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mullet83

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I have heard that pro q's  are no longer available in the states, which really sucks because when i get some money i wanted to buy a few more. My advice to you is just keep your eyes on craigslist they pop up there sometimes. good luck and happy q'ing
#16 - July 11, 2009, 02:50:01 pm
Horseshoes and barbecues

Crash

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I may be able to help you out mullet.  PM me if you are interested.
#17 - July 11, 2009, 03:56:34 pm
I love animals.  They're delicious!
VRM Pit Crew

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Look Weber makes a very solid product and they stand behind it. I also have a proQ. I will tell you this if I were going to spend anymore then 150.00 I would go with a WSM I really am enjoying the 22.5 I think I'm going to convert my 18 to a rotisserie and see what kind of chicken I can turn out. A very wise BBQ Champ once told me Keep it simple.
#18 - July 11, 2009, 06:33:33 pm
Mark Smith
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Lizard333

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Just my two cents....
You said that you are interested in catering but don't have the right equipment, ie not enough room.  One option, buy a bullet smoker, WSM, or other such smoker and find that there is not enough room to do anything in volume.  Sure, you can buy several of these units, and cook that way.  The other option is to look into stick burners like Mike said.  The bullet smokers are great, that is if you like charcoal...., but for doing any kind of volume...., they are lacking.  You have to remember a lot of the people on this site use there cookers to compete in competitions.  I personally use my cooker, I have a Lang 84 Deluxe, to feed myself and a LOT of people, ie catering.  Now, these stick burners do require the use of more of your time because you have to tend to the fire a little more.  As far as the results....  I feel the use of real wood, and not compressed petroleam by products, is what the essence of what BBQ is.  Now as far as cost is concerned, my BBQ was about 5000$ after shipping to my door.  That may seem like a lot, but when you consider that I can easily feed 150 people, or cook for my wife and kid, I know I made the right choice.
If you are truly hooked on doing the BBQ thing, you may want to look into the stick burner route.  I don't know any of us that made the investment that are on this site complaining about having too much room on there smoker to do whatever they want.  Now the guys here that have Bullet smokers couldn't even think about doing an entire hog.  In fact, my smoker can do about 300 pounds of meat at a time, and there has been times when I wish I had a bigger one. 
Now is this investment more than 150$??  Certainly.  Is it worth it??  Wouldn't trade mine for the world...............
#19 - July 19, 2009, 04:23:19 am
Bueller... Bueller...  Bueller..........

bearbonez

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I have my gator offset. It's a stick burner. I find that I don't have to fight with the elements much at all to get and keep my temps. I have tuning plates where with a turn of a bolt to unlock them and a nudge with a screwdriver to change the spacing. I can run the entire pit at the same temp, or I can have a 2-3 zone fire going. So I can have one area running 175 for sheet pans of garlic, onions, veggies, cheese, etc. one area at 225 for bbqin pork and beef, and 275 in another area for doing chicken, fatties, abt's, etc.
 All i have to do is get 4-5 sticks going, then add one stick bout every 45-60 minutes. The only temp problems I ever had is trying to use charcoal in it..but it's a stick burner..so ain't supposed to burn charcoal.
 I can cook for my wife and I, or I can cook 4 briskets, 4 butts and 16 racks of ribs and 40 chicken thigh's at once.
 I have a couple drums, I am going to make into smokers before I head out for comps next year...maybe get Pro-Q or WSM if I find the right deal at the right time while getting re established. Once I get my tile business relaunched and going for a bit to where we are comfortable, I will be getting a mobile stick burner from gator
#20 - July 19, 2009, 10:25:11 am
David "Bear" Nunley

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