Last week, we fired up the BBQ42 Chicken Cooker to try out our new griddle. We had quite a breakfast BBQ—lots of bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, and scrambled eggs.

The optional griddle replaces the stainless steel grate where you would normally put your food. It’s a large metal “pan” that’s great for frying breakfast foods and cooking a variety of other foods.

I am so excited about this, that I decided to make a video and share it with you.

Please watch it here: BreakBQ: The Vegetarian’s Nightmare

Here are some photos of the BBQ also. Click on one to enlarge it.

Last week Marlin and I had the privilege of attending the 2009 Meadow Creek Dealer Day and Open House in New Holland, PA. The trip provided lots of value for Marlin and me and, for those of you interested in Meadow Creek cookers, we expect it will help us serve you better.

Besides shooting photos of the event, I took hundreds of cooker photos. I am looking for ways to bring our website visitors as close to our cookers as possible online, so I am excited to get lots of close-up photos on my website for you guys.

Some highlights of the trip include…

• Doughnuts and coffee in the mornings.
• Reconnecting with the Meadow Creek Welding team and dealers.
• A private meeting with Melvin, the owner of Meadow Creek, discussing ways we can partner with them efficiently long-term.
• Backyard smoking and curing meat seminars.
• Taking over 1,000 photos of cookers, dealer day, the auction, and open house.
• Smoking ribs in the rain.
• Pulled pork and barbecued chicken made on Meadow Creek pig roasters and chicken cookers.
• Homemade ice cream from the hit-and-miss ice cream machine.
• An auction to sell some of Ivan Stoltzfus’ (Melvin’s dad who passed away) personal items and other things.
• Some private time at the rental house relaxing and eating pizza.

Here are some photos from the trip I thought you would enjoy.

Click on a photo to enlarge it and start the slideshow.

Have you seen the engaging photo gallery slideshows I added to my website? I posted a delicious collection of appetite-stirring barbeque meat photos, some behind-the-scenes shots from Meadow Creek’s shop, and a whole bunch of custom BBQ trailers built by Meadow Creek Welding.

Check them out here:

• Delicious Barbeque Meat Photos
• Meadow Creek Welding Shop Tour
• Custom Meadow Creek BBQ Trailers

Click on a photo to enlarge it and the slideshow should begin automatically.

Let me know what you think. I enjoy hearing from you!

Happy quing,

Lavern Gingerich

PS. If you have any questions about which cooker and options will work best for you, please don’t hesitate to call Marlin toll free at 877-248-7753.

PR36 Backyard BBQ Smoker

We are excited to announce a new backyard BBQ cooker from Meadow Creek Welding, the PR36 Backyard BBQ Smoker. Built to match the superior quality of Meadow Creek’s commercial-grade construction, this BBQ cooker is great for backyard cookouts for family, friends, and small parties.

What I like best about the PR36 Backyard BBQ Smoker is that it’s a 2-in-1 convertible and priced to fit the budget of many backyard cooks. You can cook a wide variety of meats (including whole pigs) and cook meat using the method you choose—either smoked with low temperatures or grilled with direct heat and high temperatures.

The PR36 BBQ Smoker is ready to cook for approximately up to 75 people. You can haul it off to the neighborhood park and cook at a family reunion, invite a few friends over for a nice evening of barbecue and fellowship outside, or simply enjoy countless cookouts as a family on the back deck.

I’m looking forward to quite a few barbecue cookouts of ribs, chicken, pork butts, burgers, and more this summer. It seems I can already smell the aroma “sizzling” out of that cooker!

I’m ready. How about you?

Check out the PR36 BBQ Smoker today or take a look at our other backyard BBQ cookers.

I had a birthday yesterday, and it was a very special day for me and my family. Some time off work, quality time, lots of gifts, and special food. And to make it better Marlin cooked up some chicken breasts, ribs, and potatoes!

For lack of time, we weren’t able to smoke ribs, so he grilled chicken, ribs, and potatoes on the BBQ42 Chicken Cooker. Marlin is an expert chicken cooker and it was tops!

Click on a photo to enlarge it.

Enjoy the photos.

Lavern

BBQ smokers. Pig roasters. Chicken cookers. Grills.

What if I want to smoke and grill? What if I want to grill some burgers and chicken parts, but mostly smoke whole pigs?

A pig roaster does so much more than pigs. A chicken cooker also does more than what it’s name implies. So it can be a bit confusing at first. That’s why I added a new chart for you in the BBQ Tools section of my website…

Recommended Meats for Meadow Creek Cookers Chart

If you are wondering which Meadow Creek BBQ cooker is designed to cook your meats, check this out. The chart shows a listing of common meats with primary and secondary recommendations for each meat.

Let me know if you find it helpful and if you have questions about meats that are not on the chart.