- May 2, 2010
- 25
- 10
Greetings, Smokers,
I used to have an ECB when I lived in Oklahoma (read: more lawn space) but, having moved to a more densely populated area, I was not able to smoke for years. (I was distraught over this since barbecue is easily my favorite food and, with my ECB, I hit a home run the first time up to bat, making a superb brisket: pretty sweet for someone who could screw up a baked potato.)
But now I'm in a position to buy a new smoker and just thought I'd get another ECB. However, I've always secretly had my eye on more firepower and thought about getting a vertical offset this time. I don't actually think I'll need that much smoker but, well, I am an American, afterall: simple formula, more is better!
My basic question, if you want to skip the above B.S., is, if, most of the time, I'm only going to be feeding four-to-six people max (very doubtful I'll ever be feeding more than 10), do I actually need a vert offset? Or will the ECB be enough firepower, if less fun and cool?
And, hey, if you have a suggestion for an entirely different smoker I should take a look at, please feel free.
Hope you can help!
Thanks,
Derek
I used to have an ECB when I lived in Oklahoma (read: more lawn space) but, having moved to a more densely populated area, I was not able to smoke for years. (I was distraught over this since barbecue is easily my favorite food and, with my ECB, I hit a home run the first time up to bat, making a superb brisket: pretty sweet for someone who could screw up a baked potato.)
But now I'm in a position to buy a new smoker and just thought I'd get another ECB. However, I've always secretly had my eye on more firepower and thought about getting a vertical offset this time. I don't actually think I'll need that much smoker but, well, I am an American, afterall: simple formula, more is better!
My basic question, if you want to skip the above B.S., is, if, most of the time, I'm only going to be feeding four-to-six people max (very doubtful I'll ever be feeding more than 10), do I actually need a vert offset? Or will the ECB be enough firepower, if less fun and cool?
And, hey, if you have a suggestion for an entirely different smoker I should take a look at, please feel free.
Hope you can help!
Thanks,
Derek