Weber Kettle guy here who just purchased a PBC. I've been avoiding buying anything other than my kettle fearing I would become obsessed with with using it, researching new recipes/techniques and perfecting my craft. I have small children and can't spend a whole lot of time cooking.
My vision for the PBC is learn how to get it started and toss some very simply rubbed ribs, chickens and butts out there and come back to check hours later. If I can truly get a basket of coals set in less than 30 min and then hang meat and forget about it for a few hours it will be perfect.
I eat well now with quick cook steaks, chops and seafood on my kettle but this would give me more options.
I am going to do my first cook with the lighter fluid method and if I cant taste the fluid and if it works well I will stick with it for a while. If not I'll play around with my chimney.
Does anyone have a pic or description of what the lit basket should look like before hanging meat? I'm nervous about just using time b/c sometimes my coals are ready quicker then others depending on weather, how much newspaper I use, etc.
