Char-Grill Quick Set Question

Hoorenga · 04-11-2005, 12:29 PM

Yeah, I know, "when is this fool going to just buy a dam smoker". I did a road trip to a Wal Mart just south of here in a more rural area figurin' they just might have the Bandera. What they do have is the Char Broil Quick set which is sort of a barrel with a side fire box. It was $169. I don't want to buy another low end smoker but if this one is in the same class as the Bandera as far as keeping a fire and cooking abilities, mabye I should just go for it? I don't need the cooking space of the Bandera. I apologize for being such a nusiance.

Arlin_MacRae · 04-11-2005, 12:46 PM

Hoo,

I don't see a danged thing wrong with that unit. It's similar to all the other round, two-chamber offset smokers. Me, I'd go for it and "buy a dam smoker, fool." ;)

You're in 'analysis paralysis' now!

Arlin

parrothead · 04-11-2005, 01:01 PM

Buy a damned smoker a get your ass to smokin'

chad · 04-11-2005, 01:13 PM

I answered this in another recent (today) thread.

I've got one - I put a baffle on it out of 20 gauge sheet metal. I cut and bent a simple charcoal basket.

I put on firegrate in the firebox, throw in the charcoal basket, fire off charcoal, add wood, and cook.

I've had it about 1.5 years and have cooked brisket, pork butt, chicken, beer can chicken, turkey, etc. etc. etc.

For $150-175 you won't find better. It is horizontal and has a hot spot near the firebox end - great for finishing chicken.

chad · 04-11-2005, 01:17 PM

You have to keep a decent coal bed going. You have to learn how to adjust the damper (typically, leave the chimney wide open) to control your heat. An analog thermometer (like from Walmart) works fine in the lid (predrilled) for giving you an idea of what the heat is. But, as always, meat close to thermometer or blocking air flow will change the reading.

The only way you're ever gonna get a handle on cooking que it to COOK. We'll happily answer questions, but Dude, we can't cook it for you.

willkat98 · 04-11-2005, 02:11 PM

Does anyone know if Flavor Flav really married Brigette Neilson?

Hoorenga · 04-11-2005, 02:19 PM

I think Arlin had it right, I'm in "analysis paralysis". It easy for me to do. I know I look like an idiot from the other end of this discussion but I don't have a lot to choose from out her on the West Coast and I want to get the bigest bang for my buck. There is some lousy equipment on the market. I just don't want another unit that I'm going to be wanting to move out of next season. I'm doing some pretty good BBQ now, that's the reason I'm looking for a new unit. It.s a reward to myself for getting this far. And don't think I don't apreciate you guys and the time you all take to walk me through this stuff. It may not show but I have learned quite a bit in the short time I have been hanging out here. You are great. I'll calm down here shortly, buy my smoker and be a regular contributing member I promis.
Hoo

chad · 04-11-2005, 02:29 PM

In the words of whoever it was, in the midst of a panic attack: "Don't just do something, damnit, stand there!!" :D

I give you the same advice I give people that ask me about buying a PC: decide how much you want to spend, what you want to do with it (in this case cook for # people), then go buy a cooker!!

For 3-4 you absolutely can't do wrong with a WSM. They are good looking, easy to clean, relatively cheap, have their own support website www.virtualweberbullet.com, etc. etc. etc. They burn charcoal and wood chunks - set it up, dial it in, and relax while waiting for the que.

An offset is the same price but will burn wood or combo. Takes a lot more effort to keep the temp steady. Puts out some good que but you have to work for it.

Bandera, clone, etc: greater capacity. needs some mods. can burn wood only, charcoal only, or combo. Takes practice. Costs more than either the offset or the WSM.

So, decide what you'll spend and go get it.

Cook something!!

willkat98 · 04-11-2005, 02:36 PM

Quote:

For 3-4 you absolutely can't do wrong with a WSM. They are good looking, easy to clean, relatively cheap, have their own support website www.virtualweberbullet.com, etc. etc. etc. They burn charcoal and wood chunks - set it up, dial it in, and relax while waiting for the que.

Agreed 300%

Can't go wrong.

Arlin_MacRae · 04-11-2005, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoorenga

I'll calm down here shortly, buy my smoker and be a regular contributing member I promis.
Hoo

Well, I wouldn't say you aren't a regular contributor, Hoo, but I think we'd rather see you take the plunge, you know?

I mean, don't MAKE us write poetry about you....

I could spend a happy morning
Smelling Q
I could spend a happy morning
Being Hoo.
But it just won’t ever matter,
If I don't get off my a$$,
And sit and worry-worry
What to do.

Adapted, of course!

Hoorenga · 04-11-2005, 04:24 PM

Yeah, thats me, I like to get good and worked up about somethin' before I take the plunge. It really irritates my wife too. I eventualy build up enough momentum to reach critical mass. Didn't know we had a poetry section.

icemn62 · 04-11-2005, 08:34 PM

Dude, the best thing for you to do, is to go get ANY smoker, do some ribs, a brisket, a pork butt, COOK some meat. Then in about 1 - 2 years, you are going to go through all this again. There is no problem with wanting to get the "best" bang for your buck. But until you get SOME kind of smoker, you AINT making Q.

BBQchef33 · 04-11-2005, 08:48 PM

Heres an idea. Try one of these.

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846

Bigmista · 04-11-2005, 09:18 PM

If you hurry, you can get this one. It's in Oregon.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...371201545&rd=1

Bigmista · 04-11-2005, 09:22 PM

This one is in Washington. And no maitenance.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...371588193&rd=1

04-11-2005, 12:29 PM	#1
Hoorenga is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-25-05 Location: North West Washington Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Char-Grill Quick Set Question Yeah, I know, "when is this fool going to just buy a dam smoker". I did a road trip to a Wal Mart just south of here in a more rural area figurin' they just might have the Bandera. What they do have is the Char Broil Quick set which is sort of a barrel with a side fire box. It was $169. I don't want to buy another low end smoker but if this one is in the same class as the Bandera as far as keeping a fire and cooking abilities, mabye I should just go for it? I don't need the cooking space of the Bandera. I apologize for being such a nusiance. __________________ Hoo It was a brave man who first ate an oyster. Brinkman Stillwater Limited, Great Outdoors Vertical charcoal.

04-11-2005, 12:46 PM	#2
Arlin_MacRae Moderator Join Date: 04-14-04 Location: Choctaw, OK Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hoo, I don't see a danged thing wrong with that unit. It's similar to all the other round, two-chamber offset smokers. Me, I'd go for it and "buy a dam smoker, fool." ;) You're in 'analysis paralysis' now! Arlin __________________ Arlin MacRae NB El Dorado Offset, Primo Oval Junior, Traeger Model 075 Pellet Pooper, Big Chief, Kingfisher Kooker 14" gas/wood combo, PBC Brethren Edition Home Brewer, Murderer of Squirrels, Armadillo Inspector Flaming Pig Head Mod Black (Stealth) Thermapen Driver - you saw NOTHING Certified KCBS BBQ Judge Missin' KC...

04-11-2005, 01:01 PM	#3
parrothead somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Buy a damned smoker a get your ass to smokin' __________________ Greg American Picker Blog

04-11-2005, 01:13 PM	#4
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I answered this in another recent (today) thread. I've got one - I put a baffle on it out of 20 gauge sheet metal. I cut and bent a simple charcoal basket. I put on firegrate in the firebox, throw in the charcoal basket, fire off charcoal, add wood, and cook. I've had it about 1.5 years and have cooked brisket, pork butt, chicken, beer can chicken, turkey, etc. etc. etc. For $150-175 you won't find better. It is horizontal and has a hot spot near the firebox end - great for finishing chicken. __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker, WSM, Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill, Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill, slightly used Bandera chamber for future use as a cold smoker, Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker

04-11-2005, 01:17 PM	#5
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You have to keep a decent coal bed going. You have to learn how to adjust the damper (typically, leave the chimney wide open) to control your heat. An analog thermometer (like from Walmart) works fine in the lid (predrilled) for giving you an idea of what the heat is. But, as always, meat close to thermometer or blocking air flow will change the reading. The only way you're ever gonna get a handle on cooking que it to COOK. We'll happily answer questions, but Dude, we can't cook it for you. __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker, WSM, Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill, Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill, slightly used Bandera chamber for future use as a cold smoker, Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker

04-11-2005, 02:11 PM	#6
willkat98 somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Chicago Western Burbs, but always south of Madison Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Does anyone know if Flavor Flav really married Brigette Neilson? __________________ . Bill-Chicago "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Jack Reacher Bandera, M-BGE, WSM, Gold Kettle, Kenmore Gasser, 36Qt Turkey Fryer, ECB, Dutch Oven

04-11-2005, 02:19 PM	#7
Hoorenga is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-25-05 Location: North West Washington Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think Arlin had it right, I'm in "analysis paralysis". It easy for me to do. I know I look like an idiot from the other end of this discussion but I don't have a lot to choose from out her on the West Coast and I want to get the bigest bang for my buck. There is some lousy equipment on the market. I just don't want another unit that I'm going to be wanting to move out of next season. I'm doing some pretty good BBQ now, that's the reason I'm looking for a new unit. It.s a reward to myself for getting this far. And don't think I don't apreciate you guys and the time you all take to walk me through this stuff. It may not show but I have learned quite a bit in the short time I have been hanging out here. You are great. I'll calm down here shortly, buy my smoker and be a regular contributing member I promis. Hoo __________________ Hoo It was a brave man who first ate an oyster. Brinkman Stillwater Limited, Great Outdoors Vertical charcoal.

04-11-2005, 02:29 PM	#8
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In the words of whoever it was, in the midst of a panic attack: "Don't just do something, damnit, stand there!!" :D I give you the same advice I give people that ask me about buying a PC: decide how much you want to spend, what you want to do with it (in this case cook for # people), then go buy a cooker!! For 3-4 you absolutely can't do wrong with a WSM. They are good looking, easy to clean, relatively cheap, have their own support website www.virtualweberbullet.com, etc. etc. etc. They burn charcoal and wood chunks - set it up, dial it in, and relax while waiting for the que. An offset is the same price but will burn wood or combo. Takes a lot more effort to keep the temp steady. Puts out some good que but you have to work for it. Bandera, clone, etc: greater capacity. needs some mods. can burn wood only, charcoal only, or combo. Takes practice. Costs more than either the offset or the WSM. So, decide what you'll spend and go get it. Cook something!! __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker, WSM, Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill, Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill, slightly used Bandera chamber for future use as a cold smoker, Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker

04-11-2005, 04:24 PM	#11
Hoorenga is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-25-05 Location: North West Washington Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, thats me, I like to get good and worked up about somethin' before I take the plunge. It really irritates my wife too. I eventualy build up enough momentum to reach critical mass. Didn't know we had a poetry section. __________________ Hoo It was a brave man who first ate an oyster. Brinkman Stillwater Limited, Great Outdoors Vertical charcoal.

04-11-2005, 08:34 PM	#12
icemn62 Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-10-04 Location: Los Angeles, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dude, the best thing for you to do, is to go get ANY smoker, do some ribs, a brisket, a pork butt, COOK some meat. Then in about 1 - 2 years, you are going to go through all this again. There is no problem with wanting to get the "best" bang for your buck. But until you get SOME kind of smoker, you AINT making Q. __________________ Weber Kettle, WSM, CharBroil Gas Grill, George Foreman Grilll I AM LOVING THE SMOKE WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

04-11-2005, 08:48 PM	#13
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Downloads: 10 Uploads: 4	Heres an idea. Try one of these. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846 __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Klose built MoAB (Mother of All Banderas) passed on to Big Dog, 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 1 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 1 Pit Barrel Cooker, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

04-11-2005, 09:18 PM	#14
Bigmista somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-24-04 Location: Long Beach, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you hurry, you can get this one. It's in Oregon. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...371201545&rd=1 __________________ Wait! Bigmista wrote a cookbook? Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD. God loves BBQ! Bigmista Custom Spicewine Trailer - Olivia J. PIMA Large and Medium Spicewines Weber Ranch Kettle - E.T. Remembering Scott

04-11-2005, 09:22 PM	#15
Bigmista somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-24-04 Location: Long Beach, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This one is in Washington. And no maitenance. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...371588193&rd=1 __________________ Wait! Bigmista wrote a cookbook? Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD. God loves BBQ! Bigmista Custom Spicewine Trailer - Olivia J. PIMA Large and Medium Spicewines Weber Ranch Kettle - E.T. Remembering Scott

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