Our Homepage | Donation to Forum Overhead | Welocme | Merchandise | Associations | Purchase Subscription | Amazon Affiliate |
|
Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
|
Thread Tools |
01-06-2018, 07:04 PM | #31 | |||
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-08-14
Location: San Antonio, TX
Name/Nickname : Terry
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
__________________
There are thousands of ways to BBQ. The right way is the one that you enjoy doing, and that produces food that you, your family, and your friends enjoy to eat. So, keep experimenting. :) Lone Star Grillz Insulated Cabinet Smoker / Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling (WSCG) Station / CyberQ / Slow N Sear with Drip N Griddle WSCG Review [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245542"][COLOR=Blue][B]HERE[/B][/COLOR][/URL]. WSM Mods [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=201917"][COLOR=Blue][B]HERE[/B][/COLOR][/URL]. My Brisket Guide [URL="http://bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=238834"][COLOR=Blue][B]HERE[/B][/COLOR][/URL]. |
|||
|
01-06-2018, 07:46 PM | #32 | |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 09-21-17
Location: Central Texas
Name/Nickname : Larry
|
Quote:
Larry
__________________
Larry I fix stuff and I know things. |
|
|
Thanks from: ---> |
01-06-2018, 10:02 PM | #33 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-01-17
Location: North Texas
Name/Nickname : EL Luchador
|
Quote:
The quality of the food comes from the cook and not the cooker |
|
|
01-07-2018, 06:31 AM | #34 | |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 09-21-17
Location: Central Texas
Name/Nickname : Larry
|
Quote:
Larry
__________________
Larry I fix stuff and I know things. |
|
|
Thanks from: ---> |
01-07-2018, 08:21 AM | #35 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-01-17
Location: North Texas
Name/Nickname : EL Luchador
|
Quote:
the right thing to do to help a beginner is to let them know the potential errors of their desired path. I wouldnt tell a beginner to summit k2 or everest, and I wouldnt tell a beginner to buy an offset smoker. and as thoey said, some of them dont really hold their value that well. I wonder if the OP knows that three of the top 5 teams last year in KCBS team of the year were cooking on drums? I wonder if that would change his mind and make him want to learn on a $100 drum first? |
|
|
01-07-2018, 09:02 AM | #36 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-14-12
Location: Spring, Texas
|
Quote:
__________________
Certified Carcinogenic Meat Eater (CCME) LSG 24"X24"X36" vertical offset smoker LG and MiniMax BGE Weber 22.5 Master Touch Hunsaker drum Weber Smokey Joe Blackstone griddle PK Grill (original) |
|
1 members found this post helpful. |
Thanks from: ---> |
01-07-2018, 10:17 AM | #37 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-01-17
Location: North Texas
Name/Nickname : EL Luchador
|
Quote:
Im cooking a brisket today btw, probably grill some chicken wings as well. Enjoy your cooking today as well.
__________________
3 of the top 5 teams in KCBS TOTY, AND the no1 team in Pork were cooking on UDS. AMEN! |
|
|
01-07-2018, 12:45 PM | #38 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-14-12
Location: Spring, Texas
|
Now we have gone to religion...
__________________
Certified Carcinogenic Meat Eater (CCME) LSG 24"X24"X36" vertical offset smoker LG and MiniMax BGE Weber 22.5 Master Touch Hunsaker drum Weber Smokey Joe Blackstone griddle PK Grill (original) |
|
01-07-2018, 01:08 PM | #39 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 08-14-17
Location: Commerce Twp, MI
|
For all we know the OP is a pyromaniac eagle scout that has been burning up GI Joes and tree forts since the age of 8. A stick burner could be child's play for him.
__________________
LSG 24x40, BGE (Large) |
|
01-07-2018, 01:23 PM | #40 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 10-13-17
Location: SoCal, by way of Oklahoma & Texas
Name/Nickname : Ray
|
I think you're makin exactly the right call by starting with a good quality smoker. Don't waste $400-600 of your purchase money on something that mainly will be frustrating and will be even harder to sell than a good quality pit when you decide you want to upgrade.
Since you're lucky enough to live in Texas, you don't need to look outside the state for a great pit. Some prior posters have mentioned the names of really good pitmakers in Dallas, Houston, etc. With reference to your comments about 1/4" vs 3/16" steel, IMHO you shouldn't base your decision on that difference. Once you get a pit that has 1/4" -- or really even 1/8" -- then you're lookin at a great quality pit. The only folks who need a thicker pit than that is someone cookin in super-cold temp's up north. No need in Texas, and the extra weight will just make it harder to move around. Finally, if you want to look at something a little different you might look at the Karubecue, made by an engineer near Dallas. Look up the website -- he developed a unique design that virtually assures perfect smoke, and therefore perfect smoke flavour, from the burning wood. You also can find great reviews on his smoker and others on the AmazingRibs.com site. Good luck!
__________________
[FONT="Arial"][SIZE="2"][B]Red Weber Ltd Ed 22" Weber 18" Mak 1-Star Pellet Smoker Chuckwagon Cookers Horizontal Offset Stickburner Southern Cookers Vertical Stickburner[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] |
|
Thanks from:---> |
01-07-2018, 01:34 PM | #41 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 07-19-13
Location: Houston, TX
|
After buying my Klose the first thing I learned on it is that the stories of offsets being "difficult" and having "a steep learning curve" is just an old wives tale. Mostly spread by people who fell victim to cheap box store offsets, and people who just parrot what the box store offset victims say.
If you have managed to grow to adulthood without stepping out in front of a bus, or ignoring the warning on plastic bags and suffocating yourself, Id say you have enough sense to operate a quality offset. Its just not that complicated. |
|
Thanks from: ---> |
01-07-2018, 02:11 PM | #42 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 02-15-10
Location: Wylie texas
Name/Nickname : Greg
|
My first stickbuner was a 30x84 Shirley fab. I did however come from cooking on weber kettles and a uds. I picked up the cooker 2nd week of November, went on a 5 day cruise the next week, and 3 days after the cruise I seasoned the cooker and smoked 11 turkeys for the first smoke. so buying a quality smoker helps a lot with the learning curb.
__________________
22.5 ots, 26.75 otg, uds, Big Joe in black, 30x84 deluxe Shirley fabrication(sold) |
|
01-07-2018, 03:04 PM | #43 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 12-28-11
Location: Belton, Tx
Name/Nickname : Texas Pete
|
After a few of the comments in this thread I would look at the price these are going for used if resale value is important to the op. I would think the Jambo would be the safest out of the 3 you listed.
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
__________________
Paul (aka Texas Pete) SF 24x36 Midnight Edition / Mak 1-Star /Abe's 48" Insulated Cabinet / 22.5 OTG / 28" BS / Jimmy with CB Roti and pizza kit / Red Box on custom cart / Char-Griller Kettle / Barrel House Cooker / Pit Boss Copperhead / Char-Griller Akorn Jr Sign Up for The 2022 Texas BBQ Brethren Fall Bash Here! (Link) |
|
01-07-2018, 03:17 PM | #44 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 04-08-10
Location: Elk Creek, KY
|
If the OP wants a stick burner, why can’t he have one? And what’s it matter what 3 of the top 5 KCBS teams cook on?
|
|
Thanks from:---> |
01-07-2018, 04:10 PM | #45 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 01-29-10
Location: Oklahoma
|
When we purchased our offset, a 20" Horizon R.D. Special, our only experience was with BGEs. We could have saved a ton of money on something from the big-box-store route but everything I read pointed to a probable less-than-enjoyable learning curve, and possibly just developing a real aversion to cooking with a cheap offset.
Using the Horizon is quite enjoyable and turns out fantastic food. It operates just as one would hope, gets a split when it needs a split, and doesn't have huge temperature spikes, the 0.250 steel thickness retains heat well. The basic learning curve needed to produce good-tasting food was so short I think we almost missed it. The ONLY thing I regret about purchasing this smoker is that I listened to the owner of the BBQ store, who is a great guy and was only offering his best advice, and ordered the 20" instead of going with the 24." The food tasted so good coming off this smoker, that my missus started inviting more people over and the cooks got to be large enough that the 24" would really come in handy: there are worse problems to have. At no time have I ever regretted getting a "good one" from the start, and always realized that stickburners would require a certain amount of time and attention. For me, this has been a situation to look forward to. Good luck with your choice! |
1 members found this post helpful. |
Thanks from: ---> |
Tags |
Off Set Smoker, smoker, Smoker comparison |
Thread Tools | |
|
|