If you are dedicated to mastering the craft and aren't going to give up, I fully recommend a cheap offset smoker. You will have to master fire control and you will learn EVERYTHING there is to learn. If you aren't dedicated, you may give up, but it you stick with it, you will be a master and will be able to cook on anything. The more you spend, the easier it is. Yeah, I love my Oval. It requires no effort at all. The first meal I made on it was wonderful, and just about everything after that. It requires no skill at all. I truly learned to BBQ on a cheap offset though. When I mastered that, I realized I could cook on anything.
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