Workhorse Pits Off-set Smoker: Backyard Barbecue Upgraded

The Satiated Blonde
10 hours ago
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In the spring we visited our friends in Georgia. It was the perfect time to visit because the magnolia trees were just starting to bloom! Upon a couple (very pleasant) calls with customer service, my hubby and I decided to get a Workhorse Pit. It's in queue, but since we were in Georgia already, it was only about an hour drive to Cleveland, Georgia, home of Workhouse Pits, El Bandito Grills, Primitive Pits, Wood Fire Mercantile, and soon to be the home of Tex-Ann Barbecue.

Ashley so kindly gave us a personal tour of the facilities and I got to do what I was looking forward to the most: try the 1975 with and without the counterweight. Without the counterweight, the door is 90 pounds. I did it, with a nice clean and jerk movement, haha. Unfortunately, we didn't get that captured on video. We purchased it with the counterweight, but will go more into detail on what we went with in a separate post. (post coming soon)

From soldering to painting to cutting, prep, and more, we got to see it all!

A few views of the '75:

And the 1975t - a smoker on a trailer (this is what my mom wanted us to get to bring when we come visit, lol):

And the Primitive Pits (their commercial pits) are on another level (I didn't even know pits could be this big!):

This is what they have at one of our favorite restaurants, on the top Texas barbecue list outside of Texas! (post coming soon)

The shop was closed, but they let us see it under construction, as it's the site where they'll have their restaurant as well as the retail store soon - hopefully in July. We're hoping to make it back in August.

You can watch a quick tour of our time here:

https://youtube.com/shorts/4o9iWOIeEWU?feature=share

Afterwards, we took a quick visit to Jumping Goat Coffee Roasters where my hubby got a latte and we enjoyed a spectacular view.

Note: since accidentally wearing my shoes to the gym, I took them with me on this visit and they were so comfy!

We're looking forward to cooking on our Workhorse Pit-- ETA July! Meanwhile, you can read about some of our other wood-fired cooking adventures and barbecue tastings here: