Best Thing You Ever Bought for BBQ and The Worst Thing

[sandiegobbq]

Best thing: UDS by far.

Worst Thing: When I started BBQing about 12 years ago I tried to fit about
10 racks rolled in my WSM. I bought some cheap skewers and some needle and thread to tie them together. Needless to say I made it work but it could
have been a disaster!

What was your best and worst?

 

[bover]

Best: Thermapen
Worst: Byron's Butt Rub. Nasty stuff.

 

[Pappy]

Best:
ET-732, Weber Performer, UDS

Worst:
Turkey Thermometers (so far)

 

[lookwow]

Best: UDS/Thermapen

Worst: Electric ECB. I still use it for beans and stuff like that but with very little control over temp its just not that useful.

 

[Jaskew82]

BEST: BBQ Guru/WSM - I love them both equally.
WORST: ****ty BBQ mop that I never use because the silicon brush works better.

 

[Lake Dogs]

Best: Lang 1160

Worst: Brinkmann Smoke-n-grill

 

[Johnny_Crunch]

Best: UDS

Worst: All the crap people buy me as a gift when they find out I like to BBQ!

 

[Braddog]

Best = a toss up between BGE & Backwoods smokers

Worst = a 40 lb. bag of mesquite lump from Sams. Nasty stuff.

 

[tamadrummer]

Best: Stubbs charcoal
worst: Lawhorn's signature seasoning. (Not at all what I anticipated)

edit: I have to agree with the consensus about Cowboy brand lump. It blows bigtime!

 

[deerslayer8153]

Best: BBQ Guru Digi Q DX, I cannot believe how accurate it is on my UDS. Amazing!!

Worst: Well, I've been researching here and you guys have kept me from making mistakes!!

 

[Terry Knife]

Best: Our cooker itself is the best thing I've ever purchased, even more so than my house that the ex-wife and her new husband live in... Beyond that, cambro holding cabinets are amazing. I'm shocked at what they can do.

The Worst: A char broil H2O smoker, granted it is what got me hooked on bbq and motivated me to find a cooker that could still cook in wind/rain/snow...

 

[Woodmonkey]

Best: Thermapen
Worst; CHEEP pair of welding gloves made in China, they lasted 2 cooks and never really kept the heat away.

 

[btcg]

Best: My Backwood's Chubby

Worst: Cowboy lump charcoal. Worst crap on the market.

 

[99ways2die]

Best: WSM and Auber
Worst: chicken from A&P!

 

[Zak]

Best: WSM & thermapen

Worst: Everything people give me as gifts because they think they know what i want/need. So far i've either given it away, tossed it, or it's sitting some where in the house and i could care less.

 

[stephan]

Best: Klose BYS, WSM
Worst: Those el cheapo rib racks the ones that fold up when your done with them

 

[malibuskier]

Best: My subscription here. It has led to my ET-72, a ribolator for my gasser, my almost finished UDS and a ton of knowledge.

Worst - I have blanked them out of my memory. Only I only remember BBQ happiness...

 

[jrbBBQ]

Best: Thermapen, WSM, UDS
Worst: All of the cheap remote thermometers that I used to rely on.

 

[Baby Back Maniac]

best: Weber Performer, 2 digi Q's

Worst: ALL the cheap pans and racks I bought (and replaced) before I discovered stainless steel.

 

[JMSetzler]

I'm too new at this to have a great best/worst situation...

Best: UDS
Worst: Probably the el-cheapo brinkmann vertical I tried to get away with in the beginning.