Do I Really NEED another smoker?

shucker · 02-11-2013, 03:12 PM

Ok, so a co-worker of mine got a Traeger Lil Tex Elite for Father's Day last year and has used it twice. He knows Im into cooking and offered to sell it to me for $250 which is a heck of a deal. I have looked at it and its in brand new shape.

I already have 2 bge's a large and a medium. I also have a 22 and 18 weber kettle along with a MES. I have gotten pretty comfortable with the egg, and use those 90% of the time. I use the MES for set it and forget it meals.

Hence the question - do I really NEED this smoker? I've always been intrigued by the pellet burners but I also know that I can do anything I want with what Ive got. Im very tempted. Should I just use the money to buy myself a Cyber Q which would allow my egg to be a set it and forget it cooker?

I dont want to buy this thing and not use it. But I dont want to not buy it and regret it for a while until I force myself to buy one which would most likely cost more. Sure, I could resell for a small profit, but that wouldnt look too good in my buddy's eyes.

Im torn and need you guys (I already know the wife's answer

) to help me feel good about my decision - whatever it might be.

slammmed · 02-11-2013, 03:15 PM

at that price you can buy it, try it and then make your decision because you're sure to make your money back if you don't like it.

superlazy · 02-11-2013, 03:17 PM

If you have to ask then the answer must be YES!!

SmokinJohn · 02-11-2013, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shucker

Ok, so a co-worker of mine got a Traeger Lil Tex Elite for Father's Day last year and has used it twice. He knows Im into cooking and offered to sell it to me for $250 which is a heck of a deal. I have looked at it and its in brand new shape.

I already have 2 bge's a large and a medium. I also have a 22 and 18 weber kettle along with a MES. I have gotten pretty comfortable with the egg, and use those 90% of the time. I use the MES for set it and forget it meals.

Hence the question - do I really NEED this smoker? I've always been intrigued by the pellet burners but I also know that I can do anything I want with what Ive got. Im very tempted. Should I just use the money to buy myself a Cyber Q which would allow my egg to be a set it and forget it cooker?

I dont want to buy this thing and not use it. But I dont want to not buy it and regret it for a while until I force myself to buy one which would most likely cost more. Sure, I could resell for a small profit, but that wouldnt look too good in my buddy's eyes.

Im torn and need you guys (I already know the wife's answer

) to help me feel good about my decision - whatever it might be.

Are you crazy?

Of COURSE you need another smoker.

In preparing for disaster (power outages, the second coming), you need to have all forms of cooking devices handy. Gas, sticks, zombie carcasses...you get the picture.
It can only improve your smoking skills in preparation for comps.

I, of course, would be honored to take any stragglers you had to get rid of. They would have a wonderful home in Southern California.

gtr · 02-11-2013, 03:22 PM

Grab it, check it out and see if you like it - if you don't like it, sell it. I'm a fan of having multiple cookers of different sorts. I think being able to cook on any sort of cooker that is available is a good thing and this is a good opportunity to learn a new cooker.

Wampus · 02-11-2013, 03:22 PM

NEVER ask yourself that question.
Don't be that specific.
We don't use terms like "NEED" or "NECESSITY" or "Can I get by?" in the world of BBQ.

Instead, ask yourself questions like:

"Why WOULDN'T I want to be able to cook more BBQ for my friends and family?"
"I wonder how many people I could feed if I had THAT smoker?"
"Why SHOULDN'T I be able to cook a whole hog if I wanted to one day?"
"How much money COULD I save if I cooked more Q and froze it instead of buying processed food for the freezer?"

Ron_L · 02-11-2013, 03:29 PM

Get it. I think you'll find that it will replace the MES as your cooker for set and forget. Cooking over a real wood fire will give better flavor than electric and smoldering wood.

Also, I've never found a need for a Guru or similar for my Eggs. I've run one of my Large Eggs for 26 hours on one load of lump with out one.

deguerre · 02-11-2013, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron_L

Also, I've never found a need for a Guru or similar for my Eggs. I've run one of my Large Eggs for 26 hours on one load of lump with out one.

shucker · 02-11-2013, 03:42 PM

come on, how about some negative comments here?!?! I am really looking for that brave soul to talk me OUT of buying this thing!!!

shucker · 02-11-2013, 03:44 PM

tell me how expensive the pellets are, how the smoke taste is weak, how the metal is flimsy....something!

dwfisk · 02-11-2013, 03:44 PM

You know you want it. LOL, but don't look here for an excuse not to. Hey, if you wind up not liking it I'll take it off your hands!

Friscoag · 02-11-2013, 03:44 PM

Get the CyberQ! It makes BGE life even easier.

deguerre · 02-11-2013, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by shucker

come on, how about some negative comments here?!?! I am really looking for that brave soul to talk me OUT of buying this thing!!!

Nope. Uh uh. Ain't gonna happen. You're already looking at the perfect spot for it as I type. Fess up.

Brian in Maine · 02-11-2013, 03:58 PM

You really came here to get talked out of buying a smoker?

BBQ Bandit · 02-11-2013, 04:01 PM

What is that line....?

'Tis better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Something like that.

02-11-2013, 03:12 PM	#1
shucker Got Wood. Join Date: 01-24-13 Location: Edenton, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Do I Really NEED another smoker? Ok, so a co-worker of mine got a Traeger Lil Tex Elite for Father's Day last year and has used it twice. He knows Im into cooking and offered to sell it to me for $250 which is a heck of a deal. I have looked at it and its in brand new shape. I already have 2 bge's a large and a medium. I also have a 22 and 18 weber kettle along with a MES. I have gotten pretty comfortable with the egg, and use those 90% of the time. I use the MES for set it and forget it meals. Hence the question - do I really NEED this smoker? I've always been intrigued by the pellet burners but I also know that I can do anything I want with what Ive got. Im very tempted. Should I just use the money to buy myself a Cyber Q which would allow my egg to be a set it and forget it cooker? I dont want to buy this thing and not use it. But I dont want to not buy it and regret it for a while until I force myself to buy one which would most likely cost more. Sure, I could resell for a small profit, but that wouldnt look too good in my buddy's eyes. Im torn and need you guys (I already know the wife's answer) to help me feel good about my decision - whatever it might be.

02-11-2013, 03:22 PM	#5
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Grab it, check it out and see if you like it - if you don't like it, sell it. I'm a fan of having multiple cookers of different sorts. I think being able to cook on any sort of cooker that is available is a good thing and this is a good opportunity to learn a new cooker. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Jumbo Old Smokey, Pig Hibachi, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. Golden Goose Egg - Got 2 in the nest baby! SPFP Mayzie's keeping an eye out for you! WTFWGALD?

02-11-2013, 03:22 PM	#6
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	NEVER ask yourself that question. Don't be that specific. We don't use terms like "NEED" or "NECESSITY" or "Can I get by?" in the world of BBQ. Instead, ask yourself questions like: "Why WOULDN'T I want to be able to cook more BBQ for my friends and family?" "I wonder how many people I could feed if I had THAT smoker?" "Why SHOULDN'T I be able to cook a whole hog if I wanted to one day?" "How much money COULD I save if I cooked more Q and froze it instead of buying processed food for the freezer?" __________________ Big JT's Smokin' BBQ Competition Team “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

02-11-2013, 03:29 PM	#7
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Get it. I think you'll find that it will replace the MES as your cooker for set and forget. Cooking over a real wood fire will give better flavor than electric and smoldering wood. Also, I've never found a need for a Guru or similar for my Eggs. I've run one of my Large Eggs for 26 hours on one load of lump with out one. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Save The Fatty! FEC-100/BWS Party/Memphis Pro SS/PBC/LBGE X 2/SBGE/Mini BGE/Nomad Pellet-matic/Good-One Model 42/WSM X 2/Cookshack Smokette 008/Weber Performer/Weber Gasser/Weber Kettle X 2/Weber Smokey Joe/WGA/UDS/Coffee Roasting Gasser and a pickle Remembering a friend

02-11-2013, 03:44 PM	#12
Friscoag Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 01-17-13 Location: Frisco, texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Get the CyberQ! It makes BGE life even easier. __________________ (2) Large BGE

02-11-2013, 03:15 PM	#2
slammmed On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-04-12 Location: Boca Raton, Fl Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	at that price you can buy it, try it and then make your decision because you're sure to make your money back if you don't like it.

02-11-2013, 03:17 PM	#3
superlazy is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-16-12 Location: kenosha,wi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you have to ask then the answer must be YES!!

02-11-2013, 03:42 PM	#9
shucker Got Wood. Join Date: 01-24-13 Location: Edenton, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	come on, how about some negative comments here?!?! I am really looking for that brave soul to talk me OUT of buying this thing!!!

02-11-2013, 03:44 PM	#11
dwfisk is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-01-12 Location: Fairfield, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You know you want it. LOL, but don't look here for an excuse not to. Hey, if you wind up not liking it I'll take it off your hands!

02-11-2013, 03:58 PM	#14
Brian in Maine is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-05-07 Location: Portland Me Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You really came here to get talked out of buying a smoker? __________________ Brian 2 WSMs 2 OTG One red one black 22 1/2" black Bar-B-Kettle with rotisserie ring Brinkman dual zone charcoal grill Webber Silver Genises B 3 burner camp stove

02-11-2013, 04:01 PM	#15
BBQ Bandit Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-15-08 Location: Harrisburg, PA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	What is that line....? 'Tis better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Something like that. __________________ Bacon should be capitalized as a pronoun for pork! A BBQ Servant; cooking for the Troops, Churches, and Charity Operation BBQ Relief founding member Lang 84 Deluxe Kitchen known as "The Glamazon" Custom Klose Backyard Chef... of Snot, 22.5 WSM Former smokers; Lang 60 Mobile - The Damsel II, Lang 48 Patio - The Damsel, and Bubba Keg Grill - RIP