I've poked around here for a while reading and now would like to participate. So a quick background on me. Grew up smoking (cooking) over direct heat from wood burned in a fire barrel and the ashes shoveled underneath whatever was on the pit, whole hogs, chickens, whole shoulders, etc. A couple of years ago I decided to try my hand at offset cooking so I bought a Oklahoma Joe Highland to see if I liked it. I loved the food, but that thing is a pain to get up to temp and keep there even with a couple of mods. But I really like the hands on approach to long offset cooks, the results usually make me really appreciate the effort.
So anyway, I've been researching quality, semi-custom built smokers and have tentatively decided on a Copperhead from The Metal Guys Pits (TMG Pits) out of Knoxville. This smoker is completely fabricated from 1/4" plate steel including the cook chamber and firebox. Questions are, since there aren't any/many reviews that I can find and I don't do Faceplant, what do you guys think of their work and smokers? What should I be on the look out for?
I looked at Lang, they are 6 months out on the wait and would not return my calls, Shirley, they are almost 2 years out, and a host of others that are in Texas with backlogs of months. Brandon at TMG Pits has answered my calls almost immediately as well as responding to my emails. They are about 14 weeks out on production.
Any opinions would be appreciated as I don't want to make an expensive mistake.....
So anyway, I've been researching quality, semi-custom built smokers and have tentatively decided on a Copperhead from The Metal Guys Pits (TMG Pits) out of Knoxville. This smoker is completely fabricated from 1/4" plate steel including the cook chamber and firebox. Questions are, since there aren't any/many reviews that I can find and I don't do Faceplant, what do you guys think of their work and smokers? What should I be on the look out for?
I looked at Lang, they are 6 months out on the wait and would not return my calls, Shirley, they are almost 2 years out, and a host of others that are in Texas with backlogs of months. Brandon at TMG Pits has answered my calls almost immediately as well as responding to my emails. They are about 14 weeks out on production.
Any opinions would be appreciated as I don't want to make an expensive mistake.....