re: Smokers- electric or charcoal?

The "purist" will tell you that you need a charcoal smoker, but you don't. The electric Brinkman is soooo easy and does great. You don't have to worry about maintaining the proper temp with the coals. You simply throw a couple of wood chips in every now and again and it forget about it. I have smoked a lot of different meats and have not been dissapointed.

I would also highly reccommend gettting a remote thermometer to make it even easier.