It's really not as hard to control the temp as it sounds. After the first 3 or 4 times of using it (and I suspect you will be like me and watch it continuously for 12 hours ), you will know what it takes to keep a constant fire. One thing to remember...have a complete supply of the same kind of wood, be it something you bought or picked up somewhere....different degrees of dryness in the wood will burn at different temps and require more or less to maintain temp. ------------------ Save our children from the TAAS test: TAAS test report card TAAS test fact sheet
The Hondo and Bandera are roughly $260/280 at Academy (adding in assembly) The backyard Klose models come fully assembled, built per customer (take 4-6 weeks to get it) at $650 to 800 for the single chamber/firebox models. The $650 is the Hondo with 24" smoker/16" firebox. You can lengthen the smokers by 6" for another $50 per 6" increment up to 42". And you can get 16/18/20" firebox's at $25 per 2" increment. As I look at these prices, I'm thinking maybe I should just get the Hondo or Bandera, until I know what I'm doing.
Look at it like this.....I was on a Weber for about 15 years till I got my smoker 2 years ago. And in all that time I never got one complaint about my cooking. I bought the smoker for myself, not for anyone else. And I knew I could cook on it just as good as I could on the Weber. Someday I will step up again to the custom made jobs (that stainless steel one is still just a fantesy). But the one thing that will be constant throughout will be the quality of the food produced. Isn't that what really matters? ------------------ Save our children from the TAAS test: TAAS test report card TAAS test fact sheet
Here's a nice, middle of the road one for you HeyP It's made by www.tejassmokers.com and they have several dealers across the city. You could pick this one up for about a grand, and it's much sturdier than the New Braunfels. ------------------ stop posting my damn signature
Yesh....that is so awesome. Klose had one for $1225 list. I don't think heyschweetie will let me get that class of bbq. Behad...did you really smoke a brisket on a weber...that's incredible.
Probably more than a hundred of them over the years. ------------------ Save our children from the TAAS test: TAAS test report card TAAS test fact sheet
Sorry for being off topic partner. But I just wanted to thank u for that advice u game me about the filet mignons. I took your advice and didnt marinate them. Just seasoned them slightly and put em on the grill. Man I've never had such a bad ass steak. ------------------ Fun Police Says: 1. Stupid threads & Stupid BBS names are not FUN! 2. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure are not FUN! 3. Conduct yourself in a FUN way! The Fun Police are Watching. Vote for the Rockets & Have FUN! REDSKINS SUCK!!!!!!!!
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