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I agree with everyone, hard to believe it would be an issue. I bought a used Performer around ten years ago and only had to replace the cooking grate. Do you smoke enough meat to need two smokers? I wouldn’t want to go back to 18 after getting a 22. I bought a $1000 gas grill to use as a smoker...
Tasty looking smoke! You need to just try different rubs till you find ones you like either purchased or homemade. You can by Jeff’s book with his recipes, that help fund this sight still iirc, some interesting rubs I have bought include Bad Byron’s butt rub, Tatonka Dust and Kosmos Q cow cover.
I cook the brisket whole and separate the point afterward. Then cube the point the next day and finish cooking for the burnt ends. I love buttery mashed potatoes to go along with them.