SmokeyBear
is one Smokin' Farker
I've always cooked with a gas grill, but I want to start cooking with coals and doing some smoking. I'm considering the following cookers:
Big Green Egg: I like the setup, but the price is a bit higher than I wanted to go. Rust wouldn't be a concern with the BGE, but I am concerned about the ceramics getting broken somehow. I would like the ability to go mobile, but I believe this would increase the chances of breakage. Also, I store my grill in my garage and move it outside when I want to cook. The wife does want to build back deck, which would allow me a place to keep the cooker without having to move it. The large (18" grate" is the size that I would like, but I expect it would be a handful to move around. The medium is closer to my price range, but I don't want to regret not going ahead and getting the large.
Oklahoma Joe: I don'r know the model number, and I can't find it online anywhere. The unit has cast iron sides with a stainless steel hood and cast iron cooking grates. The coal grate can be raised and lowered with crank. This unit is a bit more in my price range. It is for sale at Academy Sports. They only had the floor unit in stock the other day, and they didn't have the manuals for it. This unit would allow for direct and indirect grilling.
I'd appreciate any feedback and suggestions.
Big Green Egg: I like the setup, but the price is a bit higher than I wanted to go. Rust wouldn't be a concern with the BGE, but I am concerned about the ceramics getting broken somehow. I would like the ability to go mobile, but I believe this would increase the chances of breakage. Also, I store my grill in my garage and move it outside when I want to cook. The wife does want to build back deck, which would allow me a place to keep the cooker without having to move it. The large (18" grate" is the size that I would like, but I expect it would be a handful to move around. The medium is closer to my price range, but I don't want to regret not going ahead and getting the large.
Oklahoma Joe: I don'r know the model number, and I can't find it online anywhere. The unit has cast iron sides with a stainless steel hood and cast iron cooking grates. The coal grate can be raised and lowered with crank. This unit is a bit more in my price range. It is for sale at Academy Sports. They only had the floor unit in stock the other day, and they didn't have the manuals for it. This unit would allow for direct and indirect grilling.
I'd appreciate any feedback and suggestions.