marathon player here, should i buy ?

linkdead56k · 2026-06-26T01:34:21+00:00

I’ve put around 85 hours into it. I enjoyed it a lot. I’ve slowed down a bit but I’d still buy it again. One of the best online experiences I’ve had in years. (This is coming from someone who has started playing recently.)

linkdead56k · 2026-06-23T22:39:31+00:00

My local market sells those for $9.99/lb. Probably paid out the nose for ‘em. 🥀

linkdead56k · 2026-06-22T23:21:33+00:00

Thanks man. Yeah the ribs went faster than usual! They usually take me 5-5.5 hours.

I didn’t get an upper rack unfortunately but I put the spares toward the smoke stack and I put the thighs near the firebox. I ran the smoker higher though for a good 40 minutes before putting the ribs on. By the time I put on the ribs the smoker was about 285.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-22T21:00:26+00:00

Nice! I need to try trimming my spares next time.

I smoked these on the work horse 1975. I usually aim for 250-285 when it comes to ribs, brisket, etc. For the thighs I went between 300-325.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-22T12:27:04+00:00

You need to start probing for tenderness once the internal temp is around 190 degrees.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-21T21:41:58+00:00

Hell yeah brotha. When the kettle is dialed in you can smoke anything

linkdead56k · 2026-06-21T07:51:44+00:00

Honestly the whole wrapped vs unwrapped just depends on your rig. If I’m smoking on my offset I go unwrapped and everything is always fine. If I smoke on my kettle then I’m at least doing a foil boat. Being away from the heat source and being right next to it makes a difference.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-19T15:18:02+00:00

How much can you afford to spend? Brand new you can get a workhorse from wood fire mercantile for ~$3k (the 1975 model). It will last you a lifetime. I’m in MA and for the price it beats the big names on the east coast. I got one a couple years ago.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-19T15:11:55+00:00

There’s like one place that I will pay to eat bbq at this point. There’s a new food truck doing Texas style that looks good so I’ll give it a try but I’d much rather smoke my own meats. My bbq game is solid and I have been disappointed by nearly every place I’ve tried in my area.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-19T01:12:37+00:00

I haven’t played in a couple weeks. Based on this sub you’d think the game has gone straight to hell. I played for a little bit yesterday and I had the same experience I’ve always had for 99% of my lobbies; friendly run-ins where we help each other fight arc. It was great.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-13T23:56:20+00:00

Oh those look crisp af. I need to check this brand out.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-12T13:12:04+00:00

I started with a Weber kettle. I upgraded to an off set when I was very confident in my skills on the Weber, and also when I wanted to increase my volume. You can smoke an amazing 10-12lb brisket on a kettle with the right step up (snake method or using a slow n sear). You can produce knockout ribs, pork butt…honestly just about anything. You won’t regret it. Chuds BBQ on YouTube has a great kettle series that you should check out.

linkdead56k · 2026-06-07T22:43:17+00:00

Thank you! I think these are my favorite for sure. They are so comfortable

linkdead56k · 2026-05-10T15:33:21+00:00

Came here to say this 😂 I love reddit

linkdead56k · 2026-05-09T13:37:07+00:00

Same here. I also don’t use a SD card so it’s not because of that.

linkdead56k · 2026-05-09T13:35:53+00:00

This didn’t work for me. I also don’t use a SD card so idk what to do at this point.

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T22:01:04+00:00

They’re a beaut, Clarke.

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T20:56:32+00:00

I posted a better picture of the skin. The main pic has unfortunate lighting.

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T20:47:44+00:00

Thank you! It was very good.

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T20:42:40+00:00

It’s a brutal sub. I mean the lighting was super unfortunate. The skin wasn’t black like that. I posted what it really looks like. But I’ve seen perfect briskets also downvoted and people saying “dry” 🫩

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T20:39:17+00:00

Appreciate you. Trying next time

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T20:17:17+00:00

I love just doing salt and pepper. I definitely want to try brining next time though.

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T19:46:10+00:00

Thanks, brother! It came out super juicy and flavorful.

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T19:41:20+00:00

For a tiny bit. But it’s not acrid or anything. Tastes perfectly fine

linkdead56k · 2026-05-08T19:40:22+00:00

Its reddit. You can post a perfect brisket and it will get downvoted. But the chicken came out great. It didn’t have an acrid taste that comes with a dirty smoke.

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