Recent content by Taeter

Used to be the way I cooked burgers was to crank up the gas burner, throw on some frozen patty’s, and flip em til they are dry. I’m thinking this technique is unsatisfactory on a 2 star. So how do you do burgers? Upper or lower grate? Flame zone covers on or off? To sear or not to sear? Do you...

Hi all Doin my first (2) pork butts for a family feed on Saturday. Due to weather I plan on doin the cook on Friday. So what do you do in a similar situation? I’ve heard from towels and coolers to let it sit on the counter after reaching 203. Cool to what temp Pull it Friday or wait till...

Just assembled 2 Star #3949 While unpacking I found the fire pot pin in the bottom of the box. When I reinstalled it I found it very loose. It’s not going to fall out but I was wondering if this was correct.

My 2 Star General should be arriving soon and I’d like some input on what to cook first. I know I can grill or smoke on it and since I’ve never run a smoker I’d like to try smokin first. So what’s easy? I could use a little confidence boost to start things up. I have some rubs from Big Poppas...

Took advantage of the Memorial Day sale and ordered a 2 Star General. Now I find out that I have a bunch of poppa points. Sweet! So what do you think is the best bang for the buck (or points). I’m new to pellets and smoking in general. I can’t imagine at this point of doing more than 1 brisket...

Hi all I’m Mike I’m new to pellets. New to posting. Newly retired. And have a new 2 star arriving soon. One of my retirement goals is to learn how to cook. My boys are very good with their grills and smokers. I on the other hand over cook everything on my soon to be retired genesis. Lookin...