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  1. I've bought used, and I've bought new.  The things I bought used were things you can really hit a home run on used (old Fender amps, slightly used boutique tweed amps).  I bought a used Telecaster in the late 90s that still is my #1, even with two new AV telecasters (52 and 64), both of which are great guitars.  Bought a 1970 ES335 used in 1996.  That was a good call.  Have some other used guitars and a PRS HBII 10 top I bought new in 1999.  Lots of used and new pedals.  Really just depends what's available when I start looking since I'm not tremendously patient.

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  2. I lit up the PBC for the first time in over a year.  2 split chickens and two racks of ribs, sausage, corn, and I threw a frozen pizza on there with the rebar removed just to see.

    Ribs stayed on a bit long, with this British smile of bones as the result, but they will be delicious.

    I'll try to snap a shot of the chicken later.  That really is the party piece for this thing.

     

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  3. 1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

    Cajun Bandit door just arrived.   Got it installed.  It seems to fit OK, I guess I'll find out next time I start a fire. 

    It looks like it isn't a perfect fit when you look at it, but it does not leak.

  4. 1 hour ago, BevoSwag said:

    @Wulaw Horn  I'm really anxious for you to get on the road and hate to be a sort of downer but have you considered the Covid19 issue since it is apparently flaring up again in Texas.  Not sure about Arkansas.  How would this work if you are in tim buck two and someone gets ill?

    I asked precisely this upthread.  He responded, in not so few words, that he's not afraid. 

  5. 58 minutes ago, Asithappens said:

    My son was looking at Hexclad pans. I've never heard of them but they seem to me to be like All Clad. 

    Probably a bit overpriced, but pretty high quality and should last a lifetime. 

    No copper in my kitchen.  For reasonably priced tri-ply stainless, also look at Cuisinart Multiclad Pro.  I've got the more expensive made in France (vs. China) version and it's excellent, easy on the eyes, and way cheaper than All Clad. 

    But stainless isn't necessarily nonstick either. 

  6. Copper is a pain in the ass. I can see an expert wanting some copper pots for sauces because there is no more precise a piece of cookware when it comes to temperature control. But for most of us, it's just a delicate pain in the ass to keep in good condition and looking pretty. The real stuff is lined with tin and is easily scratched. It's going to stick unless you are a wizard with controlling temperature, and even then it probably will stick. If you're rough on it, it will need to be re-tined sooner or later.

     

     

  7. So down from 4 to 3 cotton balls with a sprinkle of 91% isopropyl.  Worked perfectly with a flame within a few inches of the cotton.  Will try 2 next time.  Oil works.  So does Pam (or is is Pamb)?  Anyway, paper leaves a mess.

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  8. 33 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

    How was anyone having trouble with starting a chimney? I've used the cotton ball alcohol starter for years on lump charcoal in kamados, but nearly anything works for briquettes in a chimney, they're so easy.

    Works, yes.  Works instantly?  You should have posted about it a while ago.  Because I've learned a shitload from this site, but not that.  Just impatience that has been resolved by this little trick..

  9. On 6/3/2020 at 8:31 PM, luke duke said:

     


    That’s why larger orifices are used for NG.

    When I used to brew, and switched to NG, I ran a straight 3/4" pipe to the stand and only reduced to 1/2" fo the burner because that's what it had.  The more volume, the better for NG.  But it's still cheap as hell.  And brewing requires a pretty large amount of BTU without any retention as compared to a cast iron griddle.

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  10. 36 minutes ago, Randolph Duke said:

    Leave it to an aggy to think repeating the Tuskeegee Study with their football players would seem like a good idea.

    The people of Texas deserve better than Texas A&M.

    Surprisingly, some of the responses are somewhat sensible.  The comment about infecting them with the clap before playing Tech was pretty funny, too.

    /fuck aggy 

  11. For lack of a better place to put this.

    How am I just not finding out that the best, cheapest way to get a chimney of charcoal started is four cotton balls with a little rubbing alcohol on them.  No mess.  Gets going first time and fast.  Game changing. 

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