Looking for Smoker Recommendations

I’m not good enough to make recommendations but the lighter 300-400 pound old country offsets are really difficult but I think the difficulty makes the food taste better. I’ve never used a $1000+ 600 plus pound offset but they’re supposedly a little easier.

The best cook I know uses an ugly barrel smoker and while it might not bring the boldest smoke flavor, that thing is set it and forget it for several hours at a time once mastered.

I’m not sure other designs, save the egg, really count as smoking.

If you want a pellet smoker the camp chef woodwind pro is amazing. Hard to clean, though.

I loved it. Bought it before we had kids. Had it around 10 years before it died. We used it a ton. Not a ton of room but great all around if you are cooking for a smaler group. Very easy. We smoked a lot of brisket; ribs, pork loins, and Tasso through the years.

I am looking for something bigger and want to try to venture away from electric.

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I loved it. Bought it before we had kids. Had it around 10 years before it died. We used it a ton. Not a ton of room but great all around if you are cooking for a smaler group. Very easy. We smoked a lot of brisket; ribs, pork loins, and Tasso through the years.

I am looking for something bigger and want to try to venture away from electric.

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Thanks O!
I've been looking at that same electric Masterbilt.

Recteq

I highly recommend the LINK pellet smokers. They are made in Missouri.

Weber Smokey Mountain

Masterbuilt gravity fed

Buy the 22 inch.

Looks like the atomic bomb standing on end but better to have the extra grill area than not enough.

Ordered a stainless pan off eBay to use as an ash pan. Works perfect and inexpensive.

Also bought a stainless rib rack off internet. Holds 8 or 9 racks. Did have to use a flapper wheel on side grinder to round the ends of the rack so that the lid would go on flush.
Didn’t take 10 minutes.

After a ton of research and I finally pulled the trigger on a Weber Kamado. There are many good smokers out there buy I love this thing. I mainly use it for low and slow cooking, and it holds temp very well. Fuel lasts all day if you need it too. Easy to set up to cook and easy to clean.