Time to get a smoker...

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Originally Posted by hobowh

I had one, they work well if you go through and seal the air leaks, and the heat baffle mod

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Living in bear country and a wind tunnel, latches on the lid would be the first mod.

Mmm. Enjoyed some homemade baby backs tonight. Thanks for the idea, guys!

If you have the patience for it nothing beats a traditional offset stick burner. Have a friend who recently opened a BBQ place in Greeley, cook for him my spare time to help him out. I cooked 15 pork butts, 11 briskets, dozens of spares, babybacks, chickens and sausage this past Friday evening. Some of you may have sampled it at the Harley dealership Saturday. Best of luck on your quest, PM with questions (don't want to come across as advertising - for him or me).

btw- here's a link to another great BBQ site http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/index.php

I'm at the Costco at Park Meadows. They have the Vision Grills Kamado Phase 2 for $569.99. Comes with stand with locking casters, 2 side tables, and cover. Looks nicer than the BGE to me.

Looks like this except the stand is stainless;
http://www.visiongrills.com/wp-conte.../b-series2.png
http://www.visiongrills.com/grills/classic-b-series/

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Originally Posted by Whistler

If you have the patience for it nothing beats a traditional offset stick burner. Have a friend who recently opened a BBQ place in Greeley, cook for him my spare time to help him out. I cooked 15 pork butts, 11 briskets, dozens of spares, babybacks, chickens and sausage this past Friday evening. Some of you may have sampled it at the Harley dealership Saturday. Best of luck on your quest, PM with questions (don't want to come across as advertising - for him or me).

btw- here's a link to another great BBQ site http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/index.php

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Peace Pit?

Higher-quality smokers are expensive! I'm going to have to do some serious research.

Thanks for the tips and links!

Do you find the insulation (or lack thereof) to be a factor in smoking meats?

This is mine: Stainless Steel Premium 7-in-1 Smoker/Cooker http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home-...3Bcat104582880



http://images.cabelas.com/is/image/c...J6ELC3xMDlD-DS

Craig's List special: it works good, I only use the charcoal, I think retail is too much and I would not pay for stainless. Use it a few times and then it gets dirty. A nice feature is that you can take it apart and adjust the racks while cooking, unlike the brinkman, which my neighbor uses.

The cabelas smoker is a pain to add charcoal and wood to though.

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Originally Posted by Ah Pook

After reading this thread, yesterday, I started googling different smokers.

THANX GREY!!! [Rant2]

I've always wanted to build my own but since I still don't have one, this might be a sign that it's time to look at production smokers. A $1000 plus smoker is not in the near future.

The Char-Griller Smokin' Outlaw Charcoal Grill looks interesting. Comes in at under $300. Ample grill surface and a large fire box. Adding some propane burners to the left side would take care of the everyday grilling.

For those who can't leave well enough alone, here is a 20 page thread of mods to the smoker.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/5...h-firebox-mods

http://static2.ivgstores.com/prodima...0-Bcr-1224.jpg

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Look into that same company. They make a dual setup with a gas grill on the left side with a sep. gas burner to boil on, then on the right it has a charcoal grill that you can attach a smoke box to. I have one so I can use the gas for quick meals and charcoal when I want to do some good steaks.

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

Higher-quality smokers are expensive! I'm going to have to do some serious research.

Thanks for the tips and links!

Do you find the insulation (or lack thereof) to be a factor in smoking meats?

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I got this one at Bass pro Shops for ~$170 or so, on sale. I liked this model because there's a separate door for accessing the fire, wood pan and water pan. I built the wood cabinet to get it up to an easier working height for me, to keep the wind away from the burner flame, and to make it mobile so I can roll it around on the patio. Works pretty damn good IMO, I haven't killed anybody yet. Propane, obviously.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...g/DSC_0181.jpg

It holds a decent load.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...g/DSC_0178.jpg

rondog, I'm impressed! I'd never considered a mobile cabinet. That's a very good idea.