Hi there
At the moment I have a Bradley smoker, a pit barrel and a Weber 22â€. I’m thinking on pulling the trigger on the hamerforge beast... has anyone any feed back on it. They look spectacular and nice and thick material with insulated fire box. See link.
thanks
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Ok Huskee I should pull the trigger and buy? wife says " you bought the Bradley but you weren’t totally happy then you bought the pit barrel" Yes we had some great meals from it. then I learnt snake on my Weber and I prefer that over the lot..
Im thinking that the beast will be way more controlled... And god it looks soooooo good
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They are au$5500 here in Australia plus au$900 freight to a town near by... A lot of $$$ I have it but don’t want the "thought you said it is better(I believe it would be"
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Lol, don't rope me into spending your hard earned $6400.00! But seriously though, if you can afford it and it won't cause a divorce, that is one purdy stickburner! I wouldn't expect it to be very 'Controlled" though, stickburners are tough to operate, especially on a long 12+ hr cook. Even reverse flow, you still have to manage a fire properly and reverse flow only helps even out the temps in the cooking chamber but it still won't do so perfectly. Your easiest smokers to operate will still be your other 3. But, the most *fun* and surely the tastiest (once you get fire management down to a T) will be this one!
$ won’t cause a divorce... awesome feedback... I’m finding with the Weber that the meat closest to the snake obviously cooks first and sometimes a little hard and fast... a bit inconsistent. You ar leaning me toward the beast stick... maybe natural progression 😊
Looks sweet, though I have some concerns about the damper on the fire box. When heating steel, the firebox will rust pretty quickly, and I think those gears and metal dampers will seize ASAP. It only took me 2 seasons for my damper to seize in my Yoder Durango 20".
LSG Adjustable Grill/Smoker, MAK Pellet Grill, Large BGE with Several Attachments from the Ceramic Grill Store, Weber Gasser, Cast Iron Pans & Griddle, Grill Grates, Mostly Thermoworks Thermometers, Avova SV Stick, BBQ Guru Controller and Fan
That thing is awesome. Really Bad-A. I love the rivets on the sides. and 1/4" steel grates? This is like the Komodo Kamado of the stick burner world. LOL.
My only question is what are you waiting for? I am sure your wife will understand.
My only reservation is this: do you want to fiddle with a stick burner? If you do, then hell, what are you waiting for? Every day you don’t do it is a day you don’t have it!
Equipment
Primo Oval xl
Slow n Sear (two)
Drip n Griddle
22" Weber Kettle
26" Weber Kettle one touch
Blackstone 36†Pro Series
Sous vide machine
Kitchen Aid
Meat grinder
sausage stuffer
5 Crock Pots Akootrimonts
Two chimneys (was 3 but rivets finally popped, down to 1)
cast iron pans,
Dutch ovens
Signals 4 probe, thermapens, chef alarms, Dots, thermapop and maverick T-732, RTC-600, pro needle and various pocket instareads. The help and preferences
1 extra fridge and a deep chest freezer in the garage
KBB
FOGO
A 9 year old princess foster child
Patience and old patio furniture
"Baby Girl" The cat
This is what I was goin' to say. An SnS is much cheaper, and will allow you to smoke just about anything you want. The question is how many will you be smokin' for. If it's just the two of you, the Kettle with an SnS will produce great meals, but if you want to cook for more, The Beast will certainly do that.
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