Medium Fry
Found some matches.
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2014
- Location
- New York State
This is a re-post as I apparently posted this in the wrong place the first time:
Hi, I am new to the forum. I have been using my Weber Performer of about 15 years and my home made smoker for several years. A friend helped me build it. It looks like something out of Appalachia as it is an old pot belly stove piped into a barrel on its side all sitting on a lawn cart so it can be moved around. It has served me well as I have smoked brisket, boston butts, chicken, salmon, and sausage.
The Weber is starting to show its age so I have been considering buying something new. Was going to get another Performa, but they are just not built the same any more. Started looking at the Primo XL Oval, but not sure it is big enough as I would like to be able to smoke up to two 15 lb brisket at a time or one and still have room for boston but or bunch of sausage. Also don't really like the idea that they require maintenance (tightening the bolts so the lid doesn't fall off when open, new gaskets, ets).
I started considering a professionally built reverse flow stick burner. Some of them are set up to be able to grill in the main smoking chamber. I would love a Klose, but can't bring myself to pay almost $2K and then still have to pay another $600 for shipping. I'm in upstate New York. I haven't found anyone local that makes them, but have found a place in VA called Custom Pits. Considering the tailgaiter or the porch model. There products look good and they offer it at a good price. Does anyone have any experience with the quality of the products from Custom Pits in VA? Any advise would much appreciated.
I go back and forth between a kamado and the reverse flow stick burner and all the brands and what is easily accessible to me. To top it all off, I also have about 500 bricks sitting in the woods waiting to be turned into a smoker. Just waiting for my neighbor to get his cement mixer running to pour the foundation.
Hi, I am new to the forum. I have been using my Weber Performer of about 15 years and my home made smoker for several years. A friend helped me build it. It looks like something out of Appalachia as it is an old pot belly stove piped into a barrel on its side all sitting on a lawn cart so it can be moved around. It has served me well as I have smoked brisket, boston butts, chicken, salmon, and sausage.
The Weber is starting to show its age so I have been considering buying something new. Was going to get another Performa, but they are just not built the same any more. Started looking at the Primo XL Oval, but not sure it is big enough as I would like to be able to smoke up to two 15 lb brisket at a time or one and still have room for boston but or bunch of sausage. Also don't really like the idea that they require maintenance (tightening the bolts so the lid doesn't fall off when open, new gaskets, ets).
I started considering a professionally built reverse flow stick burner. Some of them are set up to be able to grill in the main smoking chamber. I would love a Klose, but can't bring myself to pay almost $2K and then still have to pay another $600 for shipping. I'm in upstate New York. I haven't found anyone local that makes them, but have found a place in VA called Custom Pits. Considering the tailgaiter or the porch model. There products look good and they offer it at a good price. Does anyone have any experience with the quality of the products from Custom Pits in VA? Any advise would much appreciated.
I go back and forth between a kamado and the reverse flow stick burner and all the brands and what is easily accessible to me. To top it all off, I also have about 500 bricks sitting in the woods waiting to be turned into a smoker. Just waiting for my neighbor to get his cement mixer running to pour the foundation.