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Looks pretty good to me Wilbur, I think you're being your own worst critic! Robert

Don't do anything differently, and use a mix of coal. On the longer cooks, I don't believe a long heat soak is as necessary, and I don't believe topping of is necessary either. Just get it stable, add wood if you're going to, and if you do, let it burn for about 30 mins. Robert

No cooked shots?!?!?! Well, cook some more!!! Robert

Exactly. Robert

I was the same way at first, but like I said, when I saw pics of new ones, the build up had to go. Remember, the more the build up, the harder to clean. Robert

I guess the term abrasive is strong, it won't scratch anything. It's just a coarse sponge. Robert

What color?? Robert

I just responded in another thread, long story short, I use a two sided kitchen sponge, one with a more abrasive side for scrubbing. A magic eraser will work, if you stay ahead of the game, but my build up had gotten bad. Robert

Mine got a noticeable buildup on the bottom of the vent cap. I tried all sorts of cleaners to no avail. Recently, I was looking at pics of shiny bronzes, with their shiny to vents, and I got determined. I got a magic eraser, and just started rubbing on one tile. Finally, it came clean! I repeated the process, tile to tile, until the eraser was gone. There were still dirty tiles, but I noticed in my sink, when I was rinsing the eraser, I had a two sided kitchen sponge, regular and a bit more abrasive. Well, I hit it with the abrasive side, and off comes the residue! I moved to little boy, and cleaned the whole top vent in the time it took to do four tiles with the eraser. I'm gonna try some of this mix, as I'm not gonna let this build up happen again, I love the look of shiny bronze!! Robert

I named my bronzes Fat Man, and Little Boy. The fact that I have two, I wanted names that went together. You may have to cook a few times before the right names strike you, so, no hurry! Robert

It looks great Wilbur. You have certainly proven Murphy is alive and well. Think ya might consider a controller now? It looks like, in this case anyway, had your temp stayed at 225° as planned, it would have been perfect. Regardless, your brisket looks great, and I can't believe your restraint in not at least cutting off a test corner! Robert

Looks great Tony!! I'm glad it worked for you. The only thing I could possibly suggest is to get some cocochar, and be done with it. I tried a few lump charcoals, but after cocochar, the rest just doesn't compare. Robert

I would have to go with the 23". It's capable of more than you describe, and more, yet is easy enough to handle for small cooks. The 32", would seem to be almost overkill for the average person, but those that have them, love them. The 21" has the hi cap design, which allows for filling the lid with pork butts and the like, but you give up width on the main grate, which would be an issue for me, as I like to cook briskets, and ribs, which need the width. I have a 19" also, and if you told me it was the only grill I could have, I'd be ok with that. After having both though, given a choice, definitely the 23". Robert

Well 5750A is already shown as sold! You should be grilling in no time. I really believe you're going to be very pleased with your new grill. Even though your experience with the k7 was a good one, the kk is light years ahead in quality. Again, pics! Robert

Congrats!! You're gonna love your cooker! Please post pics of your cooker, and cooks, and welcome to the forum! Robert

You bought a 1000' roll of paper, and you're asking this question? Go with da paper. What type of brisket by the way? Robert

That should work. The boosters are fairly reasonable, and the cyberq, or whichever wi fi device you choose, will keep you from having to walk to the grill just to check temps. Robert

Poochie, where in your house, relative to your shop is your router? I guess I'm asking if you could possibly put a wi fi booster in you house closer to your shop. Putting a booster in your shop won't help because a booster is only as good as the signal it recieves. Robert

I have the cyberq, I love it. I've heard good things about the stoker, but I've never seen one. There's a newer one out there, called a flame boss. All of these are wi fi capable, there are others that are not, but are very good controllers. Robert

Once you get the shipping notice, that's when the days drag!!! Robert

Paswesley, I have the same burner top, I believe. If it's a dual burner, 60,000 btu unit, that's it. I love it!! Robert

You had me at honey and peanut butter!! Robert

Whatcha waitn for tony?? Robert

I understand, but don't be putting anything sub par next to that beautiful bronze baby!! Robert

Have you looked at the cabinets Dennis makes? Robert