SMOKERS

[dewey1980]

LOOKING TO BUY A SMOKER , SEEING IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THEM , WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WHICH ONE IS THE BEST

[frogtosser]

I bought a Traeger Texas this summer and really like it, I smoked a turkey last week that tasted great and was so juicy it was dripping. I smoke a lot of pork shoulder and ribs in the summer, It did get a little hot but I am still learning how to use it. It is an auger fed electric pellet smoker and I like the option of using the different pellets, I have used a Louisana grill too and that worked well also.

[eyeguy 54]

here ya go

[NEANGLER]

Going to get a lot of repsonses electric vs gas vs wood/charcoal. A lot of it depends on what you are going to smoek and how much you will be smoking. The electic units are nice for smaller batches but i like my larger charcoal smoker w a offset fire box for ribs, butts, brisket, whole birds etc. Friend of mine just made one out of an old refrigertor that was stel lined - not palstic and he can put a case of butts and ribs in it all at one time. So now i am on the look out for a old sttel lined frig if any one has one lying around

[Surface Tension]

Electric.

Why because you can control precise temps needed for some things.

With that is has got to be insulated. Not only to get to temp but to hold temp without the

element having to be cherry red the whole time during the smoking process.

Having said that there are a lot of commercial smokers using electric BUT their smoker isn't outside in cold temps.

Gas

No problem getting to temp. Problem with temp control and low smoke temps.

If you smoking chickens and fish this won't be a problem. If you making sausage, salami, beef sticks, and the like where temp control and at lower temps are critical then gas isn't for you.

Wood

Like gas good for chickens and fish bad for low and precise temps.

Not saying the later two won't work but your going to babysit the smoker.

Gas grill.

Easy to do chickens and fish on a gas grill.

Fact is you can smoke in a cardboard box.

Heat

Smoke

Containment

[Deitz Dittrich]

Very well written Frank!

[eyeguy 54]

smoke chickens and fish on a gas grill??? hmmmm, not me. my gas grill is for grilling and the carboard boxes are for catching wabbits...