- Oct 26, 2016
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I've asked on another forum, but thought I would ask here :)
It is normally just the wife and I but once I tell the kids(>21) that I'm smoking meat, it ends up like 5-10+ kids show up. So, I need something that can cook everything (beef, chicken, pork, turkey) but not normally all at the same time. It would be nice to put on a turkey and ham on for Thanksgiving/Christmas tho.
This is for the backyard so don't need a trailer to move it around and don't want too big of a unit so it looks/becomes overwhelming to fire up and use.
I'm probably in the 1000-2500 price range. The wife won't like the 2.5k but she likes the idea of ME cooking outside.
1. Reverse flow ? Good, bad or just a personal preference?
2. Vertical box only or as addition? Why the need for this?
I've looked and searched on why have one, but can't find a cut and dry answer. What a vertical or Upright smoke box would be used for? I just don't see or couldn't find out what the additional space would be used for or how to use it.
I noticed that most of the top manufactures have a damper to close or limit the amount of smoke/heat from going into the vertical/upright chamber. Obviously, this is the best setup or is it?
3. grill height from ground (taller/longer legs/base) - does this cause issues? I'm tall so if would be nice to have the grill at waist height.
Some that I have looked at online -
LANG 36"- http://www.langbbqsmokers.com
Johnson - http://www.johnsonsmokers.com
Lonestar - http://www.lonestargrillz.com
pitsbyjj - https://pitsbyjj.com
Gator Pits - http://www.gatorpit.net
Horizon - http://www.horizonbbqsmokers.com/
Local guy at a Trailer company via craigslist/facebook (Dallas area) - Lone Oak Smokers - http://bigtextrailerworld.com/rockwall/
Any and suggestions welcome.
It is normally just the wife and I but once I tell the kids(>21) that I'm smoking meat, it ends up like 5-10+ kids show up. So, I need something that can cook everything (beef, chicken, pork, turkey) but not normally all at the same time. It would be nice to put on a turkey and ham on for Thanksgiving/Christmas tho.
This is for the backyard so don't need a trailer to move it around and don't want too big of a unit so it looks/becomes overwhelming to fire up and use.
I'm probably in the 1000-2500 price range. The wife won't like the 2.5k but she likes the idea of ME cooking outside.
1. Reverse flow ? Good, bad or just a personal preference?
2. Vertical box only or as addition? Why the need for this?
I've looked and searched on why have one, but can't find a cut and dry answer. What a vertical or Upright smoke box would be used for? I just don't see or couldn't find out what the additional space would be used for or how to use it.
I noticed that most of the top manufactures have a damper to close or limit the amount of smoke/heat from going into the vertical/upright chamber. Obviously, this is the best setup or is it?
3. grill height from ground (taller/longer legs/base) - does this cause issues? I'm tall so if would be nice to have the grill at waist height.
Some that I have looked at online -
LANG 36"- http://www.langbbqsmokers.com
Johnson - http://www.johnsonsmokers.com
Lonestar - http://www.lonestargrillz.com
pitsbyjj - https://pitsbyjj.com
Gator Pits - http://www.gatorpit.net
Horizon - http://www.horizonbbqsmokers.com/
Local guy at a Trailer company via craigslist/facebook (Dallas area) - Lone Oak Smokers - http://bigtextrailerworld.com/rockwall/
Any and suggestions welcome.