I have bought allot of products from US and Foriegn countries especially motorcycle parts from the UK. My choice is based on what I feel is of higher quality in product and customer service not to mention sustainability. I have not tested the PROQ. I was involved some of the initial testing of the AMAZ-N-SMKOER as were others here and have spoke with Todd in great lengths. Todd has made several design changes based on feedback from some of the forum members. He gets customer satisfaction, quality and service. That brings a powerful attribute to the table. I believe the guy behind the product is focussed on customer quality and satisfaction. I feel he is constantly keeping tabs on the quality of his smoker as well as the fuel he supplies for it. It's made in USA and that's a big bonus! It's priced very reasonably. I'm not saying PROQ isn't... I'm stating my experience with the builder, product and service. As far as operation of the unit, it's Amazing for the price. I have several friends using it in their BBQ grills and love it. As for torches VS. candles... I'm not into candles. When folks ask me about cold smoke generators I recommend behing the AMAZ-N-SMOKER.
Exactly,
I would be willing to test one too, since I've been using my two & testing prototypes of Todd's. Right now I'm still doing tests on one (5 X 11) that gets 12 hours of cold smoking, or 6 hours of double smoke, but it still has a little problem in "Hot Smoking". We know it's not what it was designed for, but Todd wants people to be able to use it in hot smokes too. It is the only one that fits where I like to put one---on the bars, to the left of the chip drawer of the little MES 30.
I know the Pro Q would never fit there, and I doubt if it will fit under the drawer, on the bottom drip pan either, like the 6 X 6 and the 6 X 8 do. I can't really tell where the Pro Q would fit because I can't find anything on dimensions on their site. I guess if I took some of the meat out, I could put it on one of my meat racks. I'm sure it would fit there. I doubt if the Pro Q would work in a hot smoke, but I could be wrong.
I would test a Toyota, if they gave me one try, but I'd have to go to another town, so my friends wouldn't see me driving it
. Then after it fell apart from trying to tow with it, I'd have to go back to my Ram anyway.
How's that song go?? "And I'm proud to be an American, da-do-dit do dit-dit-Dahhhh"........."God Bless The USAaaaaa"
Sorry about that, I'm just a habitual "Homer":
Just like in sports, I root for my old high school.
College sports---Penn State, Villanova, and Temple.
Pros---All Philly teams.
If Philly didn't have a team, it would be Pittsburg.
In other words, it's tough to sell me anything not made in USA, especially when the US product does more things & has such perfect service.
Rant over,
"Homer" Bear