I bought the 1975-t. Because I didn’t wanna have to move anything arojnd just hook it to the truck and go where ever. But that 250 is beautiful sir

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I’ve heard good things about the 1975. The 250 is a beast. Thanks for watching!

Great video sir. Would love to see you do videos on the firebox and the stack. Those are so interesting.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

👍 thanks for watching!

I always enjoy hearing your perspective. Lots of great information👍😊

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it Bobbi

I appreciate videos like this because it's informative and gives everyone an idea

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

thanks. appreciate you watching!

Thank you Joe for the information 😎💯

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

👍 thanks for watching!

Great video Joe! I did something similar. I went from a green egg to a Workhorse 1969, to eventually building my 250 gallon pit. I’m still learning. Thanks for the videos!

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

We always gotta be learning! It’s the fun part.

Really nice video. Kettles are great for starting in to barbecue and it's also good to get to know a pitmaster and learn from them if/when someone is ready to level up.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

Let’s nerd out! I love my WH 1975 wagon. It makes cooking so easy.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Better get more ppl to like this video then! Sounds awesome. Thanks for watching.

Great video. Love it when you talk about smokers and building fires. That's my kind of ASMR;

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

I love my SNS Kettle. It was my introduction to low and slow before i got my 55gal drum. I actually just purchased one for my buddies birthday that wants to get into smokig.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

You’re a good person. They’ll be very happy. Haha. Thanks for watching!

This is a great video. I am in the process of making a decision on what smoker I want to buy. Thank you for the information. Please do the videos on the stack and firebox

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Awesome. Hope this helps in your decision making! Thanks for watching!

Awesome video man!

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching!

Please do more detailed videos on your 250 gallon. Specifically capacity, fire management, how much wood on a long cook, and the stack.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I’ll try my best. Thanks for watching

Great video. Owned several cookers. Learn as you go. Cheers brother.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I would definitely want to see those videos!

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Looks like we’re gonna need more likes!

Great video. Your primitive pit is impressive. I agree about the smokestack on the Yoder, specially when you need to properly render the fat cap on briskets. It ought to be easy to build a steel chamber from the inside to lower the air intake. Looking forward for your videos pertaining to the firebox and smokestack.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Idk if I can make those videos. Don’t have enough likes.

Great video. Would love to hear more about your pop-up journey-how you started, marketing, licensing (or lack thereof, ha), etc.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I have a few videos already made of my pop ups. Look of Hard Knox of Knox Ave. thanks for watching!

Hello from Florida!! Yeah let’s see the Firebox & Stack videos 😁👍👍 WSM was Great for 13yrs- sadly it hasn’t seen a spark since I got my Old Country Wrangler stick burner 3 yrs ago 😊

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Yup. You know how I feel then. Haha.

Great vid and lots of good advice, MJY. I've been rocking a cheapo O Joe Highland for at least 15 years. The smoker is a complete a&&pain to run but I ALWAYS produce great BBQ with it and just can't get my head around $1-2k+ for a better smoker (although I might pull the trigger on a Brazos this year). Kettles are great, run a 22.5" Weber and get great results with that one too. I can get medium size pieces of Hickory in it and get great smoke and results with beef short ribs. While I'd love to get an SNS, I prefer to spend that scratch on better proteins. Again, really great video, solid points made - love the channel, always learn something from you, and look forward to the content and collabs. Thanks for all you do to share your knowledge with us!

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. Thanks so much for watching!

I inherited an old 18" weber kettle, and I love that old bird! And recently got a HastyBake Roughneck. I've only had 3 cooks on it, but It's been an amazing drum smoker so far.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome. Thanks for watching.

@lobsterbisque7567

5 ай бұрын

@@knoxavebbq Thanks for sharing that Porchetta recipe! I have a rotisserie attachment for my kettle, and that's the perfect recipe to use it!

DUDE, what a great video! We'd love to see a comparison, brisket on your $9000 offset vs the 22" SNS Kettle. 😃🔥🔥

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

haha. thanks. i'll see what i can do.

I love the Weber rant some one did on you, that was funny. SNS looks like they followed in the footsteps of the storied Weber Kettle which is an American classic. The 22" Weber Kettle I've been grilling with all my life, the SNS looks like the Weber and a damn good one too. Have the Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5" big version, I always cook a lot of food. Just got a Pit Boss pellet smoker, so far, I found you can cook a couple of spatchcocked chickens really fast on it, so a little smoke flavor fast the pellet is doing it really good when I don't have all day or 2. The WSM is good and I got a gateway drum smokers 55 gal rib hanging grate to swap the top grate and some pellet smoke tubes to use it to cold smoke sausages. I learned sausage making in part from Bradley Chudd's BBQ and that's where I first saw you in one of his videos. I'm looking to add an offset to the back yard, and I need some grill space, the least I do is 2 chickens, the WSM is cool but for Thanks Giving it would be nice to have the space to do 2 spatchcocked 20lb turkeys or 4 briskets at once without having meat above dripping on meat below.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching!

Yo Joe, great vid, waiting on my 250 from Prim, same on config but no paint protection, I like the patina look and yes more content on the 250, thats just me being selfish lol

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I’ll try my best. Thanks for watching

I’d love to see a video talking about the smokestack and the firebox. I have a 250 gallon Big Phil’s Smoker that’s fully insulated and I’d like to see the difference with your version. I also love my kettle grill.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

appreciate it. thanks for watching!

Some smokers are personal preference or more convenient depending one space or labor intensity. Good video keep it up ❤ and the only thing will make a difference in bbq is Korean newspapers

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I see no lies here. Haha. Thanks for watching.

Let’s go! It’s the cook, not the grill at that point lol Well said I bet you were a lot nicer than they were conveying your thoughts Love your videos awesome production quality and fun and easy to watch Thank you for that!

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching! Always trying to put out the best quality video and info for you guys.

Shierly fab 24x50 elevated straight back all the way,far more space then I will ever need

@knoxavebbq

Ай бұрын

👍

Thanks for discussing this topic. I know you don’t own one but I think some consideration should be given to pellet smokers. In my opinion, there are some very good pellet smokers in the price range between kettle grills and backyard offsets. Camp Chef (Woodwind Pro) at the low end. Yoder and Lone Star Grills at the high end.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I have nothing against pellet smokers, but have no intentions in getting one. Thanks for watching!

Joe, you ever play around with barrel smokers? fun for backyard bbq hobbyist with a small footprint.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I haven’t, but I wanted one when I was younger. Im afraid it’ll places in the corn unused like the WSM. I personally just don’t have a use for barrel style smokers

Joe, Great video! Did you consider putting your 250 on a trailer? I wonder if it is worth it once you go that big. Although, then you probably can’t easily move it a short distance in your yard. I also have concerns about the popular high back yard smokers (Franklin, Mill Scale, Goldee’s/M&M) that mainly have tiny wheels. I don’t think many of these even can be made with better wheels. Do you ever think about getting a direct heat cooker like Bradley’s Chud Box? Keep up the great videos!👍

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Trailers require extra work and space. I’m happy with the size and mobility of the wagon. If I had more space for a chud box I’d get one. Haha

I would like you to talk about traditional smokers vs reverse smokers. What has been your experience with reverse smokers, and is there a difference in food taste? Also, please talk about smoke stack placement.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I haven’t worked on enough reverse flows to really give an opinion on it.

I am currently waiting for my offset smoker to be built. I've seen a lot of videos comparing uninsulated/air gap insulated/fully insulated fire boxes. It seems everyone says that the fully insulated keep in heat too well and that makes it hard to maintain a coal bed. Mine will be 150 gallon using a propane tank (like a larger version of a Fatstack 120). Interested to hear your thoughts, as this is something that can be changed.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Probably won’t be making that video anytime soon, but you know what my opinion is. Both work, I just have my preference.

What are your thoughts on the Char Griller Grand Champ? I would love a Workhorse but like in Hawaii so we have are pretty limited options and shipping one from the mainland would cost almost more than the smoker. The Grand Champ looks to have some pretty nice features and with a few mods could run well but curious on your thoughts

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I haven’t cooked on one so I couldn’t tell you. Sorry. But if that’s the one that’s call you and you wanna learn to cook on an offset, why not! I cooked my cheap broken smoker for years and learned alot using it until I felt confident pulling the trigger on a more expensive one.

It's 22° out right now, and I have ribs on my workhorse 1969 , using a little more wood , but it isn't too bad.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Those pits hold temp pretty well. Good luck! Thanks for watching.

Hey Joe.......... you need to give your Yoder smoker a little love buddy. All the surface rust makes it look sad. You are treating that nice smoker like a stepchild after getting your Primitive Pit smoker. Keep up the good work.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Haha. I do feel bad, but it is what it is. Thanks for watching.

@CH-ec5on

5 ай бұрын

Could do a "clean and re-season" video.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

i@@CH-ec5on i already have a video up on doing that you can check out on my channel

I love both the Weber and the SNS, they are both legends and I will always own at least one or the other. MJY, screw the haters that talk out their a$$. Your credentials speak for themselves, and you should never listen to anyone that you don’t already know in your BBQ circle.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

It’s the internet. Ppl will say anything. It didn’t bother me. And like i said, more about the cook than the cooker.

Hello from Austin!

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Sup!

As far as "nerding out" video idea, how bout doing one on fuel? Show application preferences, if any, of using briquettes to lump charcoal or vice versa in non offset use.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

That’s on my list for sure. Thanks for watching!

@JG-id5vi

5 ай бұрын

​@@knoxavebbqIf you could mention maple wood would be awesome. Where I live is a lot of Maple. But I don't see anything on youtube about it

Brad should totally hook you up with Chud Box so you can compare.

@knoxavebbq

3 күн бұрын

Haha. I would not expect something like that. Someday I’ll have one.

I have a Yoder Pellet and a WSM; I'd love a stickbruner, but it doesn't seem practical for backyard BBQ. It seems like an SNS would be a good complement for high temps and charcol. You can smoke pulled pork / brisket, etc?

@knoxavebbq

4 ай бұрын

You can, but the space is pretty tight

@azitz

4 ай бұрын

@@knoxavebbq got it. I have seen you do cool things on the SNS I think I am going to get it. I make briskets on WSM and I think its the same size. Your video doesn't really recommend a backyard offset. What about the Babe or the 1957?

Hey Joe, I bought a char griller grand champ from Home Depot and it’s actually pretty nice for the price point. Academy sells old country pits that seem quality especially with their new G2 pit. Have you cooked on the char griller grand champ? I think you’d recommend it to backyard cooks, especially since it’s only like $600. I also want to get an old country pit and see how nice those are

@anthonylaney1062

5 ай бұрын

The grand champ has 1/8in steel? I believe

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Sounds good. Honestly I wouldn’t be able to answer your question confidently since I have never personally cook on them. As long as you’re happy with it and you know how it runs that’s all that matters. I would just do your homework before you purchase it. Thanks for watching.

This is a great video. I’m glad and upset at the same time. I have the Sns grill. Bbq is good. I also have a ground cement pit. Bbq is good. I’ve been to restaurants with a off-set and the food was not so good. With bbq I have off days. I over cook something. I did not season properly. I over smoked something. I should have left it on longer. My question is. If you only have to cook for you? No friends or family or enemies. Which one would be your go to? My reason is. I can fry chicken. I can bake chicken. I can grill chicken. Something about that slow cooked chicken with apple, oak, cherry wood. I can’t explain!!!! 3-4 hour chicken wings cannot be matched. If you cook it just right? You are at 200F for most of your cook and then 300F until the skin is crispy. No sauce needed. I can’t do the same on the ground pit. The Sns can not cook whole hog.

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

I’m picking my 250, 100%

Love the vids, but just want to say that the background music was a bit loud/distracting (particularly around 3:20-3:30 which is where i'm at right now)

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Noted. Thanks for watching!

Woof Woof Thumbs Up Everyone

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

👍👍

🤓 🤓 🤓 Let’s do it!!

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Gonna need a few more likes! Haha. Thanks for watching.

Kinda doing a disservice by not talking about kamado grills. They hold temp well at -10°f with snow and driving winds. They can grill hotter than any Webber. They make better smoke than a WSM or Kettle. Some brands have a plethora of accessories. They only fall short on delivering GREAT BBQ smoke and mobility.

@knoxavebbq

Ай бұрын

I can’t talk about what I don’t have. 🤷‍♂️and as you said, they fall short when it comes to bbq which is what this video is about.

Have you cooked on a moberg any thoughts on that Pitt?

@knoxavebbq

Ай бұрын

I have. They have gotten better but not my favorite.

@dmdm9198

Ай бұрын

@@knoxavebbq what is your top 5 at the moment? Really surprise moberg is not one of your favorite. Many of us don’t get to cook on many pitts like you, any insights you give is very helpful. For me shierly fabrication is my major step up from store pitts and probably my last. Maybe get a direct flow in the future but so many options

👍

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

👍👍

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@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Haha. Thanks

To me it doesn’t really matter unless you’re cooking as a restaurant lmao. You can get the same quality on a 1965 Weber as a $9000 cooker pretty much

@knoxavebbq

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.