Newbie Just purchased my 1st Smoker

[Sherrillcuse]

I'll be picking it up this afternoon. It is a masterbuilt pro from Home depot. Does anyone have one of these? Any advice for a beginner? Is this a descent smoker for a beginner? I was leaning electric then this popped up this morning and I thought it seemed like a descent deal so here we are...

Masterbuilt 30 in. Dual Fuel Propane Gas and Charcoal Smoker in Black MB26050412 - The Home Depot

Provide the best and essential addition for your outdoor cooking by selecting this Masterbuilt Pro MDS Dual Fuel Smoker.

www.homedepot.com

 

[smokngun]

Nice!! I've owned 2 propane smokers and they are great for beginners. A couple of tips would be pick up a good wireless thermometer like a Maverick or Inkbird. I usually never trust the door thermometers (one of mine was off by 50deg, thought i was at 225 actually only at 175) And stop by the grocery store on your way home and stock up on whatever meat you can find.

 

[Sherrillcuse]

Nice!! I've owned 2 propane smokers and they are great for beginners. A couple of tips would be pick up a good wireless thermometer like a Maverick or Inkbird. I usually never trust the door thermometers (one of mine was off by 50deg, thought i was at 225 actually only at 175) And stop by the grocery store on your way home and stock up on whatever meat you can find.

thermometer is on the way. We just got a whole pig and 1/2 a cow so I got meat for a bit :)

 

[Blues1]

Welcome from SC!

 

[pushok2018]

Congrats on your new smoker!

We just got a whole pig and 1/2 a cow so I got meat for a bit

Sounds like your are going to be pretty busy now... Good luck!

 

[JCAP]

Welcome and congrats! I started on a Masterbuilt propane smoker and had pretty good results on it. It was easy to learn and had plenty of space. One thing that I did towards the end of using it heavily was not to mess around with the recommended chips and just use wood chunks instead. If they catch fire on you too much from the flame, wrap/shield them in foil or just use a CI pan on top of the burner.

I also would recommend that every now and again (like at the start of each season) you clean out the hose that connects the gas to the burner. Gets rid of the spiders and keeps the flame nice and blue!

I have no idea how the charcoal works on these things though.

Good luck and enjoy!

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Congrats on the new smoker. I have a propane rig but not this model. Jcap gave you some pretty good advice. You already got some pretty good advice above. Go with chunks for sure and don't trust the door thermometer. You should be producing some good Q before you know it!

 

[ofelles]

Congrats o the smoker. No advise on propane. Just keep at it and expect to fail a few times. you'll be good before you know it.

 

[Sherrillcuse]

My son and I put it together. Easy to assemble. From opening the box to assemble about an hour. We’ll season it tomorrow if it doesn’t rain.

 

[Sherrillcuse]

Sorry about the sideways pictures not sure how to fix that...

 

[DanMcG]

That looks like a good deal to me, Good luck with your first smoke!!