All - For the last seventy-four days (but, really, who is counting?), I have been living in my parents' basement (don't worry, I quarantined for two weeks first). My home city of NYC has been largely shut down by the pandemic, my home has been "under" construction for going on one year now and the thought of waiting this one out while paying for the privilege of renting a tiny one bedroom sardine can in a fifty story high rise sounded about as appealing as a hole in my head.
It has been a blessing to spend this much time with my parents and I have been very grateful to have been taken in, rent free, where my only obligation is to fire up my father's sparsely used 20 year old Brinkman and smoke meat for the week. My father in particular has enjoyed many of the fruits of my labor -- in particular bo ssam, bacon, baby back ribs and brisket -- and tells me I need to help him figure out how to replicate what I cook after I move back to NYC.
As a birthday present/early Father's Day present/thank you gift for the hospitality (and particularly the free rent), I want to buy my father a pellet smoker. Here are the important factors: (i) I don't need to break the bank because he may not use it a ton, (ii) he needs something small because he will not cook for more than a half dozen people and I doubt he will cook more than one meal at a time, (iii) he needs something easy to operate because technology is not his friend, and (iv) he needs something that is durable because he is about as handy as Tim "the Toolman" Taylor (sadly, I take after him in this regard). His outdoor cooking is currently limited to a Weber Kettle.
Thoughts? I'm leaning towards what I know, Rec-Tec, and looking at their RT-340 but before I pulled the trigger, wanted to test that against the collective wisdom of this group.
It has been a blessing to spend this much time with my parents and I have been very grateful to have been taken in, rent free, where my only obligation is to fire up my father's sparsely used 20 year old Brinkman and smoke meat for the week. My father in particular has enjoyed many of the fruits of my labor -- in particular bo ssam, bacon, baby back ribs and brisket -- and tells me I need to help him figure out how to replicate what I cook after I move back to NYC.
As a birthday present/early Father's Day present/thank you gift for the hospitality (and particularly the free rent), I want to buy my father a pellet smoker. Here are the important factors: (i) I don't need to break the bank because he may not use it a ton, (ii) he needs something small because he will not cook for more than a half dozen people and I doubt he will cook more than one meal at a time, (iii) he needs something easy to operate because technology is not his friend, and (iv) he needs something that is durable because he is about as handy as Tim "the Toolman" Taylor (sadly, I take after him in this regard). His outdoor cooking is currently limited to a Weber Kettle.
Thoughts? I'm leaning towards what I know, Rec-Tec, and looking at their RT-340 but before I pulled the trigger, wanted to test that against the collective wisdom of this group.
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