Testimonials From Meadow Creek Customers

Made us more profitable and more unique...

I do a lot of cooking and it has never let me down...

The smoker is great and the food tastes great...

The BBQ42 that I purchased from you this past Friday is awesome!

The first time I used it was the very next day, cooking chicken wings at Pops on The River and they turned out great. It helped make our vending debut in Chattanooga a big success. Within minutes of the wings placed on the cooker and the smell working its way through the crowd, I booked an event in September and a private party in 2 weeks!

I was able to cook 75-80 lbs of wings per hour with ease and without getting Carpel Tunnel in my wrist from turning each wing. The consistency with each batch was seamless and they were cooked to perfection.

Today I grilled some burgers on the unit and was truly surprised with how juicy they came out. I will be in touch with you soon about the griddle option for this unit to explore how versatile it is. Again, thank you and I will send some photos of my BBQ42 in action at our next event.

Ardyth and I are very excited about Meadow Creek Smoker. After reading and viewing many sites looking for a smoker, the Meadow Creek line came out heads and shoulders above the competition.

Last week I took our Meadow Creek cooker (PR72G) on its “maiden voyage”. I cooked a 230# hog for our Restaurant Managers Cookout and it was absolutely superb — both the result and the cooker.

I can’t say enough about the cooker, which performed admirably. It is an exceptional piece of equipment — one that we will use again, soon and often. It’s quality and dependability throughout!

Many thanks.

I received the trailer and have been working very hard to get everything up and running for my BBQ business, I'm really impressed with the quality of this equipment, and so is everyone else who stops to look at it too. This past weekend I fired it up and cooked 4 pork butts, 8 racks of st. Lewis style ribs, and a case of whole chicken legs. They turned out the best I've ever made, no exaggeration! These cookers make a seasoned professional out of an amateur. This was well worth the wait.

The BBQ26S Chicken Cooker is GREAT! Personally I’m not a huge fan of chicken but the cooker makes it easy and the Meadow Creek BBQ spices go extremely well with chicken. In short I have a new respect for chicken and have used the cooker a bunch this spring. I have used it to cook 15 pounds of split breasts and quarters at one time for our youth group at church. The youth group is still talking about it as the best barbecue chicken they have had. I have also used it to cook 10 pounds of chicken for a family get together and they all loved the chicken.

Then we have personal use. Periodically I will cook 5 or 10 pounds of chicken for use during the coming week. This is a great time saver, just pack the cooked chicken into a plastic sealed tub, put it in the fridge, and reheat it in the microwave. Pack for lunch to eat at work and make all your co-workers hungry with the smell of hickory smoked barbecue chicken from the microwave.

Probably the best thing about the Meadow Creek BBQ26S is its versatility. I can load it with charcoal and hickory chunks, close the lid, and adjust the dampers to extend the cook time out to an hour and a half for some nicely smoked BBQ Chicken. I also have the fixed charcoal grate and griddle. By setting the charcoal pan at the higher location the cooker makes a superb charcoal grill. It cooks some of best steaks I’ve done in the last 40 years. Same goes for the griddle.

It was love at first sight when I received my new SQ36! After many successful cooks, ribs, briskets, and pork butt are favorites, but also smoking fish, sausage and cheese. I really appreciate the versatility of the SQ36. The only problem I had was breaking the stub handle off one of the draft doors on the firebox. Lavern and Marlin were great about it! They had a new set of spiral handle doors made for me and shipped out no charge! The new doors are installed, they look great, and they will never break again!

Great customer support from the team at Smoky Mountain Barbecue!

Thanks, guys!

I have the TS250 smoker with a BBQ42 Chicken Cooker. I wouldn't take ANYTHING for it! I smoke butts for a restaurant, 20-40 per week just for pulled pork sandwiches. The smoker makes it so easy to cook it just seems fool proof. I can cook 20 butts in 12 hrs on 4 bags of charcoal @ 225-250 degrees. Like I said, I love it!

Best investment I have ever made! Really delivers great results.

I have the PR60G and the TS120 mounted on the same trailer and this thing does it all! So far I have roasted turkeys, chickens and a 170 lb pig in the roaster. All of which turned out amazing. In the smoker, the real showpiece of the unit, I’ve cooked ribs, briskets, pork butts and about 70 lbs of bacon. Everything delicious. I sold out of the bacon at the local farmer’s market in about an hour! (the samples sold it) The tips and recipes on the smoky mountain website have been a world of help getting these great results.

The smoker keeps a constant temperature like a dream and even doubly so for the roaster. The last time I cooked a whole pig on a borrowed rotisserie mother nature got ugly and it was a flaming nightmare. This time she was fully willing to put the MC PR60G to the test. I set the temp, loaded the pig and down came the rain and a fair bit of wind. So I adjusted the gas to keep the heat flowing and from then on it was sweet dreams with me only getting up twice through the night to see that everything was running smoothly.

Thank you Meadow Creek for building such solid equipment and thanks to Yoder’s staff for the excellent service.

This past Saturday I cooked for our church group on my PR60. I cooked a case of beautiful pork butts that came out perfect on a 11 hour cook at 225 degrees. Being “old school” in my cooking techniques, I still use a burning barrel and use hickory and oak wood coals to fire the PR60. Where most people use charcoal and load their PR down with charcoal, I watch my temp and fire it up accordingly with hardwood coals. Besides making wonderful BBQ that people come back for seconds for, the old burning barrel is a perfect place for friends hang around and visit, which is the best part of a BBQ event. The PR60 Is a wonderful cooker and it can be used in many ways to cook good food on. It does a great job holding a constant temperature regardless of what you are using as fuel.

Just a quick note of thank you. The pit arrived yesterday and nothing was damaged. ABF were very nice and professional. Thank you for helping me through this purchase, and I look forward to many years of service from my pit.My outdoor cook shed's construction will start in a few weeks. I'll send you some photographs once everything is set up and being used.

Thank you again.

I am very impressed with the workmanship on this PR60 unit. With proper care I have no doubt it will last a lifetime! We bought the roaster in late September, I believe, and only had the opportunity to use it a couple of times before the weather turned cold. (Maine) So far we love it and look forward to breaking it out again in the spring. Maybe Memorial Day will see the first BBQ get-together.

Just wanted to let you know that we received the pig roaster and your "care package". Everything arrived in fine condition. Thank you very much for the excellent customer service while unit was enroute. I was impressed by the prompt reply to my questions after the sale; very rare these days. We'll be giving the roaster a workout soon.

We have loved every cooking moment on our TS250 with the BBQ 42 chicken cooker. When we came to Tennessee to pick it up we had a few reservations about pulling it back half way across the US. However, it pulled like a dream, we could not have had a better traveling experience. We did get it seasoned before using it the first time but it was a close call. We have loved the way the cooker was made and the nice smooth welds. The craftsmanship is really excellent. We love the way it holds the temperature and cooks evenly. We are glad we went with a Meadow Creek cooker. We had talked with a BBQ team that has talked with you and was interested in a Meadow Creek and have hoped that we made them decide to chose your cooker.

6 years ago I purchased a PR60GT built to my custom size specs and this spring I purchased a BBQ36G. I am absolutely impressed with both items. I have cooked approx. 100 whole hogs on my PR60 and my wife and I run a successful sandwich business using the literally 'tons' of brisket and pork butts we cook on the PR60 every summer. The BBQ36 was purchased for use at several of the local charity fund raisers so far it has performed flawlessly. We will be purchasing more pieces in the future.

Thank You.

I have never been great with grilling chicken, but with my new Meadow Creek BBQ42 I have been cooking some of the best in my life. It really makes it very simple and almost foolproof if you practice a little with it first. Thanks for helping me be a blessing to others.

PS... also have loved grilling steaks and burgers also nothing can beat charcoal flavoring!

Thank you for helping make a dream come true. Every time I use my TS250, I am amazed at the product that I can create. My first festival, I cooked approximately 390lbs Pork Butt, served over 1,200 sandwich's, 200 hot dogs and 240lbs of my Let "R" Rip Beans. And we were open from 10am to 6pm.

I would highly recommend the Meadow creek smoker. It took some getting used to for me. I love everything about it. The first few times that I used it were learning experiences for me. I had to learn to regulate the heat. I let it get too hot and had a hard time getting it back down to where I wanted it.Because I like to cook at night while I sleep, I added a guru and a 30 CFM fan. This works beautifully. I have been reading StoryQ and trying lots of new things. This BX50 Box smoker has opened up a whole new dimension for me. The water jug works great. I've smoked some jerky dry. My next adventure is a cured bacon from Boston Butt that is from a process used by my Yankee Brother in law. I plan on showing him how smoked bacon is done.I mostly cook butts, brisket and ribs but I am learning with each new cooking.