Smoking, anything?

[Baron Von Crowder]

ftfy, and no.

other than your aversion to the heat not being from the burning of the wood, why dont you like the electics?

[bcoop]

other than your aversion to the heat not being from the burning of the wood, why dont you like the electics?

They have their place, I suppose. I don't like them for many reasons, the main one being I'm a purist. Every electric smoker I've ever seen, will not produce the same results as a wood burning smoker. They just don't. Tiny smoke ring, less smoke flavor, the bark doesnt get as thick. It's more of an oven than a smoker. I don't like vertical smokers, either.

I do have an electric bullet smoker that I use at the farm. The only reason it gets used, is because I'm too busy working to be bothered with maintains a fire. And it fucking sucks. I've never been impressed with any of the many electric smokers I've used, residential or commercial.

[Roscoe]

Every electric smoker I've ever seen, will not produce the same results as a wood burning smoker. They just don't. Tiny smoke ring, less smoke flavor, the bark doesnt get as thick.

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[bird_dog0347]

man, I've been watching some of those videos and holy crap I want some brisket! A smoker just moved into my top 3 things on my "need to buy" list.

[mstng86]

man, I've been watching some of those videos and holy crap I want some brisket! A smoker just moved into my top 3 things on my "need to buy" list.

You can find some fairly descent ones on craigslist. A smoker is something you don't really need to buy new IMO. Being a newby, it would be best to buy something cheap and learn off of that.

[BradM]

They have their place, I suppose. I don't like them for many reasons, the main one being I'm a purist. Every electric smoker I've ever seen, will not produce the same results as a wood burning smoker. They just don't. Tiny smoke ring, less smoke flavor, the bark doesnt get as thick. It's more of an oven than a smoker. I don't like vertical smokers, either.

I do have an electric bullet smoker that I use at the farm. The only reason it gets used, is because I'm too busy working to be bothered with maintains a fire. And it fucking sucks. I've never been impressed with any of the many electric smokers I've used, residential or commercial.

My dad has a vertical that works well for cold smoking.

[bird_dog0347]

You can find some fairly descent ones on craigslist. A smoker is something you don't really need to buy new IMO. Being a newby, it would be best to buy something cheap and learn off of that.

I don't need anything fancy or expensive, just an offset cooker. I have seen them new for around $150-250, can they be had under $100 on CL?

[mstng86]

I don't need anything fancy or expensive, just an offset cooker. I have seen them new for around $150-250, can they be had under $100 on CL?

i picked up a brinkman offset for $60. it does the job for the most part. came with a cover too.

[Rick Modena]

Ill be breaking it in tomorrow, wish me luck.

[idrivea4banger]

Ill be breaking it in tomorrow, wish me luck.

Don't forget to call Rafa.

[Roscoe]

I don't need anything fancy or expensive, just an offset cooker. I have seen them new for around $150-250, can they be had under $100 on CL?

<---- started with a cheap $149 offset and they are much harder to work than a quality smoker. Thinner gauge metal, doesn't hold heat/smoke/temp well at all...

Hopefully you can find someone selling a quality used one for a few hundred..

[bcoop]

<---- started with a cheap $149 offset and they are much harder to work than a quality smoker. Thinner gauge metal, doesn't hold heat/smoke/temp well at all...

Hopefully you can find someone selling a quality used one for a few hundred..

This is true, but you will become a fucking master at maintaining a fire, which is a good thing. I still use a cheap, flimsy, pile of shit. Mainly because it still gets the job done. That and I'm not 100% sure what I want exactly in my next smoker.

[YALE]

This is true, but you will become a fucking master at maintaining a fire, which is a good thing. I still use a cheap, flimsy, pile of shit. Mainly because it still gets the job done. That and I'm not 100% sure what I want exactly in my next smoker.

Those $150 Charbroil units from Wal-Mart actually work pretty well. If they were really thick-walled, and had expanded metal instead of wire for a grill surface, they'd be perfect.

[bird_dog0347]

I figure if I get a cheap one first, if I decide to upgrade later I can take the cheap one to my uncle's lake house as we spend a ton of time there in the summer.

[bcoop]

Those $150 Charbroil units from Wal-Mart actually work pretty well. If they were really thick-walled, and had expanded metal instead of wire for a grill surface, they'd be perfect.

They leak like the Titanic and don't maintain temp well. At all. But they definitely work.