Let's Talk BBQ
FORUM SPONSORS => Pit Barrel Cooker Co. => Topic started by: Bob c cue on May 30, 2014, 10:16:24 PM
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Received my PBC earlier this week, about 4 weeks after placing my order. Got to do my first cook yesterday evening. Prepared a whole chicken according to the PBC recommendations (cut bird into halves, sprinkle with the PBC All Purpose Seasoning, and hang from the hooks.)
The approximate time for chicken on the PBC is about 2 hours. I checked the internal temp of the breast at about 1 hour and 15 minutes and was at 165. So I pulled it off and let it rest for about 30 minutes before carving. It smelled wonderful and the juices were flowing as I cut up the beautiful bird.
The whole family really thought it was as good as, or better, than any chicken we had ever had. Nice smoky flavor, the rub was very tasty and as I said it was very, very juicy. The pressure was on to have my wife like it as she thought I was somewhat crazy to buy a smoker that "looked like a trash can". Now she understands why I wanted to get this thing. (BTW, my son and I both think it looks cool, so maybe it a guy thing).
I also cooked a rack of BB ribs which were as good as any ribs I had ever done. My only past experience with ribs was on the Weber Kettle using indirect heat, the minion method, and trying to keep the temp in the 275 degree range. The ribs took about 2 hours and 15 minutes, again faster than the recommendations and from what I have seen in the You Tube videos.
The nice thing about the PBC is that you don't have to worry about the temperature; you can just cook based on time. Once you figure out how long each type of meat takes with your PBC at your specific elevation, you should be good to go.
And of course the customer service is already becoming legendary. I have talked to Noah and Amber a couple of times and they could not be more helpful.
All in all very happy with my purchase and have already recommended it to several folks. Happy cooking everyone!
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Great description of your first go not he PBC Bob!
Look over the thread section we have for posting photos on LTBBQ. There may be some helpful tips there.
Keep up the good cooks!
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Well Bob - that is the sweetest looking "Trash Can" I have EVER seen :P
Nice job on the cooks - looking forward to the pictures!
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Easiest way with Photobucket is to paste the img code (found on the right side when you open a single picture) directly into your post.
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Easiest way with Photobucket is to paste the img code (found on the right side when you open a single picture) directly into your post.
Thanks very much on the suggestion. It worked. I was getting a bit frustrated trying to figure it out. Have a great weekend!
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Good looking chicken Bob and awesome looking new BBQ.
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Great description of your first go not he PBC Bob!
Look over the thread section we have for posting photos on LTBBQ. There may be some helpful tips there.
Keep up the good cooks!
Thanks very much. Got it figured out finally.
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Good looking chicken Bob and awesome looking new BBQ.
Thanks. Will be cooking chicken and ribs for about 12 people tomorrow. Wish me luck.
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Easiest way with Photobucket is to paste the img code (found on the right side when you open a single picture) directly into your post.
Thanks very much on the suggestion. It worked. I was getting a bit frustrated trying to figure it out. Have a great weekend!
No problem. Glad it worked. Good looking bird, BTW!
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Nice job Bob,LUCK!!
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NIce job, looks great!
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Good looking chicken Bob and awesome looking new BBQ.
Thanks. Will be cooking chicken and ribs for about 12 people tomorrow. Wish me luck.
You don't need luck cooking on the PBC. You just need charcoal, meat and beer.
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Great job with your first cooks on your PBC!
With chicken I like to go the last five minutes with the lid off to crisp up the skin a bit. Just keep your eyes on it during this time ;)
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Beautiful first cook. Nice job
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Looks good. Wish PBC had a baby drum for us RV'rs
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Great job on the chicken. ;)
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Great job with your first cooks on your PBC!
With chicken I like to go the last five minutes with the lid off to crisp up the skin a bit. Just keep your eyes on it during this time ;)
I had heard about that somewhere and was thinking I might give that a go. Thanks for the reminder.
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Great looking chick
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Looks good. Wish PBC had a baby drum for us RV'rs
Good idea. You may want to call Noah and suggest it. His number is on the website and he always answers his phone or will call you back.
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Looks good. Wish PBC had a baby drum for us RV'rs
Good idea. You may want to call Noah and suggest it. His number is on the website and he is always answers his phone or will call you back.
That IS an interesting idea!
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That's some beautiful chicken right there. Looks delicious! You're already cooking like a pro!
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That's some beautiful chicken right there. Looks delicious! You're already cooking like a pro!
Thanks. Had a dinner party for 12 yesterday and again did chicken and ribs (this time St. Louis style). Everyone loved the food and stuffed themselves pretty well. Got about 20 minutes of light, but steady rain an hour or so into the cook. Cooled the fire down a bit so I cracked the lid for a few minutes and that got it going pretty good.
Anyone else have experience with the PBC during rain? Have you ever had to bring the food on and finish in the oven? And has the rain made its way into the smoker through the rebar holes or bottom vent.? Just curious.
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Bob you sure got down cooking on PBC quickly.
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Congrats on the new toy, and that chicken looks great.