Smokers

[ElevatedHunter]

Anyone have any recommendations for good reliable, but not overly priced smokers. Looking to add another smoker. 

I built a UDS from a 55 gallon drum and let me tell you what, that thing is a cooking/smoking machine. Never smoked before and they food that I have been making in that thing have been coming out phenomenal!! Now i'm looking for something a little more accurate with the temps so I can start making jerky and sticks and what not! 

[CapeCod]

Pellet grill 

[LPJR]

We got a basic electric smoker this past year. Gets the job done and can easily regulate the temps and heat....

[ElevatedHunter]

25 minutes ago, CapeCod said:

Pellet grill 

Love the pellet grills. Want one very badly. May have to look more into them to see if I can find a decent priced one.

[Farmshine]

I bought a Pit Boss Austin XL. Electric pellet smoker. It’s super easy. Digital temperature display for ambient air and meat thermometer. I bought mine at Tractor supply. Walmart sells them too.


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[ElevatedHunter]

1 minute ago, Farmshine said:

I bought a Pit Boss Austin XL. Electric pellet smoker. It’s super easy. Digital temperature display for ambient air and meat thermometer. I bought mine at Tractor supply. Walmart sells them too.


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So far you are happy with it?

[Farmshine]

Yes 100%. And the convenience of operation allows me to cook with it more then I would if I had a traditional smoker where I was constantly regulating air and wood. It was a recommendation from another member of the site , I’ll see if I can find the thread.


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[CapeCod]

Pit Boss also sold at Lowes 

Edited November 21, 2019 by CapeCod

[Lunatic]

9 hours ago, ElevatedHunter said:

So far you are happy with it?

I would give a pellet smoker or pellet grill/smoker serious consideration. I had regular electric and charcoal and they don’t come close to pellet smoker. 

Edited November 21, 2019 by Lunatic

[Slayer1962]

good information . I have been kicking a smoker around for years . My nephew does some awesome cooking in one ( pellet) 

[Lphunsjr]

Love my Masterbuilt Electric smoker. Reasonably priced at Lowe's or HD

[Lunatic]

2 hours ago, Slayer1962 said:

good information . I have been kicking a smoker around for years . My nephew does some awesome cooking in one ( pellet) 

The beauty of pellet smoker is not having to watch it for hrs. I place my pork shoulder 3 am in the smoker and go back to sleep. Check on it in the morning, and then I go about my business until its done in PM.

[Haskell_Hunter]

Weber Smokey Mountain.  Nothing else is better.  I should know.  I'm a fat guy with a beard.  Fat guys with beards know their BBQ.

[hunterbob1]

Suggestions  on  today's modern electric smokers sounds good,here's  my 2 cents,what I used to do back in the day.When I smoked I had a little chief.Yeah I know,ancient history.Hard to maintain temp,especially in the cold,even when I wrapped it with insulation. SO I've made a ton of jerky though in the house stove oven.I don't have my recipes anymore for the marinade but hey now we have Google. Rectangular Tupperware 4 days in the refrigerator I do remember brown sugar white sugar definitely kosher salt there was a hickory flavored powder if you can find it good red wine that you would drink not that cooking wine,depending on your flavor preference add something to make it hot or Teriyaki or something to make it sweet. I only used the upper back leg portion for the meat sliced no smaller than 1/4 inch as it sweats and drys it will shrink,I did not like paper thin crunchy jerky get yourself a box of round toothpicks line the bottom of your oven with aluminum foil to catch the drippings stick a toothpick through the end of each piece get one of those thermometers you hang in the oven, hang the meat with the toothpicks on the oven racks,set oven around 180 with door ajar 2 or 3 inchs,nyou want to maintain 160 for about 4 hours take a piece out to check  doneness. Of course it will be wet and plyable  when you first take it out of the oven, don't let that fool you and over dry it let it cool down for 10 or 15 minutes experiment with small batches till you find what you like.I used to do four or six deer a year like this I had it down to a science and it was good and gone when sitting in a tree waiting for my next meat.Good Luck.

[Hunter115522]

I'm fairly new to smoking, and can't say enough good things about the master built electric smoker.