New smoker recommendations - Page 2

que_dawg · 01-22-2013, 06:34 PM

If gravity feed interests you, check out Superior Smokers. Our cookers are fully insulated and you can't beat the efficiency. I don't know what your budget is, but you won't find a more affordable gravity feed unit.

Lilpiggysquealers · 01-22-2013, 06:45 PM

I have definitely been smoked at a contest by a guy with 2 BGEs and a stoker. Plus these guys were playing cornhole and boozing the whole time. Pretty versatile grill/smoker and if you do start competing you can always get a WSM for the shorter cooks in cold weather.

Trumpstylz · 01-22-2013, 06:53 PM

Yeah, if you can spend big bucks, I'd take a look at superior, stumps, pitmaker or assassin. A lotta people on here have been going with backwoods the last few months (I think partially b/c there is a very short wait time).

PigTamer · 01-22-2013, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by WineMaster

Get a MJH from Backyard Bomber. A short roadtrip saves on shipping to. 10 - 15 hr burns Insulated all the way around and cooks just like the Backwoods. Verticle Reverse Flow.

Check out there site. I drove up "just to look"......pulled the trigger and waiting for the build.

Untraceable · 01-22-2013, 07:12 PM

damn, Im looking hard at an MJH and feel like I need to score before their prices go up.

cmohr74 · 01-22-2013, 08:01 PM

This has helped others, maybe it will help you as well.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...=150819&page=3

T-Man · 01-22-2013, 08:10 PM

Take a look at Spicewine , located in Columbia Mo . Great quality and results...

BB-Kuhn · 01-22-2013, 08:59 PM

Backwoods. Great quality, insulated and easy.

snyper77 · 01-22-2013, 10:46 PM

Wanna do it "real man style" huh? For me, that starts with a FIRE and a FIREBOX - not with charcoal and a charcoal chute.

I'm not saying the BBQ isn't great from a vertical feed - it's delicious! But, does the actual cooking process interest you at all? Do you want to pour a chute full of charcoal and go back in the house for 10 hours and that's your "day of smoking"?

If that's what you want, then yes, get you a vertical smoker.

If you want to be more hands on, cook with split wood, stoke a fire, and enjoy a live firepit, then look at the MANY choices you have in stick burners. Most are made from 1/4" steel and the cold won't even phase 'em.

Trumpstylz · 01-23-2013, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by snyper77

Most are made from 1/4" steel and the cold won't even phase 'em.

Then just curious- what is the point of the "insulated" firebox on many models?

I really like offsets, and almost bought one a few months back, but they just seem to require too much TLC (well, the offset/rf doesn't, but the fire inside it does). I just don't have time often enough to spend that much time tending to it. I'll probably get one eventually, but it won't be my next purchase.

Deep South · 01-23-2013, 08:18 AM

My journey took me all over low and slow BBQ and started with an electric Brinkman. Many years and MANY dollars later, I have realized that there is nothing better that meat cooked over a wood fire.

My trusty old Oklahoma Joe waited patiently while I cycled through Brinkmans, a Smokin Tex electric, A vertical feed Stumps Stretch and a couple of Webers. In the end I realized that there was nothing better than burning sticks.

01-22-2013, 06:45 PM	#17
Lilpiggysquealers Found some matches. Join Date: 01-21-13 Location: Charleston, SC	I have definitely been smoked at a contest by a guy with 2 BGEs and a stoker. Plus these guys were playing cornhole and boozing the whole time. Pretty versatile grill/smoker and if you do start competing you can always get a WSM for the shorter cooks in cold weather. __________________ "all you do is drink beer and stare at a thermometer"

01-22-2013, 06:53 PM	#18
Trumpstylz is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-29-11 Location: Chicagoland	Yeah, if you can spend big bucks, I'd take a look at superior, stumps, pitmaker or assassin. A lotta people on here have been going with backwoods the last few months (I think partially b/c there is a very short wait time). __________________ Weber One Touch Gold 2001 Weber Genesis that is no longer used since the OTG Last edited by Trumpstylz; 01-22-2013 at 07:30 PM..

01-22-2013, 08:01 PM	#21
cmohr74 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-12-11 Location: Streamwood, Illinois	This has helped others, maybe it will help you as well. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...=150819&page=3 __________________ FEC100 /Memphis/"Hulk" UDS / S/S UDS, Peroria Backyarder

01-22-2013, 08:10 PM	#22
T-Man is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-14-10 Location: South Louisiana	Take a look at Spicewine , located in Columbia Mo . Great quality and results... __________________ Med. Spicewine , Oklahoma Joe's Offset Smoker , Weber Kettle and a Cookshack O25 ...

01-22-2013, 08:59 PM	#23
BB-Kuhn Take a breath! Join Date: 12-27-12 Location: Warrenville, IL	Backwoods. Great quality, insulated and easy. __________________ Cat Daddy's BBQ : 22.5 WSM / PBC / Akorn / Weber OTG 22.5 Cajun Bandit / Smokey Joe Gold

01-22-2013, 07:12 PM	#20
Untraceable Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-19-11 Location: EAD	damn, Im looking hard at an MJH and feel like I need to score before their prices go up.

01-22-2013, 10:46 PM	#24
snyper77 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-25-11 Location: Sweet Home Alabama	Wanna do it "real man style" huh? For me, that starts with a FIRE and a FIREBOX - not with charcoal and a charcoal chute. I'm not saying the BBQ isn't great from a vertical feed - it's delicious! But, does the actual cooking process interest you at all? Do you want to pour a chute full of charcoal and go back in the house for 10 hours and that's your "day of smoking"? If that's what you want, then yes, get you a vertical smoker. If you want to be more hands on, cook with split wood, stoke a fire, and enjoy a live firepit, then look at the MANY choices you have in stick burners. Most are made from 1/4" steel and the cold won't even phase 'em. __________________ Lang 100 Deluxe trailer rig (60" smoker w/warming box and 40" chargrill)

01-23-2013, 08:18 AM	#26
Deep South Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-31-11 Location: Jasper, Alabama	My journey took me all over low and slow BBQ and started with an electric Brinkman. Many years and MANY dollars later, I have realized that there is nothing better that meat cooked over a wood fire. My trusty old Oklahoma Joe waited patiently while I cycled through Brinkmans, a Smokin Tex electric, A vertical feed Stumps Stretch and a couple of Webers. In the end I realized that there was nothing better than burning sticks. __________________ Oklahoma Joe Longhorn ~ Smokin Tex 1500 CXLD ~ 24" Lone Star Grillz Vertical (on loan)