Hey everyone, this is David Parrish, President of Adrenaline Barbecue Company. We are the inventors/owners/makers of the Slow 'N Sear. I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks to
@LightningBoldtz for mentioning our product in this forum, to thank everyone for their interest, and also to reply to a couple of questions/comments that have been posed in this thread.
We have a lot of detailed information on our website but I'll mention that we guarantee one quart of water will last 4 hours (running pit temp of 225F to 250F) without a refill and we have consistent feedback from our existing owners that the water lasts more than 5 hours. We've seen the same 5 hour results in our testing but I wanted to be conservative which is why we kept the guarantee at 4 hours. I have a degree in physics and have thought about every single square millimeter of the product design. The "V" shaped water reservoir concentrates the "charcoal to water" heat transfer rate at the bottom of the V. This causes the water to boil only at the very bottom of the water reservoir and gives you the perfect amount of humidity for hours and hours.
The Slow 'N Sear is also dead simple to use and the owners say it better than I do. Here's a quote from a recovering pellet cooker owner who posted a review on our website ,"So for the second cook I did my first ever Whole Packer Brisket on my new 22.5 kettle with the Slow-n-Sear. I would have to say this is as set it and forget it as a pellet grill with way more flavor and No parts to malfunction with the design using the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid). That set up held temps rock solid using there low and slow instructions and vent settings through the entire cook and it turned out awesome. I'm a Journeyman Toolmaker and this is a quality piece made with craftsmanship that will last. To sum it up, all I can say is with a good thermometer, A Weber Kettle and a Slow-n-Sear you will have the best bang for the buck and versatility for grilling and smoking." There are many other reviews like this on the reviews tab of our site.
The price might seem high, but the Slow 'N Sear is made of 5 pounds of 304 stainless steel. It's costly to manufacturer due to the materials cost and because an American get's paid to hand weld each Slow 'N Sear. The Slow 'N Sear will extend the life of your kettle by protecting the paintjob from conductive and radiant heat. That should offset some of the cost long term for those using the snake method.
As far as our relationship with Meathead and AmazingRibs, we have the same vendor relationship as every other product he recommends. We don't get special treatment and AR has no financial stake or interest in our company. He recommends our product because it's better than everything else out there, not because we have a special arrangement.
If there is anything else anyone would like to know I'd love to continue this conversation. Apologies for writing a book with my first post!
David Parrish, President
Adrenaline Barbecue Company
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