The 'ol lady and I are headed Tulsa way in a few weeks. Does anyone want to get into smoking on the cheap? Our combo grill has served us super well over the years, but we want to upgrade to a heavy gauge dedicated smoker after we move (since OK doesn't have BBQ at all) and would like to pay this one forward. The Texas Trio is a little over 3 years old, and needs about $85 in replacement parts to get back into good operational condition. So that plus picking it up is what it'll cost you. Presumably we're doing our last smoke today with our first attempt at pork belly burnt ends!
The Texas Trio goes for about $630 at Home Depot. It's an offset smoker, charcoal grill, gas grill, with a gas side burner. It should have been called the Texas Quatro, but that doesn't alliterate. The charcoal grill side is just big enough to smoke a decent size brisket.
Here's how those pork belly burnt ends are going:
The exterior has a few heavy rust spots. A smart man would just Scotch Brite them down and add some high temperature paint to it. Photos taken during today's smoke.
The entire smoker drawer assembly needs to be replaced:
Here is the website for the replacement parts: https://www.chargriller.com/pages/3070-parts-page-1
I reckon at a minimum you'll need:
- The smoker drawer assembly, #s 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13.
- A drip pan, # 31.
- 3 new heat tents for the gas side, # 31.
Maybe a few other parts here and there, but this will get it into good operational order.
You'll also need a truck, or van or a trailer to pick it up.