So right now I have an mes 30 and have had great success. I am looking to do a major upgrade. One of my main issues is cooking space I do quite a bit of hosting for church events and such. Also just looking to take things to the next level. I am leaning towards a offset stick smoker. However, I have a few concerns/questions.
1. I imagine the learning curve is pretty steep especially going from electric. I guess what I'm worried about is will this thing take me a year to get down or should most people be able to get it after a handful of test runs. (Edit- I don't mind a challenge at all I quite enjoy learning and mastering something new. Just want to be able to still put out good food for events)
2. Wood chips and pellets are readily available l. Where do you all get your wood? Right now my primary woods are hickory, apple, and cherry but I also like to play around with others.
3. What is your opinion on reverse flow smokers?
4. What smokers do you recommend? As I said will need something fairly large probably no less than double the cook space of my mes 30. Which theoretically I could do 3 Boston butts on (prbly really only handle 2 without taking an absurd amount of time.)
Thanks in advance.
1. I imagine the learning curve is pretty steep especially going from electric. I guess what I'm worried about is will this thing take me a year to get down or should most people be able to get it after a handful of test runs. (Edit- I don't mind a challenge at all I quite enjoy learning and mastering something new. Just want to be able to still put out good food for events)
2. Wood chips and pellets are readily available l. Where do you all get your wood? Right now my primary woods are hickory, apple, and cherry but I also like to play around with others.
3. What is your opinion on reverse flow smokers?
4. What smokers do you recommend? As I said will need something fairly large probably no less than double the cook space of my mes 30. Which theoretically I could do 3 Boston butts on (prbly really only handle 2 without taking an absurd amount of time.)
Thanks in advance.
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