who smokes?

hogan · Dec 7, 2014

No, not the stuff from Colorado, or Washington.
Wood smoke?
I have been fighting an LP fueled smoker for the last few years. Fighting wind, cold heat. Constant struggle keeping a uniform heat.
Well the problem was solved when my wife found a Black Friday special on A Masterbuilt smoker. For HALF PRICE!! Electric with digital controlled thermostat.
Insulated box and seals tight and the only smoke comes out the vent.
Threw a chicken and some venison sausage in for three and a half hours and it came out great.
The insulation on the box is so efficient that you can put your hand on the top of the smoker and it remains at the outdoor temp.
This thing seals so tight that for four hours of smoking I only needed a half cup of pecan chips.
The chicken and sausage was fantastic!!
Can hardly wait until Spring to smoke some carp and steelhead.

GunnyGene · Dec 7, 2014

I do. For 40 years or so. Used charcoal, electric, and gas. I like the gas. Better control of temp, easier cleanup, etc. As for model/mfg. there's plenty out there. Youpickum. You get what you pay for.

willk · Dec 7, 2014

Smoke is something that has real meaning to me. A former Cigarette smoker who is now allergic to cigarette smoke. For more than a decade we used a wood stove to heat our farm house. Used the direction of the wood smoke to determine the coming weather. In Louisiana, if the wind is from the south, its gonna be warm; from the north, its gonna be cold. Now allergic to wood smoke. Used to cook on the top of our wood stove on cold winter days. We would all gather around the stove in the den, put a big pot of chili on the stove and enjoy a movie or sports event on television while the food cooked. Great memories. Now our little fellow is a 32 year old officer in the USAF and both Brenda and I are retired

Oh at one time we also had a smoker. It did great. Now, no smoke for me. Fortunately, the smoke from the lube of a cast bullet and smokeless powder still does not affect me.

welder · Dec 7, 2014

I have a double barrel wood stove in my home shop with an extra door on the upper barrel where I hang chickens, chops, whatever. I can keep an eye on it while I work and heat my shop as well.

RKB · Dec 7, 2014

I've had charcoal types, stickburners, gas-fired, but absolutely love my current one, a Cookshack electric. http://www.cookshack.com/Products-for-Home-Use
They are NOT cheap, but they are so much better built than any of the competition. All stainless steel, the door latches are 1/4" stainless! Plug it in, load it with 30lbs of pork butts, add 4oz - yep, ounces - of hickory/pecan/cherry/apple or whatever your favorite wood is (chunks, no chips please), set your remote thermometer and forget about it for 12 hrs!
Best pulled pork that I have ever eaten comes off my back deck.