Recent content by Mpg123

Meat candy!!!! Those look incredible

275, but next time will do 240/250

Hell of a cook, and a hell of an afternoon!

Made 3 racks of St. Louis ribs last night. Used the standard 3-2-1 method (6 hours total). In the "2" phase (aluminum foil), sprinkled brown sugar, butter, and *Mike's Hot Honey* (honey with chiles). The sweet heat from the chiles made a big difference. Was awesome!

Awesome bark!!!

Badass build. You've got the best of both worlds right there.

Wasn't bad, maybe about 18 hours total. I used this video as a template: . Ultimately I made mine about 8 inches wider, and didn't enclose the back (I wanted better airflow).

spent the last 3 weeks building the rig (cedar w/ porcelain tile top) in prep for the 700 (arrived today). Gonna break her in tonight with the initial 400 degree smoke and then hit some ribs this weekend. Happy to have joined the RecTec family!

Nice!!! Post the pics when you're wrapped up!

If you're spending money for a custom built-in install, it's probably worth getting a larger unit than a smaller one, particularly if you enjoy entertaining groups. Better to have and not need, than to need and not have. This is probably the reason why most built-in videos you see are for the...