This thread has more lives than a cat!

We've been smoking on a MasterBuilt that we got at Sportsman's Warehouse and it's done a pretty good job. It just doesn't seem to produce enough smoke the way it's set up. So, after much searching and reading and comparing and waffling back and forth I finally pulled the trigger on a new Camp Chef Woodwind SG24 with Sidekick. Wife and I each got a little bonus from work and we pooled our pennies...and it was on sale.

I deliver to a place in Lewiston that sells a metric butt-load of smokers from GMG, Traeger, Camp Chef, etc. Almost every time I'm there I see someone complaining about the newer made-in-China Traegers. That could be because they sell so many more than other brands...I don't know. But looking at the CC and Traeger side x side the CC seemed like a no-brainer. CC seems to match the Traeger, feature for feature, at several hundred dollars less. That was my perception, anyway. And one of the guys that work there say they have very few units returned for problems. Which I find odd because it's also made-in-China. But, he's a friend and I trust his advice. I also like all the little accessories you can place on the Sidekick.

Won't get a chance to use it til next week, though.