- Jan 6, 2011
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I have been BBQing for over 35 years. In all those years I have cooked on just about every kind of smoker you can imagine. My conclusion is ....... There is no best smoker. What I use now and very comfortable with is a RF which my son and I built. I think you need to spend the time to really get to know your smoker and you can have great Q every time. I am not saying that there aren't bad smokers out there, there are. Some are poorly made, big gaps, too thin so on and so forth. But if you buy or make the best you can afford, you can turn out good food. I have bought the el-cheap oos and made modifications and tweaks and turned out really good BBQ without working myself to death. There are different types of smokers for different types of smoking, that is why I have several.
Find what is comfortable and works for you. I am always looking at new smokers and designs and can't wait to build the next one. But the one I have now is the one I really enjoy cooking on. When I first built it and my first few cooks I watched and checked it constantly, now I just glance ate it occasionally, I know how it cooks. I have cooked on it enough to know how it acts when the weather changes.
My thoughts
Gary
Find what is comfortable and works for you. I am always looking at new smokers and designs and can't wait to build the next one. But the one I have now is the one I really enjoy cooking on. When I first built it and my first few cooks I watched and checked it constantly, now I just glance ate it occasionally, I know how it cooks. I have cooked on it enough to know how it acts when the weather changes.
My thoughts
Gary