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KBQ in Austin Texas

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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,844
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    caliking said:
    Foghorn said:
    I bit.  Working out the pickup details.  
    Thank you... for putting me out of my misery. I've been wanting/not wanting this ever since it was posted. The agony was real when I saw that it was still available this morning. 

    You'll love it.
    @caliking, that’s how I looked at it.  I was both disappointed and happy that it was still available ...

    You’ll probably get to benefit from some of the output from it at some point in the future.  

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • QDude
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    I have one and love it.  It definately gives a stronger smoke flavour to the meat.  I will never get rid of my XL though!

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • txhawkeye
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    Thank you I have been clicking that link for days.... you should enjoy it!!!
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  • QDude
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    txhawkeye said:
    Thank you I have been clicking that link for days.... you should enjoy it!!!
    Wouldn't you prefer to have the handle "Texas Cyclone"?

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • WeberWho
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    Foghorn said:
    That's good to know @WeberWho.  However, I've fiddled with - and mostly watched him fiddle with - @The Cen-Tex Smoker's KBQ on a couple of occasions.  And since either he and/or @20stone are picking it up for me I know they will give it a good look before committing the money. I'm looking forward to playing with this. It will fit nicely in my collection.
    It's a pretty straightforward smoker on how to use. I did have some questions on how to clean it and accessories for it. I recommend downloading the pdf manual for it. It's worth looking over if you get a chance. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • txhawkeye
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    QDude said:
    txhawkeye said:
    Thank you I have been clicking that link for days.... you should enjoy it!!!
    Wouldn't you prefer to have the handle "Texas Cyclone"?

    No I prefer women not farm animals

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  • QDude
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    txhawkeye said:
    QDude said:
    txhawkeye said:
    Thank you I have been clicking that link for days.... you should enjoy it!!!
    Wouldn't you prefer to have the handle "Texas Cyclone"?

    No I prefer women not farm animals

    Now that hurt!

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • QDude
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    You will love it!  I did some spare ribs on Friday on the KBQ that were out of this world.  Great smoke ring too.

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    edited November 2020
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    Foghorn said:
    @20stone picked it up for me this morning.  I'll get it from him next weekend.

    Thank you @Photo Egg for posting this and helping me spend my money.
    This place is full of friends that are ready, willing, and able to help one spend $$$$.

    I cannot complain though. My culinary experience is better for it. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • rifrench
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    I have one
     1 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 1 KBQ and a 26" Blackstone near Blackstone, Virginia
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  • Wolfpack
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    https://springfield.craigslist.org/for/d/springfield-kbq-wood-fired-bbq-smoker/7217293122.html


    Greensboro, NC
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  • saluki2007
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    Wolfpack said:
    https://springfield.craigslist.org/for/d/springfield-kbq-wood-fired-bbq-smoker/7217293122.html


    Damn I was hoping that was Springfield IL. 
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • QDude
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    Foghorn said:
    @20stone picked it up for me this morning.  I'll get it from him next weekend.

    Thank you @Photo Egg for posting this and helping me spend my money.
    A couple of things to consider with the KBQ:

    1.  Buy a plug in switch for the controller.  That way you can simply hit the switch when you want to open up the main door.  If the blower is operating and you open the door, it may suck some ash into the cook chamber.

    2.  Clean the 2 fan blades with a brush to get off the soot build up.  Very easy to do.

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • HeavyG
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    QDude said:
    Foghorn said:
    @20stone picked it up for me this morning.  I'll get it from him next weekend.

    Thank you @Photo Egg for posting this and helping me spend my money.
    A couple of things to consider with the KBQ:

    1.  Buy a plug in switch for the controller.  That way you can simply hit the switch when you want to open up the main door.  If the blower is operating and you open the door, it may suck some ash into the cook chamber.

    2.  Clean the 2 fan blades with a brush to get off the soot build up.  Very easy to do.

    I'm gonna disagree with some of your first point. If the draft/exhaust fan is blowing and you open the door you're not really going to be sucking ash into the cook chamber. Air, like water, will try to follow the path of least resistance. Once that front door is open the exhaust fan is going to be sucking air thru that big front door opening rather than continuing to be able to suck air thru the coal bed and the narrow passageway to get into the cook chamber.
    I think any ash that gets into the cook chamber is most likely going to occur if one is working the coal bed or adding splits while the exhaust fan is working. That is when ash is being knocked loose and some will likely get caught up in the flow of air into the chamber.
    I just wait until the exhaust fan is off before mucking around with the firebox but I could see that having a switch inline might be useful on occasion.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Legume
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    How’s the wireless security on these?
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  • HeavyG
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    Legume said:
    How’s the wireless security on these?

    Excellent as they use the latest in NoFi technology.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • U_tarded
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    HeavyG said:
    Legume said:
    How’s the wireless security on these?

    Excellent as they use the latest in NoFi technology.
    Are you sure I think you need to take it apart and post all the pictures.  Someone might hack you spare ribs time and temp!
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  • Foghorn
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    HeavyG said:
    QDude said:
    Foghorn said:
    @20stone picked it up for me this morning.  I'll get it from him next weekend.

    Thank you @Photo Egg for posting this and helping me spend my money.
    A couple of things to consider with the KBQ:

    1.  Buy a plug in switch for the controller.  That way you can simply hit the switch when you want to open up the main door.  If the blower is operating and you open the door, it may suck some ash into the cook chamber.

    2.  Clean the 2 fan blades with a brush to get off the soot build up.  Very easy to do.

    I'm gonna disagree with some of your first point. If the draft/exhaust fan is blowing and you open the door you're not really going to be sucking ash into the cook chamber. Air, like water, will try to follow the path of least resistance. Once that front door is open the exhaust fan is going to be sucking air thru that big front door opening rather than continuing to be able to suck air thru the coal bed and the narrow passageway to get into the cook chamber.
    I think any ash that gets into the cook chamber is most likely going to occur if one is working the coal bed or adding splits while the exhaust fan is working. That is when ash is being knocked loose and some will likely get caught up in the flow of air into the chamber.
    I just wait until the exhaust fan is off before mucking around with the firebox but I could see that having a switch inline might be useful on occasion.
    Thanks @QDude and @HeavyG for that.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • QDude
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    HeavyG said:
    QDude said:
    Foghorn said:
    @20stone picked it up for me this morning.  I'll get it from him next weekend.

    Thank you @Photo Egg for posting this and helping me spend my money.
    A couple of things to consider with the KBQ:

    1.  Buy a plug in switch for the controller.  That way you can simply hit the switch when you want to open up the main door.  If the blower is operating and you open the door, it may suck some ash into the cook chamber.

    2.  Clean the 2 fan blades with a brush to get off the soot build up.  Very easy to do.

    I'm gonna disagree with some of your first point. If the draft/exhaust fan is blowing and you open the door you're not really going to be sucking ash into the cook chamber. Air, like water, will try to follow the path of least resistance. Once that front door is open the exhaust fan is going to be sucking air thru that big front door opening rather than continuing to be able to suck air thru the coal bed and the narrow passageway to get into the cook chamber.
    I think any ash that gets into the cook chamber is most likely going to occur if one is working the coal bed or adding splits while the exhaust fan is working. That is when ash is being knocked loose and some will likely get caught up in the flow of air into the chamber.
    I just wait until the exhaust fan is off before mucking around with the firebox but I could see that having a switch inline might be useful on occasion.
    Yes you are right.  I got mixed up in my advancing years.  The switch helps if you want to check on your cook when the blower is operating.  It cost like $6.  Stirring the coals when the fan is blowing will bring a little ash into the cook chamber.

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
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    How does it fail?  Does controller fail with the blower on full?
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • JohnInCarolina
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    How does it fail?  Does controller fail with the blower on full?
    Time for some game theory.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • QDude
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    I am not aware of any controller failure issues related to the blower.  The KBQ seems to be pretty bullet proof.

    The only Wifi issues I have come from the smoke it generates - it sends out my personal data across the sky but I don't care as it disappears quickly.

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • WeberWho
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    QDude said:
    I am not aware of any controller failure issues related to the blower.  The KBQ seems to be pretty bullet proof.

    The only Wifi issues I have come from the smoke it generates - it sends out my personal data across the sky but I don't care as it disappears quickly.
    It sounds like you're on the high temp wash or quick clean mode. I believe Kenmore and Whirlpool has an updated fix for the bug you mention above. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Sheldon_Nigel
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    Glad to see people enjoying the KBQ on this forum too!  I have been looking for one off and on, but no luck like that!  Congratulations.
    Ruining Gaskets one cook at a time.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    Sheldon_Nigel said:
    Glad to see people enjoying the KBQ on this forum too!  I have been looking for one off and on, but no luck like that!  Congratulations.
    There are 8 or 10 of us on here now. Welcome aboard by the way. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • QDude
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    The KBQ is just another cooker that is great as some things just like the egg.  I would never get rid of my egg though.  Someday I may sell the KBQ but not my egg!

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • HeavyG
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Sheldon_Nigel said:
    Glad to see people enjoying the KBQ on this forum too!  I have been looking for one off and on, but no luck like that!  Congratulations.
    There are 8 or 10 of us on here now. Welcome aboard by the way. 

    That's about twice the number of KBQ'ers I thought we had here. I must have dozed off and missed some threads.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Foghorn
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    Welcome aboard the crazy train @Sheldon_Nigel.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    HeavyG said:

    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Sheldon_Nigel said:
    Glad to see people enjoying the KBQ on this forum too!  I have been looking for one off and on, but no luck like that!  Congratulations.
    There are 8 or 10 of us on here now. Welcome aboard by the way. 

    That's about twice the number of KBQ'ers I thought we had here. I must have dozed off and missed some threads.
    You
    me
    20stone
    foghorn
    weberwho
    qdude
    Some dude in the quad cities who left the forum
    sancho55

    thats 8 for sure and I’m sure I’m forgetting someone. A few are not very active these days so no surprise that they aren’t all obvious. 

    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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