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  • Jarin
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    It probably makes it worse but you do know they are from China and not Oklahoma right? 😄

  • Jarin
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    Oh, I love experimenting and I really can't find much info on the bronco... So I think I'll be posting all about my long journey to bronco mastery! All the successes and probably many many tasty failures...

    Got jerky on right now and I'm taking plenty of pictures!

  • MBMorgan
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    Welcome from Colorado (PBC) ... and don’t worry (PBC), I won’t try to influence (PBC) your thinking at all.




    (PBC 😎)

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  • Mr. Bones
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    Lookin forward to yer OKJ Adventures. amigo!

  • Mr. Bones
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    While I'm certainly not sufficiently qualified to help ya choose betwixt th two, since I've never, even fer a minute, run either one them cookers, I did wanna say:

    Howdy from Kansas Territory, Welcome to Th Pit!
    Lookin forward to learnin along with, an from ya!

    Best of luck with yer cooker choice, be sure to show us pics of th foods ya come up with...
    Last edited by Mr. Bones; July 10, 2020, 07:43 PM.

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  • Dadof3Illinois
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    I have a PBC and it makes some great food. It did take a little time to figure out how to work it. I’m not sure how easy the bronco is to use so I’m no big help with it. Both are fairly heap so IMO cost isn’t a factor either.
    I personally would get a PBC, because there’s a ton of information and help for it right here on Amazing Ribs and I know from first hand experience that their customer service has been great!!

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  • BFlynn
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    Welcome from Texas!
    Where ya at

    I'm loving the PBC. Folks that have forgotten more than I know about bbq also like the Oklahoma Joe..... I personally can't own anything that brags about being from Oklahoma.

    But they should both serve you well.
    Pick one. You'll love it.

    Id say this - if you want to "set as default" and not fiddle with anything, the PBC is great and will turn out tasty food.

    As is, bronco will give you a little more control..... But it's from Oklahoma......

    If you like to mod stuff yourself and customize..... Pbc is the way to go.


    In seriousness, buy both. MCS is real and unavoidable.


    ​​​​

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  • swcomeaux
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    WOW! thanks guys fo all the smokey assistance. right now, im leaning towards the okj for cooking versatility ( nothing against the pbc ) , temp management and while it's heavy, i can wheel it around the yard if need be. really dont think either one is a bad choice. will look for one on sale, i did look at one in person at a lowe's this week. what a beast! cant wait to heat it up. thanks for all the helpful comments

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  • swcomeaux
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    ty, yeah saw that, number dont lie

  • RonB
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    Welcome to The Pit.

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  • Uncle Bob
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    Lots of observations to make, but will narrow it down to only a few that might make the most sense to you. There's an awful lot of cheering for the "home team" out there that will mostly smoke up the air, so proceed with caution.

    PBC is a good cooker and been around for a longer period than the Bronco so would appear to have more fans. The counter to that is that almost all the folks that will strongly tell you to go the PBC route have never used an OJB. Conversely, many people who will advocate for the OJB have owned the PBC, or it's half brother, the Barrel House Cooker. The OJB fans will generally speak favorably about the PBC experience, but, as was noted above, are now more in favor of the OJB because it gives them nearly all the benefits of the PBC plus some added ones. The only advantage I would yield to the PBC is portability, at less than 50 pounds and easily separated into pieces, it's much easier to haul to the beach or cabin than the 140 lb Bronco. So if portability is important, PBC hands down on that singular point. After that the OJB has far better temp control over a wider range of temps. It will grill as well as smoke in a near identical fashion to the PBC, without having to do any modifications right out of the box. With the easy addition of a second grate it will hold much more food product, again without any modification. It has a hinged lid which makes it easier to deal with, and that lid is "domed" rather than flat which gives 5ish inches of overhead clearance from the grate that can be useful with certain types of cook. Refueling, if necessary is roughly a push as they each have roughly the same needs/methods, though the ash pan in the OJB is more convenient/spacious than the setup in the PBC.

    As for cost, the PBC is now mid $300 and rarely, if ever, goes on sale. The OJB is $300 list, but Wally World will have "clearance" sales on occasion in certain parts of the country. The stores in my area don't even stock them, so I don't get that benefit, but other parts of the country regularly claim the "on sale" for $184, and even have shown displays down to $84. A HUGE value offer. I think they are well worth list, so any of those lesser prices are a bonus.
    Last edited by Uncle Bob; July 10, 2020, 05:06 PM.

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  • RichieB
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    Can't chime in as no barrel here. But, Welcome from Western Massachusetts.

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  • Jarin
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    Only done one cook on my OKJ Bronco so far but personally I think it should be more versatile then PBC. In time I think I'll prove that. 😋 I want to be able to control the cook temp. You can also grill on the bronco but I love my weber for grilling. Everything I have read on PBC say they run hot no matter what at 275-300. However, they keep in the meat fog, so high humidity helps with the higher temp cooking? I'll leave that to the scientists to fact check...

    Main thing for me was I found the bronco for $124 on clearance at Walmart. Check their website. I had to set my zip code to match the various stores around me, then refresh and some of them would show a small link for 0 other sellers in your area and that would show the store as having it in stock. First one didn't actually have it but the second one had two.

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  • Donw
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    Welcome from Maryland.

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  • ofelles
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    Dewesq55 Opp's my bad I was thinking of the OJ offset smoker.

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