The wife and I just moved into a rental house while I build our new home. Well, it's actually a condo we moved in to but has all the amenities of a house, just smaller. The amenities include a very nice covered patio where I set up the grill and my offset smoker. I was politely informed yesterday afternoon that I cannot use either of those on the patio. No propane, no charcoal. This causes a problem. We cook ALL of our meals outside and have high quality units, both the grill and the smoker. I was told that I could roll them off the patio into the yard and would be in compliance. This really isn't an option as the grill weighs 350 pounds and the smoker weighs in at 500 pounds. There's no way I am going to move either of those monsters every day so we can eat :-) I decided that I am going to buy an electric smoker to tide me over until I get the new house finished. Academy has what appears to be a pretty nice unit on sale which is probably the one I will buy. I don't want to spend a ton of $$ because I am just going to give it away in a few months so I'm trying to stay in the $300 range.
My question is this: Do electric smokers get hot enough on the bottom that they need to be set on a non-flamable surface like concrete or steel?
We are on the first floor so the patio is concrete but I don't want to crawl on my knees every time I need to get into the smoker. I want to set it on something that is elevated and we have a Rubbermaid plastic storage cart that I could use but I don't want to burn down the building. I'll get a metal table if ncessary but am trying to keep expenses to a minimum because this is just temporary.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!!
Smokeless in Cedar Park,
Robert
My question is this: Do electric smokers get hot enough on the bottom that they need to be set on a non-flamable surface like concrete or steel?
We are on the first floor so the patio is concrete but I don't want to crawl on my knees every time I need to get into the smoker. I want to set it on something that is elevated and we have a Rubbermaid plastic storage cart that I could use but I don't want to burn down the building. I'll get a metal table if ncessary but am trying to keep expenses to a minimum because this is just temporary.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!!
Smokeless in Cedar Park,
Robert