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Post by Quintsrevenge on Jan 27, 2019 16:32:15 GMT -5
Any BBQ enthusiasts out there ? Looking for advice on a new smoker.. 500$ not set on vertical or horizontal so far Oklahoma Joe from Lowe's or smoke canyon from bass pro .. Let me know what you think
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 27, 2019 16:35:39 GMT -5
Any BBQ enthusiasts out there ? Looking for advice on a new smoker.. 500$ not set on vertical or horizontal so far Oklahoma Joe from Lowe's or smoke canyon from bass pro .. Let me know what you think might be able to help... Among others. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 16:36:57 GMT -5
.I know someone that owns a Oklahoma Joe purchased from Lowe's. Two years later the seal leaked and the company sent a new on at no charge. Same principle as The Egg but much cheaper. Also my son uses a Vision, after MANY years the seal needed to be replaced....that’s it.
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Jan 27, 2019 16:38:46 GMT -5
.I know someone that owns a Oklahoma Joe purchased from Lowe's. Two years later the seal leaked and the company sent a new on at no charge. Same principle as The Egg but much cheaper. Also my son uses a Vision, after MANY years the seal needed to be replaced....that’s it. HAPPY HUNTING 👌👍👍 Love the ceramic style just 350+ $ more than my budget |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 16:42:07 GMT -5
.I know someone that owns a Oklahoma Joe purchased from Lowe's. Two years later the seal leaked and the company sent a new on at no charge. Same principle as The Egg but much cheaper. Also my son uses a Vision, after MANY years the seal needed to be replaced....that’s it. HAPPY HUNTING 👌👍👍 Love the ceramic style just 350+ $ more than my budget Save for the ceramic insert, it’s worth the investment. Get yourself a “ cheapo “ for the coming year. You won’t be sorry!! Best for direct or indirect cooking. |
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Post by McWiggins on Jan 27, 2019 16:43:18 GMT -5
Im a budget BBQ guy so my smoker is a vertical model costing me only $50 but it works. Needs replacing though and nearly upgraded over the holidays. Im not sure which style to go with. I've seen the best out there use all kinds and then some. Seems it comes down to more about knowing your tools, fuel and seasoning, or lack of seasoning depending on your likes. I'd say at $500 you should get a good smoker that once you learn its nuances, will serve you well. With that said, Cramptholomew might have a thing to say. He welds his own smokers and even takes on the task of whole hog. |
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Jan 27, 2019 16:52:27 GMT -5
Im a budget BBQ guy so my smoker is a vertical model costing me only $50 but it works. Needs replacing though and nearly upgraded over the holidays. Im not sure which style to go with. I've seen the best out there use all kinds and then some. Seems it comes down to more about knowing your tools, fuel and seasoning, or lack of seasoning depending on your likes. I'd say at $500 you should get a good smoker that once you learn its nuances, will serve you well. With that said, Cramptholomew might have a thing to say. He welds his own smokers and even takes on the task of whole hog. My family has been doing whole hog for a while , i'm looking to do ribs and butts mostly. Also smoking some salmon and chicken. I am looking forward tending the fire and smoking a pipe. |
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Post by McWiggins on Jan 27, 2019 16:59:34 GMT -5
Smoking a pipe while smoking meat is great.  I love smoking all kinds of fish from salmon, catfish, strippers and even eel. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 27, 2019 17:00:00 GMT -5
One of the best ones I ever had was from lowes. If you're just doing ribs and butts then this plenty big enough and cheaper than your budget. I couldnt tell you how many thousands of pounds I cooked in that thing. The grill
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Jan 27, 2019 17:02:34 GMT -5
One of the best ones I ever had was from lowes. If you're just doing ribs and butts then this plenty big enough and cheaper than your budget. I couldnt tell you how many thousands of pounds I cooked in that thing. The grill
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I'm sure there are better ones, but I have more experience with that set up than I do any others. Do you use wood chunks ? |
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Post by Darin on Jan 27, 2019 17:03:05 GMT -5
I'm converting an extra shed into a large smoke shack this spring … can't wait!  |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 27, 2019 17:09:56 GMT -5
Yes, with the side box you can put wood in it. I used that set up at least 3 times a week for 5 years. The main grilling side is a great grill too. (I used to cook a lot during marriage #1)
They sell the 2 separately, but they have knockouts to put the 2 together with bolts.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 27, 2019 17:12:02 GMT -5
Im a budget BBQ guy so my smoker is a vertical model costing me only $50 but it works. Needs replacing though and nearly upgraded over the holidays. Im not sure which style to go with. I've seen the best out there use all kinds and then some. Seems it comes down to more about knowing your tools, fuel and seasoning, or lack of seasoning depending on your likes. I'd say at $500 you should get a good smoker that once you learn its nuances, will serve you well. With that said, Cramptholomew might have a thing to say. He welds his own smokers and even takes on the task of whole hog. My family has been doing whole hog for a while , i'm looking to do ribs and butts mostly. Also smoking some salmon and chicken. I am looking forward tending the fire and smoking a pipe. butts? As in the arse? |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 27, 2019 17:12:40 GMT -5
As in delicious pork shoulders
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 27, 2019 17:16:43 GMT -5
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Post by McWiggins on Jan 27, 2019 17:17:20 GMT -5
As in delicious pork shoulders So very delicious shoulders.  |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jan 27, 2019 17:23:02 GMT -5
I'd go horizontal, with side box. I think they're just more versatile. I made my big smoker out of a 275 gallon oil tank (cleaned multiple times with detergent, and burned out until no residue remained - even though I bought it from a guy who already cleaned out out, I wanted to be safe). I've done everything from pork butts, to whole pig, to ribs, and even made a pole to hang sausages on. The BEST wood I've ever used was pecan. Not sure if it burned more evenly, or if it was just the flavor, but the pig I did with it was spectacular.
Edit: THERMOMETERS!!! Get you some digital ones. One for in the meat, on for in the smoker. You can't rely on the gauge on the hood.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 27, 2019 17:27:46 GMT -5
Pecan is one of my absolute favorites, in south Georgia there is an abundant supply. Its mild and does well with chicken and pork. I use mesquite on the rare occasion that I smoke beef.
I had a vertical smoker for about 2 weeks. I hated it and gave it away.
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Jan 27, 2019 17:30:19 GMT -5
I'd go horizontal, with side box. I think they're just more versatile. I made my big smoker out of a 275 gallon oil tank (cleaned multiple times with detergent, and burned out until no residue remained - even though I bought it from a guy who already cleaned out out, I wanted to be safe). I've done everything from pork butts, to whole pig, to ribs, and even made a pole to hang sausages on. The BEST wood I've ever used was pecan. Not sure if it burned more evenly, or if it was just the flavor, but the pig I did with it was spectacular. Edit: THERMOMETERS!!! Get you some digital ones. One for in the meat, on for in the smoker. You can't rely on the gauge on the hood. Pecan is abundant to me here in Florida , and will add to my collection of electric probes.. :-) |
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Jan 27, 2019 17:32:03 GMT -5
My family has been doing whole hog for a while , i'm looking to do ribs and butts mostly. Also smoking some salmon and chicken. I am looking forward tending the fire and smoking a pipe. butts? As in the arse? exactly : -) ![]() j.k ![]() |
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Jan 27, 2019 17:32:47 GMT -5
![]()  butt would be the boston butt or the shoulder |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jan 27, 2019 17:34:55 GMT -5
![]() butt would be the boston butt or the shoulder look at this delicious animal. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 17:39:34 GMT -5
My family has been doing whole hog for a while , i'm looking to do ribs and butts mostly. Also smoking some salmon and chicken. I am looking forward tending the fire and smoking a pipe. butts? As in the arse? Less the rectum......lol Paddy, not even close to the pigs a s s. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 27, 2019 17:39:41 GMT -5
This thread made me think of this movie. "Babe"  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 27, 2019 18:19:23 GMT -5
OK so I was WAY off.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 20:16:29 GMT -5
We get by with a Old Smokey the small one it takes 14 charcoal briquettes to make a steak or steaks for two. If I want to smoke we use a stand up with a water bowl like a Brinkman ribs take about six hours, turkey or couple yard birds about 4, brisket around 12, pork shoulders around six. We also use Stubbs charcoal briquettes they really do burn longer and maintain 250 degrees. You can spend 30bucks to 10000bucks it is all the cook not the BBQ. If you are cooking for a army a section of 24dia 3/8 pipe welded up with a side will last a lifetime just don't call me if you ever want to move it. Last tip pour honey over those hot coals the first time you fire it and it will coat the inside like glass and prevent rust. This is the done before you ever cook food in it.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jan 27, 2019 20:45:51 GMT -5
We get by with a Old Smokey the small one it takes 14 charcoal briquettes to make a steak or steaks for two. If I want to smoke we use a stand up with a water bowl like a Brinkman ribs take about six hours, turkey or couple yard birds about 4, brisket around 12, pork shoulders around six. We also use Stubbs charcoal briquettes they really do burn longer and maintain 250 degrees. You can spend 30bucks to 10000bucks it is all the cook not the BBQ. If you are cooking for a army a section of 24dia 3/8 pipe welded up with a side will last a lifetime just don't call me if you ever want to move it. Last tip pour honey over those hot coals the first time you fire it and it will coat the inside like glass and prevent rust. This is the done before you ever cook food in it. I agree it is 99% the cook, but every cooking vessel is different. My current apparatus works FAR more efficiently than my old one, and I almost ruined a pig the first time I used it. Even though it's a huge arse tank, it'll heat up FAST and keep the heat far longer. So, if I'm not watching carefully, and the heat goes up past my set limit, it takes longer to cool down. I'll open the lid, but I don't like doing that, because then the meat is subjected to blasts of cooler air. It probably wouldn't affect it much, but I'm a little OCD. All this to say, "you need to know your cooker". |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 27, 2019 22:19:21 GMT -5
I can only speak to what I have, it is a New Braunfels Silver smoker with an offset firebox, heavy cast iron is what you want....Char Broil bought out new Braunfels, and makes one that looks like it, but is cheap thing gauge steel. I have been impressed with the Oklahoma Joe grills that I have seen. Did the mods this guy did...simple fixes that makes it a real performer. www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/new-braunfels-silver-smoker.53098/Buy once, cry once...a good one will last you the rest of your life. I only paid about $300 for my grill in 96, and it has lived through a lot of Arizona summers, but it is time for me to do a refurb...the bones of it are good, I would just like to replace the wood, and install a new seal on the smoker lid. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jan 27, 2019 23:56:50 GMT -5
I can only speak to what I have, it is a New Braunfels Silver smoker with an offset firebox, heavy cast iron is what you want....Char Broil bought out new Braunfels, and makes one that looks like it, but is cheap thing gauge steel. I have been impressed with the Oklahoma Joe grills that I have seen. Did the mods this guy did...simple fixes that makes it a real performer. www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/new-braunfels-silver-smoker.53098/Buy once, cry once...a good one will last you the rest of your life. I only paid about $300 for my grill in 96, and it has lived through a lot of Arizona summers, but it is time for me to do a refurb...the bones of it are good, I would just like to replace the wood, and install a new seal on the smoker lid. I was impressed with the Oklahoma Joe too. The metal seemed heavy enough. The Char Broil products are like 18 gauge steel. That will leak heat like a sieve. |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jan 28, 2019 7:36:15 GMT -5
Any BBQ enthusiasts out there ? Looking for advice on a new smoker.. 500$ not set on vertical or horizontal so far Oklahoma Joe from Lowe's or smoke canyon from bass pro .. Let me know what you think Oklahoma Joe is a good quality smoker and very well built, it's also very heavy and won't get blown over in the wind |
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