Sounds miserable Mark.
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Now at 172.
Picture is deceiving. Slab of beef is 11 pounds.

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I know it showed Free FedEx Ground Shipping 2-4 Days on the site, but I didn't think that was too realistic of a shipping time because I also saw the Amazon add.
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Smoked some chicken wings to take by my friends house later. Got a second batch with a different rub. Tomorrow is a slab of lamb ribs. Going to marinate in some lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and hot chili flakes.
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Bacon and mushroom pizza
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Larger pie

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That Pie looks great Mark!
Cooked on your Vision Kamado?

I would love to see the finish of the brisket Peter.
Was it just a flat? If so, 11lbs is pretty big at least much bigger than I am usually able to find for a flat only.

Gary, I didn't get a text! :-)

When I ordered my PBC there was a 3-4 week wait.
The night I placed my order, I received a personal phone call from Noah, the owner, thanking me for my purchase, and telling me he can be reached 24hrs a day on his cell phone, and then gave me his cell #.
Not sure if it's his true cell # because it is the same # that's on the PBC, but it is a nice spiel.
Had a nice little chat with him....seems very down to earth. He also told me they were behind on the orders and I should expect it the third week in May. I received mine May 21st, right on schedule.
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Sorry, Dom. I did not get a picture post-cook. I will take a pic of what is left and post it up later this morning. When I bought the brisket, I thought is was flat and point. But when I opened it up for prep, I realized it was flat only. And very thick. It was USDA Choice from Costco. And quite possibly the best thing I've pulled off my Traeger in 3 1/2 years.
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Yes, that pie looks great! The Kettlepizza is the other toy I'm curious about. :-)

I got a couple emails from Amber (Noah's wife) She says that they will be shipping next Wed. or Thurs. and the same call any time if needed. She has her own number in the email and also noted the direct number on the PBC. I'm curious if people do call for help. The whole thing is so simple after watching one video, it seems foolproof.

That being said I'll report back after our maiden voyage. :-)
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Yes it was, Dom. Took it up to around 525 degrees. Love pizza on the Vision!

Doing some ABTs, and a beer can chicken today. Will post up some pics later.
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A friend of mine who is big into BBQ and judges KCBS has one and he isn't impressed. His comments were that it works ok, but not as well as one would hope, not as much heat ends up on top of the pizza as it should so you have to be careful about burning the crust before the topping cooks. Also, depending on what you use your kettle for and how much buildup you have in there, when you start getting that hot and the stone reflecting the heat back into the bottom of the kettle, inadvertently starting a grease fire is pretty easy to do; I've done it - completely ruined the food, fvcked the stone up and had to spend quite a bit of time and caustic cleaning the kettle afterwards.

And $150 is outrageous for what it is. I would think that for about $15 worth of sheet metal and $4 worth of bolts from home deopt or lowes, you could probably build a kettlepizza clone in an hour.

:-)
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Getting ready to slice thin for brisket sammiches.

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ABTs - added a thin slice of onion with the cheese.

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Agreed, after talking with my buddy who does fabricating, he is convinced we can make something to fit on the PBC. Will it work, won't know until we are done. :-)

side note: I was also glad to hear from him he could easily make the PBC but to clone it down to the new drum, powder coating, & grill, he couldn't beat the price. We live in a small town so getting the small things need to build ONE wouldn't be cost effective.
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Great looking food, guys!
Mark, you take great pics!

Funny Peter, the best thing to ever come off my Traeger were 3 large 9lb flats I got from Costco.
They were literally my first cook on the Trager, and I feel like I've been chasing my tail, trying to reproduce the finished product ever since.
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I have two 55 gallon UDSes, the first one came to me built, but damaged and in need of some minor repair. The second one I built from scratch from a used drum. By the time I was done building the second one, I'd say my material cost was about 1/3 to 1/2 of a PBC, would have been a bit higher if I hadn't scrounged some parts like the fire basket, but the amount of hours I had to put in shot the labor cost way over what a PBC would have cost.

When people ask me now about building their own UDS, I just tell them to order a PBC, it's just so much simpler than building one and it really just works out to be the same IMO. Yeah, the 55s have more capacity than the 30s, but for most cases (cooks), I don't think it's going to make that much of a difference, and, I don't know how many people want to dick around with the variable airflow controls fitted to the UDSes that allows them to run anywhere from 220-ish to 380-ish versus the set and forget 275 of the PBC. Plus if you ever want to take it somewhere, the 55 is a PITA to move around, even more so if you don't own a truck.
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:-) I should know better than to look in this thread when I'm hungry. Some great looking grub, guys!
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Smoked some wings, and tossed with a Nando's Peri-Peri based sauce.

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Damn, those look good! :-)
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I fired up the PBC for the first time on Sat. The results were awesome.

I learned 2 things...
- I take chitty pics
- I'm a PBC believer now

I made 3 racks of baby backs ...
2 with the all purpose rub that came with the PBC and 1 with garlic salt and pepper.

Also made 2 Tri Tips. 1 with the traditional Santa Maria style seasoning and 1 with Montreal Steak seasoning.

I was amazed with the outcome of the ribs. Juicy, flavorful insides with a crunchy bark on the outside that I have never come close to obtaining on my UDS.

The Tri Tips came out great as well but as a Traditional High Heat sear then indirect finish Tri Tip fan I would have liked to seen a little more bark on these. The meat was extremely tender and delicious but with only 40 mins on the PBC they didn't build up the exterior that I am used to. All my guests loved it though so it's all good.

Here are some pics (sorry for the poor quality, I may or may not have had an adult beverage or 7)

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I had to cut the bottom 2 ribs off the racks cause they were so damn long. That's what you see on the left there. Chefs snack if you will.

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Tri Tips added

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Next weekend is gonna be chicken. Dom says it's 2 hours every time. I hope he's right.

Also Peter needs to get one.
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