Alright, first post... New LBGE owner (tons of pics)

At the long-time urging of my buddy @blind99, I finally broke down and bought a LBGE earlier this summer. My only complaint is that he didn't push me harder before, because I love this thing, and find myself planning my days off around what I can cook! I've been reading these forum posts and picked up lots of great tips, and the vibe on this forum is great, so thank you all.... Just wanted to share a few of my first cooks, since I know ya'll like pictures:

After a few easy chickens to get the hang of the temp control, here's my first pork butt:




I've also been trying to build a collection of cast iron, and bought myself a Lodge dutch oven, so thought I would try some chili. I browned some ground beef and ground pork on the stove, then put it in a pot with a bunch of stock, tomatoes, jalepenos and bell peppers, fresh corn, and some spices, cooked it low for a few hours on the egg, and ended up with this:






Next a bottom round roast. Not my favorite (think I need a deli slicer to make thin cuts), but the leftovers were put on a sandwich bun with horseradish and provolone cheese and broiled in the oven:




First brisket (a choice flat from Costco):




First pizza, ground beef with fresh mozzarella. Used grocery store frozen pizza dough -- came out pretty tasty!




And lastly my favorite cook so far - a Berkshire pork butt (from local farmer's market guy), only 2.5 lbs but did low and slow at 250 dome temp. I had never tried Alabama white sauce - I know it's easy to make, but the grocery store had a bottle of this stuff and I figured I would try it. It was awesome. 





Thanks for looking!

JacksDad