barrel house cooker fan club?

well I've had the bhc about a year now and the results are in. I absolutely love this thing. I know the sketchy past but at $90 I couldn't resist



the price has alot to due with this. there are a few things I'm not sure about when it comes to quality. coating seems to be chipping from around the handles. theres a dent from when the lid dropped, poor hook design, leaves grease on the outside of the barrel. theres alot of rust on the bottom, it needs some attention. also the thermometer has fogged up some, it seems fairly accurate but who reads temps anyway.







so on with what I like about it, we all know hanging drums cook a mean yardbird but there are other pluses. the grate sits low, I rigged up an upper rack for more capacity and the ability to get away from fire even add a diffuser.





it does well in hibachi mode too



sliders anyone?





it also excels with ribs, and I love ribs







all in all this is a better, more versatile cooker than I expected. it is a fuel miser, doesn't need to be fiddled with and is even small enough to be portable yet has a surprising capacity large enough to feed a crowd

pjtexas1 said:

Mine was assembled by Walmart so I thought I'd have issues. None so far. How is grease getting on the outside?

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when you hang the lid on the rim it leans against the side, its left a stained strip. the hook is also incorporated into the therm and that's how I dinged the lid. instead of the hook it caught on the probes end then fell. all the handles also were loose and need to be tightened up recently. it's just not the same quality as my 18 wsm I had, i figured they should be a good comparison....same size and msrp