Jambo Backyard vs. Horizon Marshal vs. Lang

UUUUUhhhhh I am going to Granbury next weekend to pick up my first new smoker. I can not imagine not calling Billy with R and O smokers if I lived in the same town.

Top notch build quality and right down the street. Jambo would be my second choice, all things considered.

I second this. I have a 14' R&O that was custom made and I love it. Billy makes a fine pit and he's in your town.
 
According to their website... using the lower stack on the Peoria cooker gives a more or less even temperature between the upper and lower cooking grids. Using the upper one only creates a considerable temperature difference between the grids... You can use both for max airflow. Think there's another brand of offset that does the same thing.
 
I am long-term planning for an offset smoker to use for my own enjoyment. I'm not competing and likely won't move it much if at all. I've looked at offset smokers at sporting good stores that are in the $400-$600 range and I just feel they aren't the quality that I would enjoy. It seems around $2000 is the entry point for an offset smoker with a 24" diameter chamber that's 4' long or so. I want something made of heavy enough steel and air tight so that regulating temp won't be that tough.

I have suspected (hoped) that the Jambo Backyard smoker at $1895 would be a really high quality smoker. That's the base price... what options are available and what realistically is the "out the door" price? I've also seen the Horizon Marshal Backyard which has roughly the same measurements. The Lang 48" patio is the same size chamber, but with reverse flow and a smaller firebox.

Is there another smoker I should be considering? Anybody know if one of these is more fuel efficient than the other or easier to control temps? What other considerations am I missing?


Either way there is no wrong answer...But since you asked...

Lang 48 patio...Done...Next...
 
My backyard jambo uses very little wood and grate temps are consistent across the pit. The finish quality and craftsmanship is first class. I will never part with it unless I have a j-3 parked in my garage first.
 
Got my used jambo last year at this time. I can't speak for other's but for some one that had NEVER cooked on a stick burner I could NOT be happier. When one learn's how to build a fire and let it burn down to cook temp......then just throw a log on...repeat. Wonderful wonderful cooker. I can NOT imagine NOT using a stick burner for my important cooks.
 
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