BigDog18

What are y’all’s top picks based on the menus??
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You can't go wrong with any rub really. I always pull my meat around 190-195 depending on how big the slab of meat is. The bigger the sooner it comes off because it will continue to cook for hours after its pulled. I smoke at 210-225.

I was hoping Kim was going to pull out the blue bell ice cream from her purse instead of a cigarette

Yeah I think I’m going to pass on the diesel and order a 2022. Thinking about getting it with the 6.2L. I have the 5.3 atm but looking to try the big boy

I was looking at ordering a 2022 Silverado 1500. The wait is looking to be 3-4 months. Anyway I found a 2018 2500 hd with everything I’d like to have in a truck. I’ve never owned a diesel truck before and some things I read said that if you don’t tow heavy you can ruin the engine? I tow 5 days out of the week for lawn care but the mower only weighs 1200 lbs plus whatever the trailer weighs (not much). I don’t have a boat but there could be one in the future. Also how much in maintenance could I expect to spend a year on a diesel? Right now I basically just change my oil for my gasser and that’s it. Should I wait and get the 1500 or just go with the HD?

Depends on what Costco sells lol. I prefer them as a whole but more often they have the precut. I only get the precut if the bones are about 8-9 inches long still. Sometime they cut them to short.

I’d also like to smoke brisket more often but usually Costco only has $70 briskets. The $44 one I bought one time barely fit

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Are you looking to smoke more butts? More Brisket? More ribs? More of everything?

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So the real “need” for more real estate is for when I smoke my short ribs. 5 large ones fit nicely on my large BGE. I love the flavor the charcoal gives them. I use the deflector plate though so I’m not sure if that’s actually the charcoal or smoke. I’ve never used a pellet smoker before. I could probably fit 7-8 of the ribs on there if I wanted to but I don’t want to crowd the grill and have them possibly touch the lid when it’s shut.

Have you had a better experience with wood or charcoal?

I’m only used to charcoal with my bge (I use the deflector plate) but I’m currently looking at the traeger pro 34 pellet smoker on sale at Walmart for $625 from $750

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So without watching, what oils does he recommend cooking with?

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Generally The only oils you want to cook with/consume are olive oil, coconut, and avocado

The only ingredients in the zatarain’s crab seasoning “in a bag” are: mustard seed, coriander seed, cayenne pepper, bay leaves, dill seed, & allspice.

The others have monosodium glutamate, artificial flavoring, caramel coloring