Looking to purchase a new charcoal smoker
 

I'm in the market for a new charcoal smoker. I'm trying to stay under $3000. My goal is to get a smoker that does not require the attention that a stick burner entails especially when I am busy and on the go. I would like to have the capacity to toss on a few racks of ribs as well as a few butts and brisket. I have been looking at the Backwoods and Assassin. I currently have a Lang, UDS and cookshack. I need to have atleast one more in the arsenal. What do the Brethren recommend?

Honestly it comes down to cooking space and if you like cooking over coals with out a diffuser like the UDS you have. If you're looking for set it and forget it you could just add a Guru or IQ etc.. to your UDS.

Assassin www.assassin-smokers.com best bang 4 ur buck

Backwoods rock!

Stumps with a guru my .02 :decision:
Maybe lonestargrillz also both are worthy of a look

I ordered an Assassin for the reasons you listed.

Humphrey's in Maine makes a really good cooker. Nice choice of colors too!

If I did not have 5 cookers already, one of these would be sitting behind the man cave.

Here is the link
http://www.mainemachining.com/store/...t=HumphreyPits

You opened a can of worms on this discussion. Ha ha

Pitmaker safe!!!!!!!!!

A Good One Rodeo is in my line-up. Off-set, vertical, charcoal cooker. Can easily go for 10 hours unattended and you can fit a whole mess o' meat in it. 4 racks 42" wide by 21" deep. I have had over 200# cooking away at once. It is not an insulated cooker and so uses more fuel than one of those I suppose, but a bag of Wicked Good will be all that is needed for the long cooks.

Pm'ed you

Please explain how a UDS is not a set it and forget it cooker withou fancy electronics?

For ease of use, you can't beat a gravity feed smoker. I went for the Assassin and couldn't be happier.

For me, Backwoods first. That's only because I've never actually cooked on a Humphrey's. That will probably be my next cooker purchase.

make more UDS.. :)