Brinkmann Vertical Meat Smoker

[gabedaddy]

Hey fellas, my wife suprised me with a new Brinkmann Vertical Meat Smoker today :lol: (to be delevered next week) for an early Fathers Day gift. (I love that woman!) I've been looking into getting a smoker for a while now and was set on getting a WSM based on everything I've been reading here. I hadn't really looked into the Brinkmann Vertical Meat Smoker and don't really know a lot about it. She got it for $130. Can you guys ring in on your thoughts on this bad boy? I'm just curious as to what the general concensus is.

Thanks!

 

[grillfella]

is this it
http://www.netshops.com/cart/shoppe...te&srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=07-27157766-2

 

[grillfella]

If it is it looks good

 

[gabedaddy]

That's the one. Anyone else out there have any experience with this model?

 

[HeSmellsLikeSmoke]

I found this one review on Amazon

"6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Well built, heavy gauge smoker, November 18, 2006
By R. Barton (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

I own this smoker. It comes with a 15-inch charcoal bowl that has no holes in the bottom. Using it as is, the charcoal smothers in its own ashes in a couple of hours and it was hard to keep the temparture above 200-degrees. I modified the charcoal bowl by drilling holes in the bottom and buying a 14-inch grate (the charcoal grate from a Weber Smokey Joe) to hold the charcoal off the bottom of the bowl. The smoker now works as advertised. A bowl full of charcoal (about 5-lbs) will burn for about 4-hours and keep a steady 220-250 degrees. The smoker has two large racks, allowing you to smoke up to 50-lbs of meat. Operate it with the air vents open about 1/4 to 1/2 open to maintain the needed 220-250 degree smoking temperatures. Overall it's a good smoker for $ 50 to $ 100, but if you are going to pay more, you can get a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker and it works fine right out of the box. "

 

[GridironGriller]

I got mine for $60 from Wal-Mart. What the above review says about the bowl is correct. You will have to do some work on it. The isn't perfect, by any means.

Once you get the hang of it though, it's a pretty good smoker.

 

[big blue bbq]

I got mine for $60 from Wal-Mart. What the above review says about the bowl is correct. You will have to do some work on it. The isn't perfect, by any means.

Once you get the hang of it though, it's a pretty good smoker.

I got the same thing at Wal-mart for about $60.00. Still have not learned to cook on it properly:evil: . I need to make the fire bowl mod it sounds like. It is the least of my arsenal, but I am still practicing to get the hang of it. It does really good on wings though:roll: .

 

[gabedaddy]

I got mine for $60 from Wal-Mart. What the above review says about the bowl is correct. You will have to do some work on it. The isn't perfect, by any means.

Once you get the hang of it though, it's a pretty good smoker.

CS from the web site that she bought it from says that this one is bigger since it holds 75 lbs and the Walmart model holds 50. Although the dimensions and weight are identical. Are they just "blowing smoke"?