Recent content by crashvt2003

I did beef ribs for the first time on Father’s Day and they were amazing. Did a 1:1:0.5 salt, pepper, garlic powder mix then cooked at 250 until probe tender (7.5 hours till internal was 205-210). Here are some pics of the cook.

Fortunately we had beautiful weather here on Father’s Day so I was able to cook outside worry-free. I’m going to get one of those big patio umbrellas for future use as all the comments on carbon monoxide got me a little jittery.

I do have a big fan that I can setup in the garage... that would probably help to blow the smoke or carbon monoxide outside versus the garage.

I would love to get a canopy, but I'm too short and they are a pain in the rear to put up when you're short like me. I have a weird setup, where I usually setup the grill outside our front door, but it's totally exposed. We get some of the smell in the house, but it's a good smell, so I'm not...

That's good to know. Thanks for confirming that I should be good to go. Have gotten myself so excited about cooking the dinosaur ribs this weekend, that I was really bummed to see the weather forecast go bad.

Is it safe for me to cook with the grill in the garage with it raining outside? I'm not talking about it being deep inside, but right at the entrance, just enough to keep it out of the rain. I'd keep the door open obviously, but are there any risks I'm not thinking of? They are calling for...

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like I don’t need to go through any extra trouble. As for why I may not use it multiple times a week, that’s a wife thing... and well... it’s just not worth fighting over it.

What do you guys do with the pellets in the hopper when you won't be using the grill for a couple weeks or more? I keep my grill in the garage, so it's not exposed to the elements, but I'm not sure whether they'll be ok in the hopper or if I should use the shopvac and get them into a bucket...

Thanks for all of the feedback. I’m going to have to check my thermometer to see how it compares to the built-in, and maybe get a Thermapen. I did just order some LJ Competition Blend and 100% Apple from Dick’s, and planning on starting with the competition blend. Also going to pickup some...

Are the built-in temp probes that comes with the 590 not very accurate? I have an instant read thermometer already, but I’m not sure of the quality/accuracy.

I'm going to be buying the 590 in the next couple of weeks, and I've been trying to put together a shopping list of all the other items that I'll need to buy to go along with it. I have only ever used a gas grill in the past, so I don't have a lot of the typical supplies. Here's what I've come...