NEW MEMBER NEW TO SMOKING NEED HELP PICKING SMOKER

Hi Jay! :welcome1: to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 50,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 1,000,000 posts describing it! Yea that’s right over 1,000,000!

The search bar at the top can be your best friend when you are trying to find answers to your questions but you can still ask too if you want!

We have an ”Articles” section that is full of great information about smoking to include a lot of recipes and instructionals. Check it out there is a lot to learn in there!

Would you do us a favor and add your location to your profile, it helps others to know where you are when they offer advice, Thanks!

You might want to check out ”Jeff's Free 5 day E-Course”, it will teach you all the basics plus a whole lot more!

I have never used either of those smokers but I know a lot of members here have, try posting your questions over in our "Charcoal Smokers" forum, I think you will get a lot more responses over there.

to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us! Haven't used those smokers.  BUT...this is the best place to do ore research.  Stop by the Charcoal Smoker area and ask those questions.  The folks that have used/own them will be happy to give their 2 cents.

We love to see pictures of what you are cooking (or what we call q-views here at SMF).  To "upload the q-views" just follow the directions here and it will be easier. If you are using a cell phone, an IPad or a kindle, go to the main SMF page and click the Mobile button. Will make the uploads a bit faster too.

If you didn't read the "Terms of Service" notes.....please do.  There are a few things that everyone should know about those pesky little rules before plunging into the forums and some guidelines of how to interact within the forums. Off site links are not allowed here at SMF per Jeff. Not that you have done anything wrong....just a little bit of FYI for new members!

If you need any help roaming around the forums....just holler!  Happy to help out!

Kat

Hi Jay, and welcome to the forums!  This is the best place I know for sharing ideas on smoking, grilling, curing, etc.  There are plenty of friendly, knowledgeable folks who really enjoy helping one another.  Looking forward to your input here, and just ask when you need anything...someone here will surely have the answer.  I'm not directly familiar with either of the smokers you asked about...try asking the guys in the smokers forums for some advice from those who have used these rigs.

Good luck!

Red

Jay

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions Post it
and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is because their
are so many different ways to make great Q We all have our own taste.

I have not used ether of those smokers. Check out the reviews in the smoker section.

Happy smoken.

David

Hey, Welcome to the forums! Here is my two cents. The Brinkmann offset you are looking at is really not the greatest, it is very hard to control temps and the metal is very thin. With an offset you really need quality metal to be able to maintain and distribute heat. With that being said, it would be hard to find something like that in your budget, so I would go with the Brinkmann trailmaster VERTICAL smoker. A few mods will make this smoker perform very well while still giving you the "stick burner" feel. Not to mention the loads of room you have to smoke meat and the fact that you can hang sausage and ribs inside the chamber.

I love the Kamado style grills but, the trade off their is space, you really won't be able to smoke as much in that kamado. Great performing grills though, and very versatile.

My last suggestion would be to build a UDS. I love mine and find myself lighting up the UDS more often than any other smoker I have. For $300 you could build 2 or possible 3 if your frugal. Anyway, keep us posted on what you decide to do! Good Luck!