Today (Sat., Jan. 9), I bought the medium-size GOSM at the Bass Pro Shop in Orlando. It was a new model that they literally put out on the floor as I was looking at the older floor model. (The salesman said they had just received it earlier today.)
I had gone to Bass Pro Shop fully intending to buy the GOSM Big Block model, but the new medium model has two drawers, one for the water pan and one for the cast iron wood chip box. Otherwise, it is the same as the former medium model, including the price($169.99). Having the two drawers sold me because at least 90 percent of what I will do on the GOSM will fit in the medium model. I am graduating from the ECB, which has really served me well for a few years, so the medium GOSM seems huge compared to that.
For those who might want to check out the new model at the store, the label on the box calls it the "Easy Access Gas Smoker." It's model 3405GLA. I have not seen it at www.basspro.com.
I had gone to Bass Pro Shop fully intending to buy the GOSM Big Block model, but the new medium model has two drawers, one for the water pan and one for the cast iron wood chip box. Otherwise, it is the same as the former medium model, including the price($169.99). Having the two drawers sold me because at least 90 percent of what I will do on the GOSM will fit in the medium model. I am graduating from the ECB, which has really served me well for a few years, so the medium GOSM seems huge compared to that.
For those who might want to check out the new model at the store, the label on the box calls it the "Easy Access Gas Smoker." It's model 3405GLA. I have not seen it at www.basspro.com.
