocean breeze than before.
Anyways, 12.5# brisket and 7.5# butt on at 9 AM, foil wrapped at 1:15 then off into a cooler at 3:15. So it went for six hours like the website says...first time I've had a brisket done that quickly, never mind while having a butt ride shotgun. I pulled the pork and sliced the brisket after a three hour hold. Everything was fantastic. Brisket passed the bend test beautifully and probably could have passed an IQ test or any other test. I thought the pork would be the most popular due to the amount of females there but there was hardly any brisket left over with even the "I don't really eat beef" crowd succumbing to the Black Ops flavored brisket. It was great.
Side note...did wings on the Blackstone 36 for the first time. They were good but are no match for wings off of the PBC.
So I crushed the cook this weekend for my big party...back in business and confident with the PBC. I think I used to run lower and slower than advertised on the PBC but whatever I'm doing at my new place has it running as it is supposed to and I just needed to adjust accordingly...probably an airflow thing as it takes on more of the ocean breeze than before.
Anyways, 12.5# brisket and 7.5# butt on at 9 AM, foil wrapped at 1:15 then off into a cooler at 3:15. So it went for six hours like the website says...first time I've had a brisket done that quickly, never mind while having a butt ride shotgun. I pulled the pork and sliced the brisket after a three hour hold. Everything was fantastic. Brisket passed the bend test beautifully and probably could have passed an IQ test or any other test. I thought the pork would be the most popular due to the amount of females there but there was hardly any brisket left over with even the "I don't really eat beef" crowd succumbing to the Black Ops flavored brisket. It was great.
Side note...did wings on the Blackstone 36 for the first time. They were good but are no match for wings off of the PBC.
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qposner
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I drilled two holes, one bottom left and one bottom right to secure the bottom of the adapter. Then, two small nuts and bolts. It prevents leaks and prevents the adapter from bending when you insert the PartyQ.
Nice spread BK! Glad you're back on the grind. I always make sure my basket is fully lit and there is no white or billowy smoke first before I hang in the PB's. I'd gotten a bit rusty when I first rec'd the PBJ and I started it like the Hunsaker without letting everything ignite but corrected myself starting the second cook.
Kanco Connection
is Blowin Smoke!
BK, way to get out of your slump! Solid work there!
PUNKem733
Knows what a fatty is.
Damn BK, fantastic cook. Love the variety of BBQ sauces, where they all homemade?
Deebo
Full Fledged Farker
I don't know if I've gotten to the point mentally where I'm ready to drill into my PBC. LOL! I may have to attempt a couple drill-less solutions first.
cejacobs
Found some matches.
Anyone had any luck hanging a spiral cut ham? I did two last year for a period before they started to fall through the hooks and had to finish on the grate. I planned on doing the ham this year in a pan or on the grate but we're also doing a 14 lb turkey. I've got the turkey hanger and the hinged grate, but because of where the turkey hangs, I don't think it will work with the hinged grate. Should I just use twine on the ham and try to hang again? Or is there a way to rig up the turkey hanger to get it to hand directly below the rebar on one side?
dadsr4
somebody shut me the fark up.
Drill the adapter at 3 and 9 o'clock, close to the PBC hole, and use fender washers on the outside to pull the adapter tight.
