re: Opinions on electric smokers?

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I have used one a few times. You do get the flavor and its super easy. But I love when you smoke a brisket or Boston butt and the outer layer gets dark and crispy to the point where it is almost burnt. Its the best part of smoked meat. You chop and mix it in the meat. Don't get this with the electric smoker.

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Yes, you can get that with an electric, may have just been the quality of the electric you were using. If you want a crispy chicken skin is where there is an issue because you can't usually get a high temp out of a lot of the electrics. That's solved by popping them in the oven for 30 minutes at the end of the smoke.