Barbecue Smokers

Barbecue Smokers

Because the author of your BBQ book, I buy asked repeatedly... What is the best BBQ smoker to buy? My answer usually leads them within the right direction and provide them a number of places to start out looking.

I usually tell people about one of many following bbq smokers...

Big Green Egg - it is really an insulated vertical smoker.
Traeger Pellet Smokers - This is a nice bbq smoker that burns wood pellets. The digital controls and oversize hopper are a little extra though.
Char-Broil Silver Smoker - This can be a more affordable, smaller offset type smoker but it really is well constructed and produces some great Q.
Stumps Smoker - this can be also an insulated vertical smoker with a gravity fed charcoal system.
Lang Smoker - This is the traditional offset type smoker. It can be made of good thick metal but it is not insulated. This offset BBQ smoker is different in which it has a metal plate that runs the entire length of the smoker just underneath the meat grate. The smoke travels all the way to the other end with the smoker, over the meat, and out the smoke stack about the same side since the firebox.
Fast Eddy's by Cookshack - It is a very nice pellet BBQ smoker Using a vertical style. Utilized by many with the top BBQ competition teams.
Southern Yankee - these are rotisserie bbq smokers and they've many models to select from. They range from small pull behind rotisseries to large concession trailers. They start at $3750 and go up after that.

And... their final decision usually has related to the following factors...

Price - how much money you have to spend On the BBQ smoker offers quite a bit regarding your choice. I think one of the most value for your money will be the Traeger Lil' Tex BBQ smoker - particularly for the trunk yard BBQer. Although, many BBQ teams start using these too.
Work needed - A conventional offset BBQ smoker requires a large amount of work tending the fire. Some individuals prefer a conventional offset smoker over something which burns charcoal, pellets, or propane. But I want to warn you... you will end up chopping countless wood to give that hungry beast. You may need to see your fire in most offset smokers every 15-30 minutes. The Southern Yankee are wood or charcoal burning too. Which could get very tiresome On the long overnight smoke. The large Green Egg and Stumps Smokers will operate a lengthy time on just one bag of charcoal. Obviously, the Traeger and Fast Eddy's burn pellets which are fed automatically .

Insulated - The insulated BBQ smoker allows for long burns so you can get to a small degree forty winks on those long overnight brisket smokes. The important Green Egg and Stumps are insulated and burn charcoal.

Size - Take a look at how many square inches of cooking space you obtain for the investment. Traeger Lil' Tex's are nice BBQ smokers, but you'll need two or three of which if you plan to take on them. Of course Traeger has several larger models to pick from including some commercial BBQ smokers.

Wood, pellets, or charcoal - What style of smoke flavor can you like? Would you like charcoal or real wood? Or simply a mix of both... usually , if you are using charcoal for heat and throw some wood chunks on top for flavor, you'll get a good result. Lump charcoal and Duraflame's hardwood briquettes are other options that produce a cleaner and hotter burn. Naturally, wood pellets are real wood as well as the results resemble using real wood logs.

Type - You got your vertical smokers, vertical insulated smokers, traditional offset smokers (with all the smoke stack opposite in the firebox), Lang offset smokers, pellet smokers, rotisserie smokers, gas smokers, and all sorts of sorts of combinations of all of these. What BBQ smoker is most beneficial suited to your needs or wants?

Once you choose on which BBQ smoker to have, you may need to learn how to utilize it right. A good starting point is to find a copy of "Competition BBQ Secrets" and find out how the pro's get it done on the competition BBQ circuit.