Recent content by Mike Martin

I don't know about BBQ comps, but wings have gotten outrageous at the grocery. Legs are a much better deal price wise. I remember fighting with my siblings over who got a leg when we were kids. Chicken wings used to be cheap and no one wanted thighs. How things have changed.

Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water...

Put mine in the cooler Friday evening. I need to have it thawed by Wednesday so I can spatchcock it, apply rub and dry the skin overnight in the frig. Everyone have a great Thanksgiving.

I have the open and closed marked also. It's the 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 open settings that are more difficult because the p shape doesn't seem to open in a linear fashion. Guess I'll just have to get used to it. Does anyone know why they changed it.

Does anyone else think these are harder to adjust the percentage they are opened or closed (except full open or closed) than the old style? Maybe it's just me. Bought a new Performer last year and I think they are harder to adjust than the old style. I'm not really sure why they changed them.

I use a chimney set on a patio block further away from the house than my Performer is because I don't want the smoke you get when you first light the coals blowing into the house.

This is my parents chicken recipe. I have enjoyed it countless times. They never made it any other way. The wife and I relocated 15 years ago from northern Indiana to be nearer our grown children, who all reside in the southeast. We are 70 now and my parents have both passed. The recipe was...

I dread having something shipped by FedEx.

I plan on smoking 2 Berkshire hams on my WSM for Easter. I recently watched a video where the person skinned their ham before smoking it. I'd never considered doing that before. Any thoughts, recommendations or experience on the subject?

"Invest in a good thermomoter that fits in the vent of the WSM with a grommet with a hole for the probe and you should be good." Good advise, already got and use one. Thanks

I agree that you do not need a controller for grilling. With Slow N Sear I've found the Performer performs as about as well as the WSM on long cooks except for capacity. When doing a longer cook for just the wife and I we use the Performer, just more convenient. We break out the WSM when the...