looking to buy/build a decent smoker-suggestions?

[ChadAmberg]

I'm not sure if you're ever down here in the Springs, but I want to sell a smoker I have and never get to use anymore. Slightly older version of this one:
http://www.brinkmann.net/products/ou...tem=810-3044-S
50 bucks. Has the thermometer and such in it...

[oinco]

Well,

Thought I owed it to all who helped along the way- and esp to Chad- thanks for getting me started. And now, my proud first results:

[rondog]

You did well, Grasshopper, you did well!

[blacklabel]

Looks great oinco. What did you end up smoking them in?

[oinco]

dropped71 - took over caretaking of the horizontal smoker linked in post #21...mesquite for 4.5hrs, used only a rub. I'll never buy substandard bbq at a restaurant again.

Best complement- my wife is a sauce girl- had it on the table- she made it a point to mock-push it away and gave it a "pssshhhh"!
I think I'll probably get the "meat sweats" tonight....I love the Paleo diet!

[Outlaw1]

Thanks. Now I'm going to have to pull the smoker out of the garage tomorrow.

[ChadAmberg]

Now that looks like some darn fine eating right there. Looks like you nailed it the first time. Now, you get to experiment with different rubs and methods.

How was keeping the temperature even? I've found it was actually easier to do it on colder days like today, the coals seemed to moderate themselves better than when it was hot out, they'd seem to burn too quick then.

[mcantar18c]

Soooo.... COAR BBQ at Oinco's place!

[copfish]

Nice info here. I think I'll check out the small electric smokers until I figure out what I want to do. Any recommendations for a electric small smoker? I live out in Pueblo West and it gets windy out here... Also any favs to rubs?

[Outlaw1]

Nice info here. I think I'll check out the small electric smokers until I figure out what I want to do. Any recommendations for a electric small smoker? I live out in Pueblo West and it gets windy out here... Also any favs to rubs?

I bought one of the Cabela's electric smokers that's just a re-badged Brinkman. It works fine, but it's not very heavy, so it will blow away if it's windy.