WHAT'S COOKIN?...Not the smoker thread...

[Jer]

YEA

You're on a roll.

[ray1970]

Not sure whether to ask here or in the smoker thread.

My wife has a huge family event planned at our place and I honestly haven?t used our grill in about eight years. It looks unhealthy so this is probably the time to upgrade.

I?ve been wanting a smoker for a while but I?ll likely be in charge of burgers and brats for a large group.

Are burgers easily doable on a smoker or should I just get a new grill?

[Irving]

How long do you have till the party? Best way is to throw some on now and find out. I know with my smoker the answer would be "no, just buy a new grill," but some people have fancy smokers that can get hot.

[ray1970]

The party is Labor Day weekend so like three or four weeks.

I was just informed this was happening and my backyard is a wreck so I?m going to be dealing with that from now until then.

Not sure how much time I?ll have to experiment with a new grill.

[Irving]

There is a grill at my rental house that has two (out of three) working burners and a side compartment for charcoal. You can have it for free!

[ray1970]

Thanks but you might have just described the grill sitting on my back deck. Lol.

[Bailey Guns]

Irving's right...depends on what you get. Some smokers are good for just that. Some are very versatile and can grill as well as they smoke. You can get a charcoal type grill for grilling that has a side smoker box for smoking. All kinds of options. And if you like that type of food you'll never regret it.

[hurley842002]

Adobo skirt steak for street tacos, from the Carniceria around the corner. Brats are for lunches at work (cheddar made here in AZ).

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[Mykidsdad]

Smoker styles vary widely with new units being quite good at both hot grilling and cooler slow smoking. Fuel type is your first consideration. If you live somewhere where fire bans are the norm you need electric or propane. If you are free to burn lump charcoal or wood then you have more options. Even newer pellet cookers are in illegal in several areas when a fire ban is in place.

Nothing beats natural fuels for flavor. if burgers and brats are your goal then a top rated gas grill is easy to deal with. That said, natural charcoal cooked brats and burgers are hard to beat. Old school smokers that burn wood are fun but require lots of attention and skill to achieve good results. Pellet smokers are awesome but have electronics and mechanical parts that may fail at a bad time. Lots of homework to be done.

Fee free to PM if you have specific questions.

Not sure whether to ask here or in the smoker thread.

My wife has a huge family event planned at our place and I honestly haven?t used our grill in about eight years. It looks unhealthy so this is probably the time to upgrade.

I?ve been wanting a smoker for a while but I?ll likely be in charge of burgers and brats for a large group.

Are burgers easily doable on a smoker or should I just get a new grill?

[00tec]

I won't go back to propane or charcoal after getting the pellet grill. Easy enough to fire up for burgers, and smokes well enough to do a brisket.