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ron b

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well what a ***** weekend as i said i was going to cook for wife's family on the Navajo res this holiday weekend on my brand new excel.

day 1 80mph winds non stop rain thru Monday morning when we left :o

day 2 mud,mud,and yes mud canopy took a joyride thru the desert still in a gulch somewhere i believe.
broke out the excel and said to myself is this a good idea <<HELL NO!!>>

after 14lbs of charcoal in 40deg weather i managed to get to 190 whoohoooo!!!

so cant turn back now so as i lay my 16lb brisket on my beautiful 20 the legs benton the grill as i lurched and fell into the mud hmmmmm so i sat down laughed my ass off and grabbed a beer 545 am why not. got back up on the ole horse bent legs back basically just stuck it in the mud had no choice got it rolling .come sunday 2-3 pull brisket at 170 wrapped and in da cooler it went only cause i was out of beer >:D started chicken finished it then decided to do so reindeer hotdogs buffalo burgers and buffalo steaks. as i let the charcoal burn out i look over to see her grandma throw a slab of mutton on the grill hmmm OK why not so we will see this next cook how the 20 smells up the meat,

so all in all could have been better .
thoughts on the 20 decent for the $$ but they should have maybe put stronger legs on them and insulated handels every time i open the doors i got a Ching Ching ching.
also i found as it was a good idea it was hard to get any probes through the hole.

so how was your weekend???
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#1 - May 27, 2009, 07:56:18 am
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Mike (AZBarbeque)

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One thing I have learned Ron, BBQing is ALWAYS an adventure.

Sounds like you had a fun adventure..  :o  ;D

I did read on their UK site that there was an issue with the legs and they have a retrofit available for purchase.  I don't know if this is just in the UK though or if you can get it delivered here as well.

No Pictures of you in the Mud, huh??  ;D
#2 - May 27, 2009, 08:09:11 am
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ron b

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i tell ya between the heavy rain thunder lightning and lack of booze an adventure would have been nice this was a pure cluster**** pics coming soon.


#3 - May 27, 2009, 08:11:20 am
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KidCurry

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Sorry about all the mishaps but it sounds like you took it all in stride!  So how did the brisket turn out?

On the Excel...does yours have the little piece of extra metal riveted within the leg?  I know it is hard to explain but i was pleasantly surprised when I put mine together and it had the updated legs already, so i was wondering if I might have an issue with these legs also might try and make up some heavy duty ones just encase!
#4 - May 27, 2009, 08:20:07 am
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Mike boils his ribs....pass it on.

ron b

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KID NO REINFORCEMENT ON THESE LEGS GUESS I NEED TO GET THE UPDATED ONES BUT BRISKET CAME OUT GREAT I USED SKEET ON IT GOOD RING GOOD FLAVOR WAS PLEASENTLY SUPRISED. BTW I USED CLAUDES MARINADE GOOD STUFF.I DO LIKE THE3 FISH HOOK IDEA MAY SE IT THIS WEEKEND BUT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED A BIT OF FUEL FOR ALL THREE TEIRS THING IS ALMOST TALLER THAN ME LOL
#5 - May 27, 2009, 08:34:39 am
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Mine also had the new legs on it and I installed 3 holes for probes.There is also a way to install small wood dowels on the door handles so there is not burnt fingers.I got mine with updated legs and stacker for $75,that was way worth it.I now have a DigiQ II connected to it and I will give it a trial run this weekend,should be interesting. :)
#6 - May 27, 2009, 09:27:11 am
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Crash

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Definitely sounds like you got one of the Excels with the old legs.  Bummer dude.
#7 - May 27, 2009, 09:41:53 am
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Insulated cookers, that's all I am saying.  ;D

Too heavy to fly away, to well insulated to care about the weather.
#8 - May 27, 2009, 10:07:04 am
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Insulated cookers, that's all I am saying.  ;D

Too heavy to fly away, to well insulated to care about the weather.


Yeah,yeah,yeah,freakin rabbit poop cookers  ;D :D ;D
#9 - May 27, 2009, 10:11:47 am
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ron b

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well i am on the hunt for new legs.. burnt fingers wasnt the problem but when i opened the door clank clank clank dowels sounds like a great idea i purpose we all put together the perfect smoker and market it why not everyone else does ??? but all in all decent cooker
#10 - May 27, 2009, 10:50:45 am
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Hey your lucky I got one and mine didnt have any legs nor did it have any screws nor meat hooks SO needless to say I was pretty pissed when I opened the box. I think we are going to try to build some legs for it I just cant see spending another 40 bucks just for upgraded legs we will see what happens besides I also have my 22"WSM  so its all good.
#11 - May 27, 2009, 10:55:58 am
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KidCurry

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Hey your lucky I got one and mine didnt have any legs nor did it have any screws nor meat hooks SO needless to say I was pretty pissed when I opened the box. I think we are going to try to build some legs for it I just cant see spending another 40 bucks just for upgraded legs we will see what happens besides I also have my 22"WSM  so its all good.

Those are all in the same bag so I can see where that bag being missing would be a real bummer...

I will take a pic of the legs on mine tonight so you can see how they "upgraded" them, might be easy to rig something up.
#12 - May 27, 2009, 12:07:58 pm
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Mike boils his ribs....pass it on.

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Weber has excellent customer service and sends out parts that were missing right away.

How is Pro-Q's customer service?
#13 - May 27, 2009, 01:46:28 pm
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How is Pro-Q's customer service?

I have heard and read good things about their CS, but I honestly havent had a need to contact them.
#14 - May 27, 2009, 02:11:19 pm
I love animals.  They're delicious!
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Ya'll ever heard of punctuation?

#15 - May 27, 2009, 04:20:19 pm
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