Unboxing the NEW Pit Boss Champion Drum Smoker

[@lonestarsmoked]

Those barrel smokers are great for fitting on the back of BBQ porch trailers. Great for comps and catering. Appreciate that shout out homie!

[@smokeybeardco]

Nice to see someone finally figured out to put a door on the bottom so you don’t have to take the whole thing apart to add charcoal. 👌

[@BaddogQ]

Webers been doing it for 20 years

[@billycurtis5788]

Ikr! I love my Oklahoma joe bronco but would love that door! 👍🏿

[@smokeybeardco]

@@BaddogQ lol that Weber Smokey mountain door might as well be a piece of tin foil. It’s soooooo flimsy.

[@Maidiac]

It is flimsy but it does the job perfectly. I no longer own one but he isn't lying. 25 or 30 years ago i was using one. Only problem webber had was it was small​@@smokeybeardco

[@marcelinomorquecho4824]

​​@@smokeybeardco I did the upgrade with a bolt on door for my Weber wsm. It is sooooo much better!!!

[@Ranjer-os5wr]

Multiple grates sounds good until you realize you will have to rotate protein between them because of temperature differences. I have no door on my 30 or 55 gallon uds...if you run out of heat during a cook, you badly undersized your basket. The dolly handles and wheels are a good idea...your ashes are going to shift backwards all over the bottom of your cooker but you do have that nifty door to help in the clean out.

[@JBsBBQ]

I love the addition of the door for access to the fire source and the dolly system!! that's a big advantage over the OK Joe drum (which i love) interested to see how it performs! i might be in the market soon! Thanks buddy

[@GrillSergeant]

Awesome good to see you around JB!

[@SkinnerFarms]

Very nice cooker!

[@GrillSergeant]

Thank you!

[@SkinnerFarms]

Thought I was already subbed but yt must’ve took it away I’m back now

[@GrillSergeant]

@@SkinnerFarmslol

[@robertwoods4457]

I have a drum smoker. Pit barrel PBX and love it. Wanted the gateway drum smoker but was way out of my price range. Wait till you do ribs on yours. You’re gonna live it

[@SmokingDadBBQ]

That’s a great looking drum. Can’t wait for the g2 to make an appearance

[@GrillSergeant]

You and me both! 😂 I’ll start filming with it tomorrow

[@gharv1313]

Awesome smoker and review Andrew! Awesome swing out firebox too. Watching for your first cook! Cheers brother 🍻

[@erikrobbins4792]

Need to see a cook on this asap 😂. Thank you for spending so much money to test items, which definitely saves me money and helps your viewers make an educated purchase

[@grillyeah]

R2D2 got a PITBOSS tattoo! LOL, I noticed this monster in your last video, its awesome man. I started on a vertical brinkmann, it all pulled apart if needed to refuel, it was a POS but I did some amazing cooks on it.

[@TheDawgfathasBBQ]

Saw one of these at Erica's BBQ Academy a few weeks ago. I'd never been in to drum cooking but this unit was pretty cool. It may or may not be on the wish list from that day. lol

[@bobbicatton]

The swing out basket, and maneuverability are great features👍

[@BrisketMedic]

Very cool integration of all the best attributes of many other smokers.

[@hazman440]

That's badass ... I'm still smokin in a Barrel House Cooker from some years ago lol

[@Brian1.]

Man thats my next purchase right there. Thanks Grill Sergeant.

[@daveducker2688]

mine too

[@jamescummings4480]

It looks like a great smoker, I have a vertical Dyna Glo that’s fun to cook on as well. How about cooking some mixed beef and pork meatballs. Whatever you decide to cook it’ll taste great I’m sure. PS, love the channel You always have great content.

[@TexasStyleCuisine]

Nice drum. I think I may need one of those in my life

[@justinritz5594]

Love the barrel smoker, but have to ask about that re-loader setup! haha!

[@GrillSergeant]

Single barrel to smoke bbq, double barrel to smoke anyone trying to steal the bbq. LOL

[@stephanemontour3842]

Brilliant firebox !!

[@Rbouch]

I have a Weber Smokey Mountain but this will be my very next drum smoker for sure!!! I’ll buy thru your channel if it helps you?

[@johngardner5648]

Never wanted one till this one!

[@ryanjofre]

Look at those manly arms and wrists and wtf…an Apple Watch😱.😭😁. Awesome. Wish it didn’t take up so much space. Thanks man. Godspeed

[@johnneitzert2382]

I like that concept !

[@avasquez6140]

Take my $ ! Well thought out pit barrel.

[@bobkowalczyk2294]

Cok smoke hanging sausages in your drum smoker I'm excited!

[@keithatkinson7649]

That's a really well thought out smoker. Its quite an upgrade on a WSM. Is it worth the 2 or 3 times WSM price? It certainly looks it.

[@GrillSergeant]

Check out my IG @GrillSergeantUSA I’ve been cooking on it just about every day this week. I can’t get enough. Wayyy better than the 18” WSM that I had.

[@keithatkinson7649]

@@GrillSergeant thanks,I will do. I also have a small offset. The only issue with the Pitboss Drum smoker is its about $1100 here.

[@akaimon3]

Obviously have been out of touch when it comes to pricing. WSM $598, PBC $599, $699 in Mahogany. So relative equal in pricing. I own a WSM but see the PBC much easier in its function.

[@stevelitteral]

Looks like a very sturdy drum smoker. Question? does it have any ports for temp probes?😎👍

[@jreyes7115]

This is nice 👍🏽

[@darthwolvi7428]

Pork butts! I need to learn that one:)

[@ralphdrury5101]

Would be nice to know what grade steel is used. Compared to typical barrel grade, other drum smokers, etc.

[@MainahTony]

i really want this one!

[@faronWilliams]

Whatever you cook can you cook enough to use all three racks I really want to see how it Cooks on the third rack

[@MeatWagonBBQ]

This thing looks amazing. But the only thing, you cant physically see how open the top damper is? you just have that knob that says min and max?

[@MeatWagonBBQ]

and that removable firebox is freaking awesome

[@vonkytonk9754]

Nice little cooker but, essentially a dressed up WSM. Still very cool though

[@jharlowrose1]

First cook has to be a pork butt. I learned how to cook bbq on a uds a few back. Take heat deflector out, cook fat cap down, throw some pecan chunks and an onion halved in the lump charcoal coals. Run at 250-275, omg will it be everything a southern boy remembers about bbq as a kid. Hell throw some beans in there with the butt. So it can drip into them instead of chopping up bacon.

[@jeffneilson510]

Is it as good quality metal and construction as the gateway drum?

[@everettalexander5990]

Would you still have to keep it 10 feet from building when cooking on it?

[@christopherwilliams3517]

Please tell me the Marketing department has learned to release a cover when the hardware product is released as well?

[@christopherwilliams3517]

They did release a cover! Thank you! Will buy.

[@frogbg661]

This will definitely be the most reliable pit boss ever made. Lol

[@jerrychambers1231]

Where u get the brisket

[@GrillSergeant]

I got it locally in Texas from Tebben Ranches Wagyu

[@jerrychambers1231]

Do they ship to other states?

[@mattvernalls]

I was going to get one until I saw a vid on here of someone who had a few months use. The quality is so poor it’s seems failed lost a tonne of smoke and the gasket failed so bad. Went with a getaway instead

[@jeremybrockington6494]

Word up!!!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 grill, sergeant I would like to see hanging ribs, or a pork butt please

[@daveducker2688]

me too

[@teamturner3933]

Ribs or brisket

[@Manny_Perez]

What’s the purpose of having so many racks in the drum?

[@LumberMax]

Cook more food!

[@BillKessler-q7j]

Do a pork butt. Interested in how dark you will get the bark

[@rickcormier9160]

I have a 22” WSM that cooks a lot of great food, but can be a pain to move around, set up, especially now that I am in my upper 60’s. This smoker seems to remedy all of the issues I have with my WSM. I wonder if a temp controller could be fitted to the air intake.

[@W.Vanderbilt]

I never understood drum cookers. All it is, is a Kamado ceramic cooker; BGE, Big Joe etc.

[@jharlowrose1]

Good video

[@niccolomettifogo7164]

Will be dirty af

[@DavidDarrow]

Not really seeing how this is much of an improvement over the ancient tried and true Weber Smokey Mountain.

[@GrillSergeant]

i had and love the WSM but I can think of 3 things that might be an improvement. The 3 bottom vents on the WSM if you have to make an adjustment you have to get low to adjust them and they are super hot, on the pit boss you can adjust the air intake from standing. 2nd, portability, the Pit Boss is easy to move around. 3rd, on the Pit Boss I like that the bottom swings out with the firebox should you want you, add or adjust the coals where the WSM just gives you a door.

[@jasonbass5992]

Looks good ......but not $839.00 good!

[@dannyzuern6353]

Ribs

[@jerryrodriguez4412]

I see it comes with pitboss patented piece of crap temp gauge....lol