joeraz007
Full Fledged Farker
What is your favorite smoker for competition. What in your opinion is the number one winning smoker on the comp trail
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Best smoker for comps
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erichasaces
Take a breath!
Gateway drums.
Right on Q
is Blowin Smoke!
Arguments could be made for jambos, backwoods, and others as the "winningest pits" but the pit that is the best for competition BBQ is the one you know the most about and are the most comfortable cooking on.
I used to think there was a magic pit, rub, or sauce that would get me a call or walk but I've figured out that 95% of winning is experience and practice.
Hope this helps
I used to think there was a magic pit, rub, or sauce that would get me a call or walk but I've figured out that 95% of winning is experience and practice.
Hope this helps
gettinbasted
is Blowin Smoke!
Yep...
Badgerjacob
Full Fledged Farker
225 heat is 225 degrees. The smoker has very little to do with why the same guys win competitions over and over again.
Blanton
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No, not neccesarsly. Different smoker types at the same temp will cook quite different and have a different result to the meat.
erichasaces
Take a breath!
I promise you that if I can get walks with gateway drums, they HAVE to be the best.
IamMadMan
somebody shut me the fark up.
I agree.... Also where one smoker can struggle to keep stable at a given temperature, another can just sing along without any effort. Every smoker has it's sweet spot where it is the most efficient and produces the best product. As indicted above, knowing your smoker and where it produces the best product is more than half the battle. Practice, practice, and more practice goes hand in hand with knowing your smoker.
olewarthog
Full Fledged Farker
Down here in GBA, gravity feed Smokers currently are getting the most wins. As said above, it's more about the cook than the cooker. The smoker is a tool. Gravity feeds give you stable temps & are pretty much set it & forget it . Stickburners take more hands on work but tend to produce a more pronounced smoke flavor. Drums get the job done too.
IMHO, a gravity feed will help the new pitmaster master tenderness & timelines. Assassin, Stumps, Deep South are all top notch brands. I have a Assassin & love it.
IMHO, a gravity feed will help the new pitmaster master tenderness & timelines. Assassin, Stumps, Deep South are all top notch brands. I have a Assassin & love it.
Q Haven
is one Smokin' Farker
I use Backwoods Party models for comps. I like to have two different smokers when competing. One dedicated to ribs while the other one is getting opened and closed all morning dealing with the other meats. I have a Backwoods Competitor that I could do all four categories on easily but prefer having two smokers. For comps, they hold temperature for a long time and let you get a few hours of sleep. One of the BW cookers is on its last legs, looking at the Humphrey's Pint model as a replacement.
http://humphreysbbq.myshopify.com/pages/the-pint
http://humphreysbbq.myshopify.com/pages/the-pint
JD McGee
somebody shut me the fark up.
A pit is just a tool...pick one you like and learn to use it well. 
My Hunsaker drum smoker is by far the best cooker I have ever used in a competition. I have cooked on many different types of cookers and these drums are so easy to use. Temp control is like a pellet cooker. Go to Hunsakersmokers.com and check them out.
Cook'n with Wood
Knows what a fatty is.
100% agree with Bubba...check out the Hunsaker drum. I have owned and cooked on a Lang 84 Deluxe, Other offset stick burners, gravity feed smokers, pellet grills. Luckily found the Hunsanker 11 months ago, best 11 months of smoking meats of my life.
CBQ
is One Chatty Farker
You should definitely make the move to one of those Brinkman offsets they sell at the big box stores. :becky:
bubbletop
Knows what a fatty is.
Just got back from south Texas......$$$. GOT PAID ON MY GATEWAY'S $$$
tduffy
is Blowin Smoke!
There's no magic smoker that wins comps. It's the cook, not the cooker but If I was starting competing right now(only competing, no catering) I'd buy 4 gateway drums.
ag80n
Knows what a fatty is.
Another thing to consider is what do you get with the purchase? I have a Southern Q and one of the things that attracted me to it was the family I was adopted into. I can call or contact Scott or any of the Southern Q family and know that they are there to answer questions and help me succeed. Also, Southern Q smokers do well in Georgia which you can see just by looking at the GBC results.
