I'm going t get my SI unit in May(B-Day present). I have thought and thought, rolled the electric smoker idea in my mind quite a few times. I have researched it to death....books, videos, forums, word of mouth, show room research, you name it.
I guess I go overboard on items I purchase from cars to guns to whatever....must be the Environmental Scientist(occupation) in me??!!
So, after many trips to the library(smoking/grilling books) BBQ restaurants here in Oklahoma, and smoking forums...
like this one...I've chosen the SI unit.
One of...well really the main reason...I even went electric was to "kind of" set it and forget it. I didn't want to have to adjust flames, add or water down charcoal, worry if I had enough gas in the tank or have to run to the store and get another full tank, worry about wind....you get the idea.
I'm very fortunate that I could afford a Cookshack and buy Okie(yes I live in the state where Cookshack is made) made products. I am very conservative with my(our..including the wife) money. Also, we have no children...yeah!!! So, i would be cooking just for us and don't need an expensive or monster size smoker/cooker. ***Don't get me wrong, my wife and I love children...we really do!! I like my children well done with a salad and my wife likes the medium well with a baked potato*** That's a joke...a joke!!!
My only issue is a number 1 or 2. I'm now leaning toward a #2, just in case I want to smoke a few extras, but I like the size and probably only need a #1.
So, I get to mull this over until May....to me, that's a good thing!!!
Now I'm thinking whether or not to buy a meat thermometer/probe to watch the temp of the food. May wait until after a few attempts before I buy a thermometer.
Cohiba