Hey everyone, currently, I have a Smoke-in it Model 1 electric smoker and it does a terrific job. In the past, I used a WSM and then some life events happened, and I sold it.
With that being said, I'm back in a place where I can use charcoal again and am looking at some different smokers and would like to hear some insight from people on here that may have some experience with charcoal smokers.
I'm a single dad with two young kids, so I want something fairly hands-off to use when smoking and ideally, I will stay under $500 for a smoker.
Currently leaning towards the following:
Weber Smokey Mountain
Pit Barrel Cooker
Oklahoma Joe Bronco
Maybe something else I haven't considered?
I really liked how versatile the WSM was and have that experience with it, so that is a pro for it. However, I have also heard good things about the Pit Barrel Cooker and Oklahoma Joe Bronco, and do appreciate the smaller amount of space they take to store, and it sounds like the Pit Barrel Cooker may be even more hands-off than the WSM. In the perfect world, I would just get a temperature controller for the WSM, but they're just not in the cards at the moment.
Of those three, which would you recommend? Making adjustments during the cook can be challenging with my kids and what they are wanting to do.
Also, I live in Nebraska, so we do have cold winters.
With that being said, I'm back in a place where I can use charcoal again and am looking at some different smokers and would like to hear some insight from people on here that may have some experience with charcoal smokers.
I'm a single dad with two young kids, so I want something fairly hands-off to use when smoking and ideally, I will stay under $500 for a smoker.
Currently leaning towards the following:
Weber Smokey Mountain
Pit Barrel Cooker
Oklahoma Joe Bronco
Maybe something else I haven't considered?
I really liked how versatile the WSM was and have that experience with it, so that is a pro for it. However, I have also heard good things about the Pit Barrel Cooker and Oklahoma Joe Bronco, and do appreciate the smaller amount of space they take to store, and it sounds like the Pit Barrel Cooker may be even more hands-off than the WSM. In the perfect world, I would just get a temperature controller for the WSM, but they're just not in the cards at the moment.
Of those three, which would you recommend? Making adjustments during the cook can be challenging with my kids and what they are wanting to do.
Also, I live in Nebraska, so we do have cold winters.
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