Hi All,
Jim, the designer and owner of the smokers we are talking about dropped off the big one for me to use at the Wildomar BBQ Contest.
Here is my input.
First off, they are heavy duty, well made, and insulated. The large smoker weight about 500 pounds.
Used about 8# of charcoal, a few small split logs (no basket) and got about 5-6 hour burn time at 250. I used it at the contest to cook/finish a bunch of meat for the People Choice. Chicken, ribs and brisket. All came out great, nice smoke ring.
I know that Swine Assassins used the smaller cooker for their brisket (they won RGC at the contest)
A few ideas/suggestions that I gave to Jim.
-Need a charcoal basket
-Need a pull-out ash pan
-Something to catch the grease
Jim was very well recevied about the input and appreciated it. He is also going to add a pipe to the firebox for a Guru, Stroker, etc.
Overall, I was very impressed with the smoker. A great deal for under $1900 for a large cooker with tons of capacity. You can get 3 full size pans per shelf.
Any other questions, please let me know.
Pete