I'm absolutely going to build a big offset to smoke brisket's and such on, but for the many times I'm not going to be up for staying up all night tending a fire (or hiring someone to do so), I'm looking for an insulated pellet cooker or gravity feed cooker. I'd like to have a pit that will that can handle a lot of food and fit sideways on the back of a BBQ Concession Trailer . I want to be able to cook for big parties and such, and the insulated cookers seem easier to use if I don't want to tend a fire the entire time.
I found this one for $1650, and it has piqued my interest. I'd love some feedback from my Pit Peeps who have had the joy of cooking a lot of food on a big gravity fed insulated cooker. Or can steer me off the cliff if I need to go another direction.
This one is local build, modeled after a Stumps XL Stretch, but a shade bigger. Owner/builder says it's got 2" insulation, water pans, 6' tall and 6 foot wide, 3' deep. He says that 20 pounds of charcoal will last 16 hours at 250. Charcoal chute can hold 60 pounds. He also says the firepan/ash box is large enough to burn as a stick burner as well. Comes with an automatic temp control device with a 50 cfm fan.
Here she is:
Top door open:
Both doors open:
Exit pipe side:
Feed box and air intake side:
I'd love some feedback, and any questions I need to have answered before I take the next step.
Thanks!!
paul
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