Recent content by focus

I think it was a bandwidth problem where i was at the time. There, it worked!

Welcome. Newbie to the forum but also been smoking for about 15 yrs. Lived in NC myself for a while and smoked a helluva lot of pork

Educational Technology consultant in the STEAM field.

I'm still a newbie, but do you have to have a certain # of posts to be allowed to post pics?

Damnit. Why won't it post my pic??

Allow me to introduce my GMG Daniel Boone (throws GMG gang signs)

I just found the MES 30 Sportsman Elite.on the Dick's site...

Great responses all, and some serious Q-porn from Frankly, thanks. So, am I comparing apples to dump trucks if I'm considering both Masterbuilt and Traeger?  As I mentioned, I may be able to get SWMBO to authorize additional funds if I the $600-700 is really worth that much more. PS, Sorry to...

So I started looking at Masterbuilts and Bradleys as cost effective options. Based largely on N4YU's post above, I'd just about settled on a Masterbuilt 30 with cold smoke attachment + the AMNPS gadget. Seemed like that would be the best and most cost effective option for me. Then my buddy...

Some more follow up questions that I just remembered: Am I comparing apples to dumptrucks here? Put another way: is it logical to even compare the Traeger to a Masterbuilt? Is a Traeger even really considered an electric?

Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm new here so i couldn't see exactly how to create a new thread. I'll go with my question and see if i need to move it to a new forum. As mentioned, I am new to electric, but am making the change because I really want to smoke more often, but my lifestyle...

Masterbuilts seem to be the faves here, but I'm also hearing the good things about Bradleys, Smokin It, and Traeger. I will continue my research. I want to do jerkey as well, so the cold smoke options are appealing. And I fancy that i might cold smoke some salmon one day, but thats not a major...

I've recently made the decision to go electric myself.  I have loved my char-griller with side fire box for many years, but my life demands a more set-and-forget option.  Plus the New England winters have taken their toll on the Char Griller. My 2 whole hours of research turned up the...

Hello, all.  My name's Focus and I have been smoking off and on for around 15 years now.  I grew up in Georgia where I ate one helluva lot of BBQ pork in my formative years, but sadly didn't learn much about the craft.  I have been in the Air Force for 17 years and in that time, I've been...