Cheap smoker to get me started
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Mikhail
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You would be better to buy a charcoal kettle grill that you can also smoke on. Webers and PKs are both excellent, plus you get the grilling capability.
I'd be very afraid with one that cheap you'd just be buying frustration.
You can get a 22" Weber at Pugh's Garden Center, but it's pricier than here - £295.
I'd be very afraid with one that cheap you'd just be buying frustration.
You can get a 22" Weber at Pugh's Garden Center, but it's pricier than here - £295.
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YOU CAN NOT GO WRONG WITH A WEBER KETTLE. I sold my egg cooker because I like the kettle/ drum combo MUCH BETTER. You can do SO MUCH on a weber!!!
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Both above have nailed it, nothing more frustrating than juggling temp in cheap.
How pricey are Kettles over there?
Nothing wrong with second hand
Snake in a Kettle using shields will get a lot done.
https://perthbbqschool.com/blog/snake-method
Good example and not exclusive .
How pricey are Kettles over there?
Nothing wrong with second hand
Snake in a Kettle using shields will get a lot done.
https://perthbbqschool.com/blog/snake-method
Good example and not exclusive .
Weber kettle will me my choice as well especially the 67cm (26") Though I know they cost a pretty penny there. Cheap smokers may turn off a beginner.
This particular cooker gets little coverage here. 22” low cost cooker. I have the 18”
https://www.oldsmokey.com/products/22-old-smokey-charcoal-grill
https://www.oldsmokey.com/products/22-old-smokey-charcoal-grill
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PnkPanther
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as others said, you're better off with kettle
https://www.bbqworld.co.uk/dancook/dancook-1400.asp
Uk looks like can dancook kettle or get Weber
https://www.bbqworld.co.uk/dancook/dancook-1400.asp
Uk looks like can dancook kettle or get Weber
Mikhail
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Jowwy, is charcoal hard to come by over there, or are there restrictions on burning charcoal and wood?
redc1c4
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when buying certain items, such as optics for firearms, kitchen equipment, knives, hand tools, etc, the motto "buy once, cry once" will serve you well...
by the time you buy a cheap one, futz around with modifications, trying to make it better, etc, you will likely have spent more time & money on it, than if you'd just started out with a decent, but slightly more expensive, cooker.
IMHO, of course, YMMV.
redc1c4,
n00b here, but not to 'Que!
by the time you buy a cheap one, futz around with modifications, trying to make it better, etc, you will likely have spent more time & money on it, than if you'd just started out with a decent, but slightly more expensive, cooker.
IMHO, of course, YMMV.
redc1c4,
n00b here, but not to 'Que!
Shadowdog500
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That little smoker will make good cue but you are going to be monkeying with it every 30 minutes just to keep it in the smoke range. I got buy with a few of these $35 equivalent brinkman smokers before I bought a WSM. It is a cheap way to get started and make good cue. It will Also make you appreciate your next higher dollar smoker that actually holds temp.
redc1c4
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and the infamous ECB makes an appearance... :becky::becky::becky:That little smoker will make good cue but you are going to be monkeying with it every 30 minutes just to keep it in the smoke range. I got buy with a few of these $35 equivalent brinkman smokers before I bought a WSM. It is a cheap way to get started and make good cue. It will Also make you appreciate your next higher dollar smoker that actually holds temp.
redc1c4,
n00b here, but not to 'Que!
onemanlan
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Kettle is your best bet if you can spring the extra dollars. Weber has a UK website.
https://www.weber.com/GB/en/barbecues/charcoal-barbecues/
Its a bit more pricey, but I can't help but join the chorus recommending it. Works for both grilling and smoking entry. Lots of 3rd party support if you're looking to upgrade it. I had a Kamado Joe before a disaster and replaced it with a Weber kettle(and a pure smoker) and I'm not looking back. I use it to smoke small stuff on like chicken & it does great. If not a Weber look for a similar kettle design as your 1st. It can serve 2 functions.
https://www.weber.com/GB/en/barbecues/charcoal-barbecues/
Its a bit more pricey, but I can't help but join the chorus recommending it. Works for both grilling and smoking entry. Lots of 3rd party support if you're looking to upgrade it. I had a Kamado Joe before a disaster and replaced it with a Weber kettle(and a pure smoker) and I'm not looking back. I use it to smoke small stuff on like chicken & it does great. If not a Weber look for a similar kettle design as your 1st. It can serve 2 functions.
Mikhail
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Here's a site for PK Grills in the UK. More expensive, but a great, great grill. I know - I have one. But either a Weber or a PK will serve you very well for many, many years.
medic92
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Then again, the advice I got about starting new endeavors was to buy cheap tools. If I wear them out, then it's time to buy better quality. Nothing worse than having expensive stuff laying around that doesn't get used.
there was a time on this site that someone would have replied "build a uds" to any what cooker should I get thread. quite frankly I'm disappointed in you guys
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I got a drum a few years back and undid the lid, then thought, Why?
Welshman
Knows what a fatty is.
No cooking restrictions on charcoal or wood........
medic92
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I was surprised as well. I thought maybe it was because I finally built one.
