The Handbook for Choosing Your Meadow Creek Smoker or Grill

This full-color guide is packed with charts, photos, and articles to help you determine if Meadow Creek is a good fit for you and choose the model that fits your presentation, cooking style, menu, and crowd size goals.

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Chicken Cookers Options

  • Flat Grate

    Some of the chicken cookers have brackets to raise the charcoal pan for grilling those meats that require more heat. The flat grate is made to use when the pan is raised. It rests on the pit without flipping. When you raise the pan, you can no longer flip the standard sandwich grate. Plus these meats are usually too thin to use with the flipping grates anyhow. On the BBQ26S and BBQ42, you can get by without a flat grate because you can hook the top part of the sandwich grate on the open lid, but even then, the flat grate is a little handier and you can close the lid when you're cooking to capture some smoke.

  • Thermometer

    You can add a thermometer to a chicken cooker lid to monitor the temp in the grill. The only time this would be useful is when you have the lid closed. We've never needed one of these when cooking chicken, but I can see it might be helpful if you really are determined to know the temp in the grill.

BBQ42 Options

  • Insulated

    Insulation in the BBQ42 makes a lot of sense if you can afford the up-front cost. Insulation adds a sealed double wall to the firebox. The lid won't be insulated.

    • With insulation, you should be able to cook three rounds of chicken with one load of charcoal, instead of one round. This means serious charcoal savings if you use it a lot.
    • Plus your paint won't overheat and peel off, so it will take less repainting and maintenance. I don't want to make it sound like the paint job on these is junk. They use high heat paint from Sherwin-Williams, but you have to realize these pits endure a lot of heat.
  • Charcoal Pullout

    The pullout is a drawer in the bottom of the pit. You can pull it out to add more charcoal or clean out the ashes. If you'll be grilling all day long, this option would be very useful, but normally, it works just as good with a standard charcoal pan insert. You can add charcoal between batches and lift the pan out the top to remove the ashes.

BBQ26S Options

  • Hitch-N-Grill Bracket

    A cool little gadget for mounting the grill to the hitch of your truck or SUV. If doesn't work well in a van loaded for a one-week vacation, or any vehicle with a low hitch.

Trailers Only

  • Slideout Grates

    To load/unload the grates, you would normally need a person to lift the grate on each side and walk it to the end of the trailer. You can't do this if you're trailer has a roof on it. The slideout grates option puts the grate on a track that slides over the side of the trailer. It was invented so you could remove the grates from one side.

  • Additional Pits

    Pretty simple. Need more cooking space? We can add as many pits to your trailer as you want.

  • Lids

    Without lids, it takes a lot of flipping if you're fire gets frisky. The lids really help control your fire and make it less stressful to grill perfect chicken. Also a great option if you are required to cook meat covered. The lids option includes a double partition between the pits to make room for the lids. We can make them removable. (Sorry, the double wall partition is missing in the picture at right.)

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Struggling to choose the right cooker for your needs? Check out our Meadow Creek cooker comparison charts. If you would like to discuss your dream cooker over the phone, call Marlin toll-free at (877) 602-1568 to get some good, friendly advice. Or if you're close by, come visit our display lot in Pikeville, Tennessee to check out these fine barbeques! We offer a 30-day money back guarantee on all our Meadow Creek barbeque equipment (except the Ultimate Caterers—sorry, too much risk). Please realize that we (Yoder’s Smoky Mountain Barbecue) are a dealer for Meadow Creek. This promise applies only if you buy from us. If for any reason you are not happy with your unit, you may return the cooker to us within 30 days of the delivery or pickup date, and we will refund the purchase price minus the shipping and handling. You are responsible to pay the return shipping.
What did you think of the videos? Meadow Creek makes some amazing smokers, pig roasters, chicken cookers, and grills. All this equipment is made in the Amish Community of Lancaster County, PA. The talented craftsmen at Meadow Creek hand-make each unit. They seriously go the extra mile to make sure you’re smoked pink. What really puts the sauce on the brisket is all the revolutionary features and options that make barbecue fun and easy, and even a money-machine, if BBQ is your business.
Integrity: Meadow Creek cookers are made in a culture of Godly ethics—honesty, diligence, and fairness. Whether it’s a Shoo-fly pie or a barbecue smoker, you will be treated right.
Stainless Steel Grates: Every Meadow Creek barbecue cooker comes standard with non-rusting stainless steel grates. This eliminates the hassle of scrubbing rust and the danger of possible rust contamination on your meat.
Struggling to choose the right cooker for your needs? Check out our Meadow Creek cooker comparison charts. If you would like to discuss your dream cooker over the phone, call Marlin toll-free at (877) 602-1568 to get some good, friendly advice. Or if you're close by, come visit our display lot in Pikeville, Tennessee to check out these fine barbeques! We offer a 30-day money back guarantee on all our Meadow Creek barbeque equipment (except the Ultimate Caterers?sorry, too much risk). Please realize that we (Yoder?s Smoky Mountain Barbecue) are a dealer for Meadow Creek. This promise applies only if you buy from us. If for any reason you are not happy with your unit, you may return the cooker to us within 30 days of the delivery or pickup date, and we will refund the purchase price minus the shipping and handling. You are responsible to pay the return shipping.
What did you think of the videos? Meadow Creek makes some amazing smokers, pig roasters, chicken cookers, and grills. All this equipment is made in the Amish Community of Lancaster County, PA. The talented craftsmen at Meadow Creek hand-make each unit. They seriously go the extra mile to make sure you?re smoked pink. What really puts the sauce on the brisket is all the revolutionary features and options that make barbecue fun and easy, and even a money-machine, if BBQ is your business.
Integrity: Meadow Creek cookers are made in a culture of Godly ethics?honesty, diligence, and fairness. Whether it?s a Shoo-fly pie or a barbecue smoker, you will be treated right.
Stainless Steel Grates: Every Meadow Creek barbecue cooker comes standard with non-rusting stainless steel grates. This eliminates the hassle of scrubbing rust and the danger of possible rust contamination on your meat.