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Post by pkrone on Jun 30, 2020 14:05:43 GMT -6
My marginal-quality electric cabinet smoker died recently and I need a new one. I didn't use it too much as I've also got a steel, wood-burning, off-set one, but it was pretty handy for smoking sausage, pastrami, and bacon.
Ya'll got any advice for a guy in the market for a new one?
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Post by Ken on Jun 30, 2020 18:48:27 GMT -6
I wish I could contribute. I have a Weber Genesis that is a few years old and before that I cooked over charcoal for 20+ years. I still have two old-school Weber charcoal kettles and a Smoky Joe. I use those for low & slow ribs (which I love making and eating) but lately I have been doing burgers and some chicken recipes over charcoal as well. I have no cool things here in this realm... no BGEs or anything like that. But I will be watching closely to see what comes up.
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Post by jkor on Jun 30, 2020 20:01:00 GMT -6
Traeger is the only one i know of but I don't know much on the electric smokers.
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Post by drez on Jul 1, 2020 5:19:50 GMT -6
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Post by jkor on Jul 1, 2020 8:26:31 GMT -6
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Post by poptop on Jul 1, 2020 8:30:20 GMT -6
I went back and forth between electric and propane until I finally set on propane; Masterbuilt Pro stand up model. I wasn't adverse to electric and several of my friends have electric Masterbuilt's and use them quite frequently. My rational was storm season down here and no power. What I can say from what I hear, if you choose electric, don't go for the bluetooth, remote monitoring crap. I hear transmission is not so great. Stick to the basic digital and invest in a couple nice thermometers.
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Post by poptop on Jul 1, 2020 8:32:09 GMT -6
I wish I could contribute. I have a Weber Genesis that is a few years old and before that I cooked over charcoal for 20+ years. I still have two old-school Weber charcoal kettles and a Smoky Joe. I use those for low & slow ribs (which I love making and eating) but lately I have been doing burgers and some chicken recipes over charcoal as well. I have no cool things here in this realm... no BGEs or anything like that. But I will be watching closely to see what comes up. I have a Weber Genesis and Kettle, and the Masterbuilt smoker. Last night I grilled shrimp on the Kettle. With the provision of time, charcoal is always my go to. The Genesis also gets a lot of use but charcoal is king. Kingsford as a matter of fact  |
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Post by Ken on Jul 1, 2020 8:40:28 GMT -6
I was so used to charcoal that the gas grill was super foreign to me. Then I got used to the gas and now grilling over charcoal (other than with the ribs which I do frequently) is kind of foreign to me... like, "How much heat do I want?". That's easy on the gas grill but with charcoal you need to choose the right amount of charcoal to use. You also have to factor in the time. The Genesis is SO freaking easy. I use it all year long. When it snows I shovel a path to the hot tub and the grill. But I like the flavor of things cooked over charcoal better. Smoke! Burgers, chicken, brats, dogs, fish or seafood, steaks, pork tenderloin and of course, ribs. |
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Post by drez on Jul 1, 2020 8:57:55 GMT -6
I went back and forth between electric and propane until I finally set on propane; Masterbuilt Pro stand up model. I wasn't adverse to electric and several of my friends have electric Masterbuilt's and use them quite frequently. My rational was storm season down here and no power. What I can say from what I hear, if you choose electric, don't go for the bluetooth, remote monitoring crap. I hear transmission is not so great. Stick to the basic digital and invest in a couple nice thermometers. Um .. Generator  I think the Thermoworks Smoke is the cats ass. I love mine. I use it for BBQ/Grill and brewing. |
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Post by poptop on Jul 2, 2020 12:58:31 GMT -6
I went back and forth between electric and propane until I finally set on propane; Masterbuilt Pro stand up model. I wasn't adverse to electric and several of my friends have electric Masterbuilt's and use them quite frequently. My rational was storm season down here and no power. What I can say from what I hear, if you choose electric, don't go for the bluetooth, remote monitoring crap. I hear transmission is not so great. Stick to the basic digital and invest in a couple nice thermometers. Um .. Generator I think the Thermoworks Smoke is the cats ass. I love mine. I use it for BBQ/Grill and brewing. Hey smart aleck, I have two generators for glorious storm seasons The goal is to run them as needed for refrigeration and AC window shakers. The propane smoker can be used as an over too so there's my "wisdom." I have the Thermoworks Dot and love it. |
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Post by drez on Jul 2, 2020 12:59:49 GMT -6
Um .. Generator I think the Thermoworks Smoke is the cats ass. I love mine. I use it for BBQ/Grill and brewing. Hey smart aleck, I have two generators for glorious storm seasons The goal is to run them as needed for refrigeration and AC window shakers. The propane smoker can be used as an over too so there's my "wisdom." I have the Thermoworks Dot and love it. The heating elements in my brew system may or not have been sized based on my generator |
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Post by zymot on Jul 5, 2020 21:29:00 GMT -6
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