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jman2

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Has anyone had any experience withsmokers? Seems as though they might have been discontinued. I have an opportunity to get one with minor surface rust for a decent price. The model is

 

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bmudd14474

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• Dec 10, 2016

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JMan2 that unit looks good. I haven't used that particular unit but the offset smokers are great to use and produce great Q.

 

jman2

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Thanks for the feedback.

 

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mlbraptor

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Let me know how you like it. I just bought one like it..

 

jman2

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It seems pretty sturdy and well built. Only thing is it seems like a family use type of smoker vice something you could use for a party/get together. Total cooking space in the cooking chamber is 432 sq inches. Fits about 2 full racks of spare ribs or 1 brisket without much room left to spare. A little weird that the firebox almost has the same total grilling space as the cooking chamber at 306 sq inches.

 

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• Dec 12, 2016

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Hi JMan...for $50 I don't think you can go wrong.  Looks like a pretty solid pit for that price, and according to the link in your first post, they go for $900 brand new, so that seems like a heck of a deal.  But you're right about capacity.  Doesn't look like you could get enough meat in it at one time to feed a big crowd.  It's a little hard for me to tell from that 2nd photo...are those rib racks, or some kind of 2nd shelf/grate?  Either would increase your capacity.  If that's not a 2nd grate, for a few bucks, you could probably fabricate one that would basically double the capacity.

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jman2

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Thanks for the feedback. Those are rib racks, I'm going to look into adding a second grate.