# Top 10 BBQ joints in the US. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864 "2013-09-14T20:48:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864/81 "2013-09-20T15:38:24Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, I know where they sell them around here if I really wanted one. I just can’t bring myself to do it. You can get a lot of meat to barbecue for what one of those puppies cost. Present from my wife, over a dozen years ago. I had to read about how to use it, because the one person I knew who owned one had never done a low-and-slow. Now they’re in every other Atlanta backyard. It’s been one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. It’s worth the money, if you can find a way to swing it. I use it a lot over the holidays to roast large pieces of beef. The subtle, but noticeable, smokey flavor it imparts to a prime rib roast is fantastic, to say nothing of the crust. It’s nice to be able to do 750+ and 225 on the same grill/smoker. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864/82 "2013-09-20T15:54:52Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Present from my wife, over a dozen years ago. I had to read about how to use it, because the one person I knew who owned one had never done a low-and-slow. Now they’re in every other Atlanta backyard. > > It’s been one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. > > It’s worth the money, if you can find a way to swing it. I use it a lot over the holidays to roast large pieces of beef. The subtle, but noticeable, smokey flavor it imparts to a prime rib roast is fantastic, to say nothing of the crust. It’s nice to be able to do 750+ and 225 on the same grill/smoker. I know. It sounds like an awesome setup, but I’ll have to wait until someone gifts it to me. I have the money for one, but I just can’t bring myself to spend it. Hell, I’ve been agonizing for years about getting an iPad–and I can even write that off as a business expense–and I just can’t bring myself to buy one. Guess I’m a cheap bastard. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864/83 "2013-09-20T16:06:33Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I know. It sounds like an awesome setup, but I’ll have to wait until someone gifts it to me. I have the money for one, but I just can’t bring myself to spend it. Hell, I’ve been agonizing for years about getting an iPad–and I can even write that off as a business expense–and I just can’t bring myself to buy one. Guess I’m a cheap bastard. 🙂 No, we’re basically the same way, and are even in the exact same boat regarding an iPad. We make some big purchases (just bought a D7100), but they take a lot of time and research, and we both have to sign off on them. I totally understand. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864/84 "2013-09-20T16:15:40Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > No, we’re basically the same way, and are even in the exact same boat regarding an iPad. We make some big purchases (just bought a D7100), but they take a lot of time and research, and we both have to sign off on them. I totally understand. On the plus side, I’ve been happy with every big purchase I’ve made, so, hmm… Actually, my dream is a wood-fired hearth oven. I can see myself one day laying down the thousands of dollars for one of those puppies, but it’ll have to wait to our next house at least. Plus I think I’ll have an easier time getting my wife on board with promises of wood fired pizzas vs promises of barbecue. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864/85 "2013-09-20T16:22:15Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > On the plus side, I’ve been happy with every big purchase I’ve made, so, hmm… > > Actually, my dream is a wood-fired hearth oven. I can see myself one day laying down the thousands of dollars for one of those puppies, but it’ll have to wait to our next house at least. Plus I think I’ll have an easier time getting my wife on board with promises of wood fired pizzas vs promises of barbecue. [Check it out.](http://www.ibiblio.org/lineback/bbq/wdh.htm) Not quite what you’re talking about, but still awesome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864.md?page=4)