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sfprankster

Master of the Pit
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My list includes:

WSM and kettle(w/ automotive drip pans underneath)


charcoal chimney


locking tongs

  
remote thermometer


silicone hi-temp gloves


stainless steel grill pan


cutting/whacking device


sauce brush


skewers


rechargeable  LED lights and clamps(for the occasional overnight brisket and pork butt smokes)


10 x 10 canopy(with a view
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favorite beverage


...last, but not least...

a zero gravity chair

 
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Recently I was getting ready to smoke a brisket and opened up the cabinet and found a set of these sitting there.  Apparently they were given to me some time ago by my Father in law.  They are called Pigtails and they are great!  They are very sharp and are wonderful for grabbing a big piece of meat and flipping it over.  As handy as they are they don't  compare to that zero gravity chair!
 
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SFP pretty much has it all covered.

A second refrigerator is rising rapidly to the top of my Essential Tools list.  We have plenty of freezer space with our regular freezer and a chest freezer in the garage, but one shelf in the home refrigerator is just not enough space for me to keep smoked meat, meat to smoke, meat to cure, and bread dough, another cooking habit I've developed as a result of SMF!.   
 
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Recently I was getting ready to smoke a brisket and opened up the cabinet and found a set of these sitting there.  Apparently they were given to me some time ago by my Father in law.  They are called Pigtails and they are great!  They are very sharp and are wonderful for grabbing a big piece of meat and flipping it over.  As handy as they are they don't  compare to that zero gravity chair!
Oooooooo, I want some of the hooks. Tongs can grab items only so large... 
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My gf bought the zero gravity chair for me...  
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Now I need a mosquito net for the overnight smokes. Lounging in it after dark, you quickly become prime mosquito bait... 
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Truthfully, I think she intends me to be outside more, to smoke/grill more meals or for some space... 
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SFP pretty much has it all covered.

A second refrigerator is rising rapidly to the top of my Essential Tools list.  We have plenty of freezer space with our regular freezer and a chest freezer in the garage, but one shelf in the home refrigerator is just not enough space for me to keep smoked meat, meat to smoke, meat to cure, and bread dough, another cooking habit I've developed as a result of SMF!.   
I have a commercial kitchen for my business that has a pair of walk-in refrigerators. This gives adequate space for experiments and storage. 
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Speaking of experiments, my ham is almost finished brining and ready for the smoker... 
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My gf does all the baking in our household. Her latest creation is a brioche bun for char siu bao's(chinese bbq pork buns)... 
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Anything else I can improvise. But a good thermometer is essential to getting perfect, repeatable results.
My Maverick does the work for me in that department... 

Smoker temps and food temps all in one, with the added bonus of the remote module... 
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DOH!  A BBQ Guru DigiQ DX2.  Not essential at all for the WSM by any means, but wow, truly an essential for me now.  Turned my bullet into a truly set and forget smoker for as long as I want to smoke.  I've got 16.5 lbs of boneless shoulder in the WSM right now and I won't even look at it for about 6 hours, except to take this picture.  It has just about turned my Maverick into food temp monitor only. 

BTW SFP, I have two more boneless shoulders in the refrigerator right now.  One will become Buckboard Bacon.  The other will become your Char Siu. 

 
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