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Would a breeze block wrapped in foil work just as well as a brick?

I only ask as i have one of those left over from some building work, and it will save me going to B&Q as I always buy more than I intent to when I go there.

Thanks for the offer Eddie but I should be okay; I plan to buy some next week which should be fine for the Easter weekend. Keep an eye on your PMs on Good Friday though in case of emergencies

Brian

Well I had my first cook on Saturday on my Excel 20 and I have to say...I'm hooked.

I started it a bit late (dragged out shopping :( ) but managed to cook 2 chickens and a rack of ribs although it was dark by the time I finished. The chicken was so moist and the meat just fell off the ribs ...

They are a good buy, we bought one a couple of years ago from costco mainly for camping, it also now gets used as giant beer/cider/wine/vodka cooler on summer days and a storage box in the shed over winter.

Thanks for the welcome all

Cawky - I did wonder what the "Webers are awsome" comment was, I thought there was some gang warfare on the site for a minute with Webers vs. ProQs and you were letting me know which side you were on.

Hi,

After many years of drooling over pictures of smokers on the internet I finally took the plunge and bought a ProQ Excel 20 which I picked up yesterday.

It's now all assembled and after a good look round on this site I'm planning to cook my first chicken and ribs in it on Saturday, also hoping ...