I've got a vertical stick burner that is great for things like ribs, chicken, turkey, etc..anything that isn't an especially long cook. In the winter I use it to cold smoke cheeses as well.

Long cooks I use my Vision Kamado. Once the temp is set I can stick in my briskets ormpork butts, plug in my thermometer and go to bed. It holds heat very well and is big enough to not need to be refilled except in very long smokes, like 18+ hours. It's great for pizza too.

Grilling I have my old trusty Weber kettle. I've had it since 1998 and with the exception of having to replace the charcoal grill, it's held up incredibly well. Damn thing is indestructible.

An authentic Santa Maria tri tip is rubbed with Salt, Pepper, and Garlic salt. Cooked over Red Oak, preferrably using an Argentine style grill.

I use my Komodo to cook pizza wood wood exclusively. Never had any issues or complaints.

Sorry...its a bad typo.

I use wood in Kamado Vision. I havent used lump coal in it for a few years now. I love it. I can set it and forget it for long overnight smokes.

I do need to replace the gaskets though. They have gotten pretty old and brittle.

Maintenance day today for my vision. New gasket. Scraped and sanded the old one off, wiped off dust and residue with naptha. Waiting for it to dry out completely then install the new gasket.

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I did white sauce for the 1st time last week and love it.

So still working on this.

Backstory: years ago as a gift I was given a smaller visiongrills kamado. It worked great, but the small size was a detriment. A pizza stone would choke the fire, a full rack had to be cut, etc...

So about a year ago on the FB marketplace the standard size showed up semi locally and cheap. Super cheap. Contacted seller and went and grabbed it.

I noticed that the seal needed replacement (no big deal) and the centering spring loaded tip was gone. Again no big deal.

Replaced the seal, but the centering tip on...and noticed I couldnt get the temp below 350 no matter what I did. So closed off the vents and found that it leaked very slightly on the lower vent....and massively at the back near the hinge.

The lid doesnt sit flat. So i have spent the last day re aligning the mounting rings, shimming and unshimming the hinge, etc...to get it fixed.

Hoping to test it this weekend.

Should have taken a pic, but charred some corn for an Elote dip later on.