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Someone at my office wants to buy me a smoker. He said it needs to be thru Amazon, and around the $50ish range. I took a quick look and found these two: Masterbuilt 20060416 Charcoal Bullet Smoker Char-Broil American Gourmet Offset Smoker, Standard Are these good choices? Should I go with one over the other? Is there another I should consider? I could probably talk him as high as $70 for the right one.
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Thanks, I figured that was probably the case. I'm going to suggest he instead buy a more expensive one for the office. All suggestions welcome!
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Dec 7, 2017 21:16
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Wilford Cutlery posted:Someone at my office wants to buy me a smoker. He said it needs to be thru Amazon, and around the $50ish range. I took a quick look and found these two: Thanks everyone for your suggestions. ada shatan posted:You get what you pay for. I'm sure with enough mods and rework you can probably get either of those to retain heat for a while, but not without a good amount of frustration along the way. I already own the 14", but I'm thinking I'll tell him to buy this for the office instead. Just a matter of finding a place to store it now, our building got sold last week. BritishRacingGreen posted:Honestly for that money I would ask him to get me a probe thermometer and save up for a smoker on the side. I don't really think it's worth spending less than $150 on a smoker, and that's the bare minimum. Everything below that is made with questionable craftsmanship and even more questionable materials. That's a good idea, I don't have one of those yet. VERTiG0 posted:Ask him to buy you a used Weber 22.5" kettle off of Craigslist and start there. That, IMO, is the absolute best entry level smoker that exists. Not only can you properly smoke on it, but it's primarily a grill. Weber kicks rear end. You will need a pit thermometer though (to measure the internal air temp as well as the internal meat temp). Has to be from Amazon, they're a client of his. So I could suggest he get the 18" Weber Jumbo Smokey Joe for the office, but if he insists on getting something for me, I'd either go with the thermometer - or how about this for my gas grill? Are these any good? https://www.amazon.com/Hardwood-Pellet-Smoker-Box-Grills/dp/B06Y4FDLFQ/ref=cm_wl_huc_item
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Dec 13, 2017 03:05
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Just asking again, outside of a real deal smoker is this a worthwhile thing to have? https://www.amazon.com/Hardwood-Pellet-Smoker-Box-Grills/dp/B06Y4FDLFQ/ref=cm_wl_huc_item
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Dec 15, 2017 03:16
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Thank you both. Gonna tell him to buy the 18" Weber, not for me but for the office.
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Dec 15, 2017 05:14
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Let me guess, he wants to hit that 165 to be sure all bacteria are killed, plus a little extra to be on the safe side?
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Mar 8, 2018 01:03
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That's a problem on their end. Just wait it out.
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Mar 20, 2018 16:47
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May 16, 2018 19:14
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Development posted:
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Jun 13, 2018 15:34
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Shut up and let us have fun being creative with gadgets.
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Jun 13, 2018 19:55
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*moot
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Jun 20, 2018 17:50
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DiggityDoink posted:Nice meltdown. Faster than rendering fat.
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Jun 21, 2018 16:41
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Fire cleanses all
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Jun 23, 2018 23:03
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I've spotted a new in box Masterbuilt electric smoker for $225. Person bought two but only uses one. Not sure of the size (retail $299). Good deal to jump on?
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Jun 25, 2018 13:35
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Mikey Purp posted:I got my 30" Masterbuilt from Walmart for $50 when they were clearing out stock at the end of last year's BBQ season, so if you can afford to wait it'll probably be worth your while. BlueTooth version? I forgot to mention that. Sounds like it's this one: https://www.amazon.com/Masterbuilt-20072115-Bluetooth-Smart-Digital-Electric/dp/B00TJ1OZR0
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Jun 25, 2018 20:09
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I am going to a Meat Auction tonight. I imagine the pricing will probably be ridiculous, but what the hell - if nothing else it looks like it'll be fun to watch. Maybe I will walk out with something.
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Jun 29, 2018 16:27
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I was at a pub trivia a few weeks back and one question was to name the 5 grades of beef. I got Prime/Choice/Select right, but didn't know that there's also Standard and Commercial (below Select). Just did some Googling, and learned there's even three more below those two: Utility, Cutter, Canner.
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Jul 7, 2018 18:06
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Masterbuilt 30" smoker $99.99 with free shipping: https://www.bradsdeals.com/p/358977?c_id=3393&u_id=67424549
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Aug 9, 2018 17:45
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Babby's first smoke is tomorrow morning!  I got an ECB at a yard sale, and with a friend's help did these mods to it: https://www.smoking-meat.com/modify-brinkmann-ecb-smoker Basically, - Added a proper thermometer, though I do have a probe one as well - Drilled holes in the charcoal pan, also got an 8" grate for it - Drilled holes in the lid and added this venting damper: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00820VEOQ Picked up a 3.8lb pork shoulder/butt. Am I correct in what I'm reading at Meathead's website? Salt it tonight, then add the rub tomorrow before putting it in the smoker?
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Sep 8, 2018 02:23
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Crap, I just finished putting on the rub (then vacuum sealed it and put it in the fridge). Wish I had seen this before, but oh well. All part of the learning experience. I would like a nice crunchy bark, but I'll remember that for my second attempt. Cheers.
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Sep 8, 2018 04:33
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Thanks! I have most of a huge bag of charcoal, as well as a regular size bag. I can always run out and grab more if needed. And yes, I "- Added a proper thermometer, though I do have a probe one as well"
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Sep 8, 2018 05:02
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So it went on about 20 minutes ago. I lit a chimney of Kingsford briquettes, and waited until they went from black until halfway grey. Dumped them in the charcoal pan and waited to see what temp the smoker would get up to. It got up to around 280, and I realized I hadn't put water in the water pan so I did that. After it got down to the 220-240 range I put the meat on the top grill, and added 3 hickory wood chunks. I'm opened the door on the smoker open to vent the heat, it hit 300 with it closed but around 285-290 with it open Just had a brilliant idea, used tongs and removed one of the flaming wood chunks and set it in the Weber chimney. Sitting on 250 now.
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Sep 8, 2018 16:04
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4.5 hours later I'm only at 150. Should I be worried? I was hoping to be done 4 hours from now.
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Sep 8, 2018 20:16
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Akorn Jr. Kamado Kooker $109 Shipped - from Amazon
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Sep 12, 2018 17:55
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I just figured that you've been working out, your modem is broken and your phone eats half the posts you try to make. You should try this one more time.
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Oct 17, 2018 16:54
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That smoke ring is the color of pastrami, looks super appealing. Nice job!
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Jan 14, 2019 21:53
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I eat baby skin posted:It seems like it would be difficult to raise half a hog. Seems like it would be extra lean
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Feb 8, 2019 16:58
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Fall Dog posted:How does this look? 
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Mar 1, 2019 23:12
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Don't know if this model is any good, but I saw it in today's Brad's Deals email: Landmann 26" Electric Smoker $75 Shipped from Walmart
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Apr 12, 2019 21:31
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Paper or foil first, then a towel over that.
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Apr 13, 2019 14:56
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tater_salad posted:From Utica I see No, it's an Albany expression
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Jun 25, 2019 16:29
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toplitzin posted:My smoker has died. Did it go up in smoke? 
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Jul 4, 2019 02:15
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Bluedeanie posted:I have a Brinkman smoke n grill with the lovely "warm/ideal/hot" thermometer. Any recommendations for a good replacement that will still fit in the hole of the original? I assume it is fairly standard but don't want to risk ordering one I can't use. I bought a similar sized one hoping I could swap it out, but the hole and the way it mounts is different than something conventional. I ended up just drilling a hole next to it and inserting my new one. I use that for checking the ambient temp in the smoker, but per the other advice you've already received I also use a probe to check the food's temp.
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Sep 17, 2019 06:15
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15" Kamado $199 How good a smoker would this be? Decent for the price or not worth it?
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Sep 23, 2019 17:58
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Sacrifice him.
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Oct 2, 2019 05:21
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Odds are good he's got the ECB, for which several mods were linked way back in this thread to improve performance. Still, if it were me I'd literally consider an affordable electric and call it an early Christmas gift.
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Nov 12, 2019 03:22
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Brinkmann ECB mods
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Nov 12, 2019 17:50
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For real, would you & your parents be open to the idea of just buying him a cheap but good enough electric smoker, and calling it an early Christmas gift? Who knows, it could be what gets him into the hobby.
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Are there typically noteworthy Black Friday deals on smokers?
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