smoker - gas or electric?

[wob]

I've got a charcoal and wood smoker / grill, but I want a set it and forget type set up.

What do you guys use between the two, and why?



I've got about tree-fitty in bass pro shop dollars, and was thinking about this...

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...325000000_325009000?cmCat=CROSSSELL_THUMBNAIL

 

[Red Herring]

Damn, that looks nice. If you wind up not liking it, I'll trade you for my

.

 

[3jvj]

I would go electric. Temperature is pretty key to a good smoke, and it seems it would be easier with electric.



that's a nice unit though.

 

[fsusteve]

electric......$350 in BPS, how much crap do you buy there?

 

[beaufort-fj60]

electric......$350 in BPS, how much crap do you buy there?

BPS is a almost a religion in SC...

 

[wob]

electric......$350 in BPS, how much crap do you buy there?

from there? next to nothing - I have a BPS credit card that I get points on. I use that for everything, now that I have just about maxed out on my GM Card points. I don't know when I'll ever buy a new GM again, so those might go to waste.

 

[wob]

BPS is a almost a religion in SC...

yet we don't even have one...

I wish I had gotten a Cabelas card instead.

 

[fsusteve]

there's a BPS 20 minutes from my house but it's pricey and sells a lot of garbage, we pick up boxes of .22's there for the kid that's about it.

 

[beaufort-fj60]

according to google, there is one in MB..

 

[wob]

according to google, there is one in MB..

that's right, I forgot about that one

I usually hit the one in Savannah.

 

[trainrech]

Traeger - gets you a grill and a smoker all in one.

We bought this one last spring and love it. Get the digital thermostat and you can start it up and walk away. Probably a little more than your are looking for, but...

Smoked a 15 lb pork butt a few weeks ago. Took around 16 hours. My only work was to go out every hour and spray it down with apple juice, which I didn't do over night.

 

[wob]

Yeah, I can't justify dropping 700 bucks on one of those.

 

[mooker82]

I have an electric one from Lowes that I use sometimes when I dont feel like constantly checking on the temp and coals of the "real smoker". It comes in real handy during college football season. Throw the meat in it in the morning, watch football all day, and around dinner time it is done.

 

[trainrech]

The 700 bucks was a little tough. This is the first grill we have purchased (won one, wife got one as an incentive) so we rationalized our purchase that way. I have an inexpensive Charbroil and a good Holland grill and haven't used them since buying the Traeger...

 

[Cuerno Largo]

electric......$350 in BPS, how much crap do you buy there?

'bout 35K on his BPS Visa.

 

[Cuerno Largo]

Yeah, I can't justify dropping 700 bucks on one of those.

Sure you can, put it on the BPS card.

 

[wob]

Sure you can, put it on the BPS card.

Hell yeah, then I'd get $7 worth of store credits.

 

[Cuerno Largo]

Hell yeah, then I'd get $7 worth of store credits.

exactly, win-win

 

[agomez]

"I would recommend this gas smoker to anyone. I have owned several electric and one charcoal smoker. This Great Outdoors Gas Smoker out performs all of the rest. Mine is 5 years old and still cooking. It is a very durable product and very economical on gas usage. We use Mesquite wood chips after being soaked in smoke flavored water(use liquid smoke in the chips and the water pan). Marinade your chilled meats in the fridge a day before you cook. You will never be sorry on the out come, and cook long and slow on low heat..."5 stars

 

[Cuerno Largo]

I would disregard that opinion based on the liquid smoke recommendation.