I don't think I can ever go back to a normal smoker after using a digital electric. I really enjoy not having to babysit the smoker and temperature for 10 hours when smoking certain cuts of meat.
I don't think I can ever go back to a normal smoker after using a digital electric. I really enjoy not having to babysit the smoker and temperature for 10 hours when smoking certain cuts of meat.
I don't think I can ever go back to a normal smoker after using a digital electric. I really enjoy not having to babysit the smoker and temperature for 10 hours when smoking certain cuts of meat.
I had an electric. Personally, I found the chip tray to be too small and required more maintenance (add chips every 60-90 min) to get a good smoke flavor. Moved to a pellet grill, so I could do much longer cooks without maintaining every hour or so until the stall. More smoke flavor too.
But the good thing about smokers is that there is no wrong choice. Every smoker has it's own market. It's fun to try different smokers and styles. I was thinking of picking this one up just to try a different style, since electric and pellet are all I've tried so far. But I'm holding out for the smoker/grill where the fire box can be removed to use for a small tailgate grill. I need a better grill for tailgating.
Went the electric route & setup a DIY smoke generator using cheap mailbox & A-Maze smoking tray. Get about ~12hrs on a full maze of pellets w/o baby-sitting, unlike the old propane smoker I had
I don't think I can ever go back to a normal smoker after using a digital electric. I really enjoy not having to babysit the smoker and temperature for 10 hours when smoking certain cuts of meat.
Check your local FB or CL... People give away free these cheap offsets just to have them gone. Not bagging on them, just saying these are free all the time.
For $40 might be worth it if you want new... Id never pay more.
I had an electric. Personally, I found the chip tray to be too small and required more maintenance (add chips every 60-90 min) to get a good smoke flavor. Moved to a pellet grill, so I could do much longer cooks without maintaining every hour or so until the stall. More smoke flavor too.
But the good thing about smokers is that there is no wrong choice. Every smoker has it's own market. It's fun to try different smokers and styles. I was thinking of picking this one up just to try a different style, since electric and pellet are all I've tried so far. But I'm holding out for the smoker/grill where the fire box can be removed to use for a small tailgate grill. I need a better grill for tailgating.
I agree about having to add fuel more often on electric smokers, but in my opinion my pellet smoker doesn't have near the Smoky flavor of my electric MES burning wood chips.
I have smokers. Many and various styles. Please know you will be able to smoke on these and you can produce wonderful meals. But…….. it's a learning curve and these small offset smokers are absolutely more difficult to maintain fire / temp which for a lot of people a deal breaker and they tend to quit smoke cooking because of it. Just know what your $45 bucks is getting you and you'll be happy!
The reviews are horrible. 12% 1-star reviews. One starts, "Just burn your money, don't buy this garbage." lol. Reviews say legs bend. Almost all 1-star reviewers say the paint bubbles right off.
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But the good thing about smokers is that there is no wrong choice. Every smoker has it's own market. It's fun to try different smokers and styles. I was thinking of picking this one up just to try a different style, since electric and pellet are all I've tried so far. But I'm holding out for the smoker/grill where the fire box can be removed to use for a small tailgate grill. I need a better grill for tailgating.
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I was thinking about going that route.
For $40 might be worth it if you want new... Id never pay more.
But the good thing about smokers is that there is no wrong choice. Every smoker has it's own market. It's fun to try different smokers and styles. I was thinking of picking this one up just to try a different style, since electric and pellet are all I've tried so far. But I'm holding out for the smoker/grill where the fire box can be removed to use for a small tailgate grill. I need a better grill for tailgating.
I agree about having to add fuel more often on electric smokers, but in my opinion my pellet smoker doesn't have near the Smoky flavor of my electric MES burning wood chips.