New member (sort of)

[Soonerpop]

Welcome from north Texas. I’ll throw my vote to the Weber kettle. You can do grilling and smoking with it, reasonably priced, very versatile as others have said. Lots of info about two-zone cooking, etc. on the site and Meathead’s cookbook. Have fun with it.

[WayneT]

Welcome home, from grape farming country in NC. Glad you’re here (sort of). 😉🤣

[BKYDBBQ]

Welcome from White Stone, Va...

[FireMan]

Ya said ya was learnin. Do you have any kind of cooker now? Welcome fer round two.

[STEbbq]

Per Panhead John ‘s request! The decision tree and questions!

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/charcoal-grills/other-charcoal-grills/1408826-the-best-pit-advice-for-choosing-a-new-smoker-grill

[RiverJeff]

Welcome back! Greetings from Nebraska!

[mrteddyprincess]

You're not going to find a nicer group of people in the world. Welcome back.

Brian

[RonB]

Welcome back to The Pit.

Another piece of info that will help us help you is the number of people you will be cooking for. A small family doesn't need a big cooker, but if you do a lot of entertaining, you might want to consider a larger cooker.

[HawkerXP]

Like said above. A Weber kettle is a great place to start. You've already found the best place for information and association.

[J-Melt]

Welcome from Chicago! I agree with the Weber plus SNS advice. I used that combo for a couple of years before adding the Oklahoma Joe Bronco a couple of weeks ago.

[Sweaty Paul]

Salutations from Hays, Kansas!!

[DavidNorcross]

Welcome from Virginia!

[Skip]

Welcome from Minnesota.

[KimO]

Welcome from Missouri!

[swartzster]

Welcome back from the Pacific Northwest