It is wonderful enigma.... 
A tool so simple to use, that it can confound those of us that are pre-conditioned to have to do more work, or have more instrumentation, etc.... in order to produce incredible, evenly cooked, great tasting food.
I am just blown away by how much "non-technical" fun cooking on the PBC really is!
T
Next thing you know T will buy a Horizonal barrel grill & cook like us good ole boys
At my hunting camp we still cook " old school" the same as has been done since the 1950's
We have a 36 in X 24 in homemade barrel cooker made from 1/4 in steel pipe.
Fire is in a basket on one end & meat on the other.
Grill has 3 adjustments, fuel door cracked ( warm weather ) open 1/2 in, ( winter cooks) open for high heat.
The cooker will go at max 3 hours without adding fuel.
We put a thermometer on the meat side about 3 years ago! Drilling a 7/8 in mounting hole in 1/4 in steel without the right tools was a pain!
We've had a couple meat thermometers but they get lost.
Butts are done when the bone is loose.
Chicken done when leg twists
Brisket is done when Jerry say's ( he's the only one who will buy a brisket for this group)
We're older , it's rare for everyone, heck even half, to actually go hunting.
For safety's sake you can drink, but if you do you can't go hunting so most afternoons most of us sit around the cooker & every hour someone will add a mini log or some charcoal .
The food we turn out is good!
You don't have to be sophisticated in your cooking methods!
This might sting a little LA...but... ??
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The PBC is like your i-pad....that is, it is a much simpler, more elegant solution to the way we
used to accomplish the same thing - to wit:
The PBC is the exact reason I will never go back to a Horizontal barrel grill
The truth is John...I was really dubious about all of the hoopla ( led by the illustrious Mr. Smokeasaurus
) about how great the PBC is - because I could not see WHY it cooks food so well ...HANDS-OFF!!. Frankly - I still do not "know" - tho I suspicion - based on the few cooks I have done - that the PBC is the result of engineered airflow, and pre-determined BTU, as the basket is designed and sized for the exact amount of charcoal. Even the variables in charcoal are taken out! If you use recommended Kingsford, fill the basket level - light, 20 minutes - cook....Easy Bake oven for adults
Now - for an accomplished cook like you, and someone that likes to tinker with the fire, and cooker...this may be ...dare I say it...
boring...? But - I will say that this is the most goof-proof charcoal cooker I have ever seen. You could literally give one to someone that burns water when they cook - and they can be successful.
I think that is Noah and Amber's "intelligent-designed miracle"
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