Question for the SMF crowd: how often do you use your larger offset smoker (Lang 60 Deluxe, etc.) for smaller cooks?
I have a 18.5 in WSM that I have been smoking on for about 5 years now and love it. However, I am looking to step up my game and go a bit bigger. I went to a great BBQ class taught by NC State here in Raleigh and they were cooking on a Meadow Creek reverse offset smoker. That got me hooked and the more and more I research, the more and more I am interested in getting a Lang, specifically the Lang 60 Deluxe.
I have done one competition and plan to do more. I usually cook a whole hog or bbq for a local parade around me and was recently asked to cook bbq for a friend's rehearsal dinner (80 people). All of this makes me more interested in the Lang 60 Deluxe. But my question is, with something that big, do you ever have a problem firing it up on a random weekend to cook one butt, or a few racks of ribs or a handful of chicken wings? I would still have my WSM, but I have a feeling once I start cooking with the Lang, I will look for reasons to fire it up. Just curious as to SMF's thoughts.
Thanks.
I have a 18.5 in WSM that I have been smoking on for about 5 years now and love it. However, I am looking to step up my game and go a bit bigger. I went to a great BBQ class taught by NC State here in Raleigh and they were cooking on a Meadow Creek reverse offset smoker. That got me hooked and the more and more I research, the more and more I am interested in getting a Lang, specifically the Lang 60 Deluxe.
I have done one competition and plan to do more. I usually cook a whole hog or bbq for a local parade around me and was recently asked to cook bbq for a friend's rehearsal dinner (80 people). All of this makes me more interested in the Lang 60 Deluxe. But my question is, with something that big, do you ever have a problem firing it up on a random weekend to cook one butt, or a few racks of ribs or a handful of chicken wings? I would still have my WSM, but I have a feeling once I start cooking with the Lang, I will look for reasons to fire it up. Just curious as to SMF's thoughts.
Thanks.