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Title: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: Tempe BBQER on March 08, 2009, 07:54:53 pm

I am hoping someone can give a new person a hint on the type of smoker that is good to get started.. i have a weber grill I use now, and had a water smoker before.. I am not looking at a big rig just want to get some experience

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: Crash on March 08, 2009, 08:12:32 pm

If you really want to start small just to get your feet wet and do backyard cooking, a Brinkman should work just fine for you.  If you want to get a little more serious, I'd try a Weber Smokey Mountain or one of the Pro Q products.

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: Quiggs on March 08, 2009, 08:20:02 pm

Crash said it all.... Brinkman is very cheap to start with and it's hard to beat the WSM..just look at team who took Grand Champion at this weekends comp..... Rhythm & Que with four WSM's!!

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: VisionQuest220 on March 08, 2009, 08:37:43 pm

How can I disgree?

Get yourself a WSM, either an 18.5" or a larger 22.5", and you'll have one of the most simple yet effective smokers on the market.

Have fun and welcome to the neighborhood.

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: Jaybird on March 08, 2009, 08:39:56 pm

A Brinkman is a waste of time and money. WSM all the way.....trust me.

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: VisionQuest220 on March 08, 2009, 08:41:58 pm

Jaybird has one more Grand Championships with WSMs in his cooking arsenal than anyone I know.

Trust the man.  He knows his stuff and is, in my opinion, the best competition barbeque cook in Arizona.

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: Mike (AZBarbeque) on March 08, 2009, 09:13:06 pm

I couldn't agree more.  Economical, effective and lots of help available on them since so many members own them.

Jay is our reigning ToY champion, he might know a thing or two about BBQ.  ;)

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: Tempe BBQER on March 08, 2009, 11:24:51 pm

Thanks so much everyone.. great info.. I guess I need to go get one of those huh :) 

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: BrianL on March 09, 2009, 12:04:38 am

I agree with the WSM recommendation.  Have had mine for a few weeks now and it's great.  Only problems that I've had with it were due to user error and not the WSM itself.

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: Cornbred on March 09, 2009, 06:02:24 pm

If you can afford to spend the MONEY get the WSM 22 incher!!!!

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: force on March 09, 2009, 09:43:17 pm

The wsm is by far a great smoker......and for the money..... you can't beat it.........

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: azkitch on March 09, 2009, 10:42:12 pm

Unless you've got the better part of a grand and a couple of cruiserweights to help haul around a BGE...those ceramic cookers really look and sound cool...but from what I hear and read, the WSM is a wonderful tool. I personally am going to build an upright/ugly drum smoker, as soon as I convince DW (darling wife) that I need to start making my yard look like Jay's. A collection of BBQ devices to keep the greenery trampled down.
dk

Title: Re: NEED SOME HELP
Post by: toys4dlr on March 10, 2009, 08:12:10 am

I have to agree with the advice, but you have to figure out your needs. 

If I could only have one cooker in the backyard it would be a ceramic.  Because you can smoke, grill, bake or make pizza's all on the BGE or Primo.  You will love pizza off the BGE, I know we do.  also I take mine to about 500 plus for steaks, man do the ribeye's turn out so good.

So if it is just for smoking, the WSM's are great.  However, a ceramic will give you several cooking options, but they are more expensive.

Best of luck.