Hearing how you got started took me back to that time on spring break when we were barbecuing in the community garden and got DPS called on us for having a fire 🤣

Jeremy, your story about cooking chicken with butter and lowry's was a huge point of nostalgia for me. Growing up my Dad used to cook leg quarters over direct heat while constantly basting with butter, a bunch of bqq spices, poultry seasoning, and beer. My siblings and I called it "secret sauce" because for a long time he would generally not divulge that exact mix of spices. At the time, pretty much no one was bbq-ing chicken that way with the approach of slathering red sauce on it, leading to gross rubbery skin, being the more common one. He passed away in the early 80s, but thankfully shortly before that he put his recipe to paper - I still have the 3x5 index card with the amounts and instructions typed out on an old manual typewriter. Over the years, I've often cooked his "secret sauce chicken" recipe and (as you pointed out) pulling that kind of cook off over a direct coal fire is challenging to say the least. And, I learned that you can't just take the easy way out and do an indirect cook - it just doesn't give the same flavor. However, when done right, it's unlike anything else - and Dad was a master at it. BUT, it's generally the most stressful 45 minutes running a grill that I can imagine. Anyways, as soon as you started describing "how you got started" it was very familiar (I guess in a way, it's also kind of "how I got started") and instantly struck a chord with me. This Burch Barrel might just be the thing that be able to do Dad's Secret Sauce chicken but with a little less stress. And, as you mentioned, it has a lot of other applications, including Pork Steaks (another one of Dad's favorites, I grew up in St. Louis and Pork Steaks were around here long before most anywhere else) or even Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous style Ribs - cooked at 350 degrees 2-3 feet above the coals. I'll definitely be checking this product out and thanks for pointing it out -- and for the trip down memory lane. If you want the recipe, let me know!

This man has grills and smokers everywhere but not one grill tool. Respect the flex!

Man I got one of these about 3 weeks ago and I'm addicted. So much fun to cook on and so versatile. Did salmon on it last night and it was without a doubt the best salmon I've had in my life. I am in Florida and mine has been outdoors in torrential rain and some pretty humid heat. Only hint of rust is around the vent knobs. Getting the cover for it so I don't have to worry about that anymore. I haven't touched my pellet grill since I got it.

If you watched this a few minutes ago, I apologize. I had to correct a mistake we made on the video. I hope you enjoy the corrected version

Hey! I'm one of the designers of the Burch Barrel. Great job on this video! It's super exciting to see people using and enjoying the Burch Barrel. Feel free to comment on this post if you have something you wish were different about the Burch Barrel. We already have a bunch of ideas in the works and we're always looking for more feedback.

I bought one of these bad boys, and I can definitely say the quality of the craftsmanship is definitely there. The components structure and manufacture quality is excellent. Assembly is easy, however I did have to make some modifications to mine to get it to work properly. First the notches in the lid had to be trimmed in order to grab the grill grate ring pins Correctly. And the inside lip of the lid and the top outer lip of the barrel had to be sanded smooth on the mating surfaces between the barrel and the lid. They came from the factory painted with a textured paint, that made it extremely difficult to twist the lid to engage the pins while it was resting on the barrel. The two textured painted surfaces were like trying to rub two pieces of 80 grit sandpaper together. Other than that, so far, I have no complaints. If I only had one additional gripe, it’s that it does not come with any kind of cover. (I did purchase a cover and it like everything else, is of superb quality.) Also, do NOT Touch your hand to the side like Jeremy did, especially if the lid has been on for a while with a fire inside. I measured the outside of the barrel at over 200°, which definitely will burn your hand.

Fantastic concept, crazy price. To attract this grill segment, they have to think about launching it on the market with a realistic price tag.

I bought a Burch Barrel last year for my cottage. We love it. Great to cook on and after dinner throw on a log or two so the kids can make s’mores. You can also buy a cover for it to protect it even better. Important for our Canadian winters. People should also know that each leg is adjustable so it can be set up anywhere and still be leveled. I highly recommend this product. Oh. And love your videos. Can’t wait to see what else you do on the Burch Barrel. Keep up the great content.

So good watching this video the first time, I’m going rewatch it!! Thanks Sir!

As always, great video. Love the Burch Barrel!!

Glad to see the fast reupload that is back up to your normal quality standards. Thank you for continuing to entertain and enlighten us on how to BBQ better.

Great video Jeremy. As always. Thanks for all the great content. Also love the Chud chimney in the background!

I love the callback to Super Troopers “That little guy? I wouldn’t worry about that little guy.” The grill looks awesome

My wife bought me a burch barrel smoker for Christmas, and been using it throughout end of March and all through April, it is a lot of fun using Smoked our easter ham on it and it was amazing, with all the fat dripping and coming back up in the smoke, I was alittle worried about the spiral ham being too big and lifted a little ways away, but it turned out perfect, I can't wait to smoke a brisket on the burch barrel this coming Memorial Day Like you, I have a lot of smokers, I have 6 smokers lined up along the deck, and 8 more stored in the barn, my wife says I have an obsession

I love fat smoke, my last cook hanging 12 tri tips in the WSM for 60 people, no wood, all charcoal, PBC style. Tri tips were severely pre-trimmed from Costco (literally no outside fat) so hung a couple chicken halves with all that beef, really helped with fat rendering into the coals. Probably my favorite way to cook with the WSM. Everyone must have liked it as I'm hired for next year.

Very clear concise and informative explanation. Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video. Liked and subscribed.

When I first saw this grill I just started chuckling at the ridiculousness. I will say, you always lay out the pros and cons, and you got me interested in this thing. I didn't realize at first you could raise the grate as well as the lid, nice feature. It does seem like a fun tool to use.

So, i am waiting for your Prime rib video, I just did one last week with my Burch Barrel and it came out amazing, kept it at 250 F until internal temp was 120 F. Used some Cherry Wood to smoke it at the end seasoned with Duck Fat and salt and pepper and Herbs de Provence. Took it in the house set aside for 1 hour, then lathered it up with butter and put in a 500 F oven for 10 mins. perfect medium rare. My friends were fighting over the outside crust.... I love this Grill.

I can see a Chud Chimney in the background lol NICE 👍 Great Vid Jeremy thanks

You can definitely smoke a brisket on a Weber kettle. There is quite a large community of people that do low and slow cooking on the Kettle. I would love to see a video of you using one. and comparing it to an offset smoker. I don't think I have seen many decent comparisons on the interwebs.

That looks to be EXACTLY what I need for authentic jerk chicken & beef / pork tenderloins! I only own offset smokers, no grills. Strongly marinated chicken pieces like wings, thighs, & quarters in offset smokers is simply underwhelming, regardless of how high I crank the temps to crisp things up. This thing looks awesome! Perfect for “low & slow” grilling, as well as having backyard fires legally in my city that only allows open fires for cooking use on a cooking appliance.

The trick you shared about tossing fat in the fire box of an offset makes even more sense now.

That “fat smoke” you mentioned is why I think UDS style smokers are so popular. I’ve seen this innovative grill advertised before. Thanks for showing us that it has real substance and is not just gimmick. Also smoke naturally rises, a lot of money, time and other resources are spent in the barbecue industry trying to make smoke go sideways. This Burch Grill, Drum, Bullet and other vertical smokers are effective because smoke is supposed to go up.

The Burch Barrel is a game changer - happy to see more and more people are learning about it!

I hope we can get these in Australia one day! It looks like so much fun

Happy to finally see a worth while video on the Burch barrel, been thinking about one: there just isn’t much info about them out there. Trust me , I have searched. Looks like a great grill,but I want more info. Good job, thanks

As an aside, I always dig the background music selection you pick, Jeremy 👍

Was that a Super Trooper reference? And the cotton gloves under the rubber/latex gloves have been a game-changer

Awesome Super Troopers reference at 15:35!!!!!! Love it!! That chicken, wow!

that thing is cool! I used cook professionally on a Santa Maria grill. I did a lot of chicken and a lot of tri-tip.

What do you want to see on this grill next? Brisket? Beef ribs? Let me know

This is what I been looking for, 🙏 THANK YOU

Good video, quality content as always. That was a fair review and I agree with all of your points and would personally love to cook on this grill, but even at half the price its still expensive for what it is, in my opinion. The toughest thing about watching product review videos is knowing that usually the reviewer received the item for free and or will get a return on just the review itself (IE video views/new subs etc.) The rest of us have to decide if its worth half a month's mortgage, which it very well could be.

That looks amazing! I need to get one of those! Thank you for the video!!

Many thanks for the info on this video, we received our Burch barrel grill last week and cooked a couple Tbone’s on it. Admittedly I over cooked the steaks because of my inexperience with the grill but am looking forward to learning how to use this great cooking tool.

Really appreciate the Super Trooper reference. Great vid too.

Really excited to see you do more videos on the Burch Barrel. Mine should be arriving this week (I'll be the first in Australia to have one)

Great video!!

Been waiting for a comprehensive review on the Burch Barrel forever! Been debating between this or a kamado joe...thanks for this !!!

Very nice cooker! It really has some advantages over some other cookers on the market. I think that once it catches on more, there’s definitely going to be a following.

I like the super troopers reference. "That little guy, I wouldn't worry about that little guy"

Would love to see a video on your experience smoking a brisket/ribs/whole chicken with the Burch Barrel. Tips and pointers with fire management, lump vs briquettes vs wood.

The fact that you talked about starting cooking using a similar style grill , I would buy one off the story you told lol

So pumped to see you review this one! Had sneaked it in a few of the last videos and have been looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks for the insight as always! PS was that’s SuperTroopers quote? 😂

Don't know if it was intentional or not but love the Super Troopers reference lol. "That little guy??? Don't worry about that little guy."

The versatility really reminds me of a Hasty Bake smoker/grill. Love being able to adjust the coals up and down.

I fully agree, the Burch Barrel is absolutely AMAZING! I fell in love with it when I seen it at the BBQ HQ event! Can’t wait to get one!

Thanks for the shout out to South Africa :P Love you vids.

About time someone reviewed this. Thank you.

I need one of these in my life. Pretty innovative.

That lid concept to regulate smoke is really cool.

What a fantastic choice of book. Paul Saladino is amazing

First brisket I ever cook was on a Weber kettle. Bed of charcoal ond couple of chucks of wood. Covered the charcoal and wood with tinfoil and added 4 or f charcoal and a wood chunk every 45 minutes or so. 10 hrs later one of my best tasting cook. Fell apart and so sweet.

Epic chicken! Thanks for sharing!

Man I can use this thing for my deer stand and cook lunch at the same time not bad love your videos thanks God Bless

I recently got my Burch Barrel, it's the most fun I've had cooking.

I cook marinated pork belly strips over charcoal and have had the fire department over to investigate the smoke signals I was making when moving the lid on and off to choke the flames. LOL…also when the fat causes a flare up, it’s a mad scramble to move the meat off the flame. This Burch barrel looks like the ideal way to control the distance of the meat of the heat quickly.

My god I wish I could get any one of the grills he has!! I’m trying to rig up a grate in my wood stove so I can try and grill on it cause I’m tired of being hungry and not having good food!! I’m a disabled Vet and nearly all my income goes to medications and doctors nowadays and I haven’t had a grill in 15 years which makes watching these channels even harder Life doesn’t need to be this damn hard folks!

Great review! Been looking forward to this since it appeared in a video a few months back! One of the guys from the CA class said a few people bought them before the class even ended lol. Definitely plan to add one to my arsenal!

Wow that things pretty neat!

Excellent!

This is amazing

Oh man I have been eyeing this since version 1. Love that you got to play with it! Definitely do a brisket on it!!

Very cool. I look forward to seeing what you cook on it next👍

Cant wait to see the Workhorse 1975 vid. I have a Primitive Pits 250 on order which is the parent company.

O.m.g.. That would be my FAVORITE toy.! Have a wsms24 and love it...but that one looks amazing. Thanks for another great video

Would like to see the details of loading fuel, lighting and ash management. Thanks

Great and helpful! Have you seen the Mill Scale smokers? Looks comparable to Fatstack, Franklin, etc.

All i heard was WorkHorse 1975 lol. Cannot wait for that video!!!! This grill looks legit, little clunky but legit!! As always great vids Jer!

Besides the advantage of controlling the temperature by adjusting the distance from the heat, this has a huge cool factor. It is cool to play with, and cool to the eye. Also coolest grill to circle around with kids to grill marshmallows.

Man ima get one right away!

Lol…I can tell when you genuinely like the results of a cook….sending brotherly love from Santa Clarita

Loved the super troopers ref bud. Hahaha. Great video as always

I cooked half chickens as my first cook, but went with pork butt over straight hickory wood the next night. Didn't cook whole butts since it was the first cook and I wanted to check the flavors. Turned out exactly asi wanted. However, wrapping or misting becomes more important on smaller pieces of pork due to the drier atmosphere. So far, we've ate well and REALLY enjoyed sitting around the fire and drinking/socializing. Much more interesting than just a fire pit.

Jeremy- awesome video as always. For a long cook such as a brisket, how would you configure a water pan? Is there a grate to put one on in the bottom section or would you use a small pan in the top part? A full packer may take up a lot of space up there. It seems that the separation would create a pretty dry environment in the top.

Can’t wait to see the brisket on this grill!

That chicken looked like it was to die for. Amazing. The rig looks like a blast to use and very functional in it's ability to produce good food. Can you cook some Al Pastor on it if you get a chance?

i like this rig cool idea

A simple minded non-genius here who has been watching and following since I discovered you. All if any advice is a direction to work on, thank you for what you do.

Looks great, and a very intriguing concept. About how long did that cool take?

Jeremy, I ordered mine from BBHQ. I get it next Tuesday. I will let you know how it goes. I am really looking forward to seeing you do some ribs and brisket on this beauty!

That little guy... I wouldn't worry about the little guy. Great line from a funny movie. Glad you used it in your video. Made me laugh.

I love cooking on my burch barrel. Best steaks ive ever made, have been made on it so far.

Hey, @Jeremy. Please do a review of/cook on the Pit Barrell cooker.

Love the Carnivore Code! I have that on Audible as well. I'm currently listening to MeatHead The Science of Great Barbeque and Grilling by Greg Blonder, PHD. Thanks for the upload! Really considering investing into a Burch Barrel. Keep up the Great work man.

Finally got to it, cool

Please add the big box store gravity smoker to your collection. Do an ultimate grill cook-off!

Ok, I’m sold! Great video Jeremy, those are about the best-looking chicken thighs I’ve seen 🤙🤙

What’s going on mad scientist I’ve been watching your videos learning how to bbq want to say your doing a great job on explaining. Also wanted to know how would you maintain a fire in a 250 gallon pit with no firebox and how would you place meat for cooking I was recently given an old pit from a friend who saw I wanted to learn how to bbq her it’s a start right lol

I like it. Unique things are what I cook on. I am not if I would ever use this as I have like 6 Santa Maria grills but this is cool.

Thanks Jeremy this looks like piece of kit I will enjoy! Ask them if they need an agent in South Africa :-) Sick of Wildebeest, will get something new this winter!

Related to the fat smoke, I just got a Hunsaker Vortex diffuser plate for my Weber Smokey Mountain. Really want to see what that does for fat smoke flavor and controlling temp vs. just removing water pan and hoping I don't have a grease fire. Hunsaker drums seem to do well in competitions with this diffuser setup.

Definitely has a cool contraption factor, and a great video review as always. I don't want to call it a gimmick, because I'm sure it makes good food, and I don't want to be rude. But IMHO for the price I don't see this replacing a kettle or barrel or fire pit. I have no problem getting great briskets on my kettle or OKJ Bronco either. And I would have to cover it up, and I can only imagine the size of the wasp nests that would grow in the large, probably black, teepee in my backyard. ;) I also see a lot of parts to replace eventually. That's just me, if this gets someone into the craft, I hope they sell a ton of them.👍 Thanks for continuing to put out great content.

He did the one hand clean lift on the Workhorse 75! 💪🏼

Last year I got me my first barrel smoker/grill. I love it! It took me a few cooks on it to really dial it in but I can say I smoke or it smokes better meat with it than the offset. I do like the idea of this smoker but I don’t like the TP style rig it’s set up with. Too much “extras”..

Man! Best line In a while Jeremy. “That little guy, I wouldn’t worry about that little guy!’ Ifykyk

I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the Workhorse 1975. I'll be checking in to see thoughts, comparisons, etc. Thanks!!!

Santa Maria style elevator thing, nothing new but new approach to it, which I like!

I need this in my life