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Go get you a masterbuilt 30" electric smoker... My father in law has his for about 4 years. Its still in great shape and uses it a few times a month. Set it and forget it.
Its in the back where they sell camping equipment. About the same price too.
http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Masterbuilt-30-Electric-Smoker-with-Window/16328755
Its in the back where they sell camping equipment. About the same price too.
http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Masterbuilt-30-Electric-Smoker-with-Window/16328755
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I love my Masterbuilt electric. As long as you cover it or store it out of the weather it will last. It does a fantastic job smoking and it's very easy to use.
Electric will never produce the same quality or taste as on offset smoker. That said, an offset is a lot more work.
There are two basic divisions of offset smokers, COS and EOS, or, Cheap Offset Smoker and Expensive Offset Smoker. A COS won't hold the temps or the smoke that an EOS will, but you can still get some good meat of it. I used a COS for 3 years before getting an EOS. To me, it's like a dance with the smoker.
There are two basic divisions of offset smokers, COS and EOS, or, Cheap Offset Smoker and Expensive Offset Smoker. A COS won't hold the temps or the smoke that an EOS will, but you can still get some good meat of it. I used a COS for 3 years before getting an EOS. To me, it's like a dance with the smoker.
I keep hearing that most off-set smokers really are not that good. If you spend top bucks you can get a good one but most of the lower cost stuff is crap.
I like this site a lot and has great recipes.
http://amazingribs.com/BBQ_buyers_guide/top_10/2014_top_10_smokers.html
I like this site a lot and has great recipes.
http://amazingribs.com/BBQ_buyers_guide/top_10/2014_top_10_smokers.html
The issue you run into with lower cost offsets is usually thin metal and doors that don't seal well. However, a good offset is hard to beat. Which is why so many competitors use them.
Go to Lowes/HD/fireplace shop, and buy a half dozen fire brick (not "fired brick") and put on the bottom of the fire box. If it doesn't get rain in it, it will last forever.
I worked at a steel fab shop for several years. One of the guys saved up scraps of 1/4” 316ss until he had enough to make an offset smoker. Heavy but will last a few lifetimes.
