Before Cookshack

Ditto on most of the above plus:

Before CS: We grilled at least several times a week...now we grill several times a month.

Before CS: We picked up convenient barbecue supplies driving to the local outlet...now I get weekly deliveries of the best I can find and know my UPS delivery man by his first name.

Before CS: I lived with my 25 year old set of knives...now I have a brand new set of Forschner's.

Before CS: My friends would brag on their barbecuing skills...now they seek my advise and tips.

redoakNC--Great thread. These Cookshacks are life changing aren't they? Hope we see some more interesting posts from others.

Here here! In my wonderful job, I have an expense account that allows me to eat anywhere I want and order anything that appeals to me. I have tried barbecue places all over the great state of North Carolina, including a few very expensive places that were rated high in one rating system or another. I have given up. Barbecue just doesn't get any better than what I serve (or what you serve, I'm sure) at my own home that has been perfectly done on my Cookshack Amerique!