Thinking about getting a smoker

[mudminnow]

I want to get into smoking meats. I want a pretty low maintenance, low stress smoker. Think crock pot. Pellet grills have my eye. Any suggestions or one to stay away from. Trying to stay below 500 doll hairs.

[FishSticker]

Weber smoky mountain.

[SCSportsman]

WSM is a good choice and is pretty low stress after you use it a few times. That said, pellet smokers are about as easy as it comes. No setup and pretty foolproof.

[rp]

There is a website called amazingribs.com or something like that that grades the smokers and grills. I saw one on there that was gas powered and had a thermostat to regulate temp. They slammed a lot of electric smokers. Take a look.

[Duck cutter]

Masterbuilt electric has served me well

[Ring King]

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Love my Masterbuilt electric smoker as well. Just did a turkey today on it for the family. They are inexpensive, easy to use, and make some great tasting food!

[willk]

I had a pellet smoker and loved it. It was a treager knockocd that was built by treager. It was free so that was a bonus. I loves it and then hated it. One piece of advise I would give is use only treager pellets and don't allow any unused pellets to stay in the hopper/auger. It Cooks with very little effort. However it doesn't hold a candle to real wood/coal. If you want to do it right spend some money and get a real smoker, offset or a reverse flow. Get one that you could use to cook for a family or small crowd. Mine is way to big to cook a rack or two for myself but I got mine for commercial use. I'm always looking at them online. If I find a deal I send it your way.

[willk]

There is a Lang 36" delux on FB market for $1200.

[led0321]

Weber smoky mountain.

This right here. Grab the 18” model and close the thread.


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[AH HOLY]

WSM is easy and seems to hold heat well.

[led0321]

And use Stubbs charcoal. No matter what anyone else says. Go to Lowe’s and buy Stubbs charcoal.


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[Colin4]

Build an ugly drum if easy real smoke is what your looking for. Will cost you a hundred bucks and a few hours. I can keep a steady temp on half a bag of charcoal and wood chips for twelve hours easy.

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[ecu1984]

I am about to list an Oklahoma Joe in the trading post as soon as I get time to take pics.
It is very nice and a larger offset with firebox. Highly recommend them if you want a traditional smoker

[DRDUCK]

The whole key is what you smoke with. I use old pecan, hickory and blackjack oak that is dry and some as old as 30/yrs. White oak mixed in a bind. Get you a barrel grill and go. Bout 100-150 will cook just as good as a 1200 unless you cooking for a lot of people. Trust Me.

[willk]

I am about to list an Oklahoma Joe in the trading post as soon as I get time to take pics.
It is very nice and a larger offset with firebox. Highly recommend them if you want a traditional smoker

Not a bad way to start here.

[TheVisorGuy]

Green mountain pellet grill

[britton40]

I am about to list an Oklahoma Joe

Interested

[mudminnow]

Good deal, thanks for the advice. I mainly will be smoking sausages, whole ducks, other smaller items. Is there a difference between a vertical vs grill type that I should take into mind

[led0321]

Good deal, thanks for the advice. I mainly will be smoking sausages, whole ducks, other smaller items. Is there a difference between a vertical vs grill type that I should take into mind

The biggest thing is holding a consistent temperature for a sustained amount of time. Once you play with the WSM you can get the temp to hold with a good charcoal for 8 hours with no issues.


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[w33kender]

Smoker?