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Old 10-21-2015, 03:12 PM
 
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Any suggestions of a good place to shop for a barbecue smoker? I'd prefer some place locally-owned where they specialize in these appliances and can advise on the best one for us to buy.

Thanks.
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:15 PM
 
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Big Green Egg - The Ultimate Cooking Experience

Don't have a dealer to recommend, but I do have a smoker to recommend.
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:17 PM
 
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Pitts and Spitts.

BBQ Pits Smokers Grills | Pitt’s & Spitt’s
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:19 PM
 
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Big Green Egg - The Ultimate Cooking Experience

Don't have a dealer to recommend, but I do have a smoker to recommend.
They are not locally owned.
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:23 PM
 
Location: Hougary, Texberta
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They aren't local, but the BGE is by far the best.
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:24 PM
 
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Is it really the best if all you want to do is barbecue though? I've read it is best for versatility and options, but we don't want options. We want barbecue.
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:26 PM
 
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Cunningham's
tHey are way north county
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:36 PM
 
Location: Hougary, Texberta
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Is it really the best if all you want to do is barbecue though? I've read it is best for versatility and options, but we don't want options. We want barbecue.
If all you want to do is smoke, I'd go with a BGE or other fully ceramic kamado cooker. They hold their temperature so well, you can literally set it and forget it almost as easily as a pellet smoker.

The big black smokers work great, but the level of engagement is higher, as you have to fiddle with fuel and smoke more often. Plus they look like poop in Houston's climate in very short order.
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:37 PM
 
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I'm all for setting-and-forgetting, but I think the husband wants to tinker. I think he wants to be able to complain about how much work it was.

I'm thinking of a Weber Smokey Mountain. Doesn't hurt that it is a fraction of the cost of a BGE, too.
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Old 10-21-2015, 03:44 PM
 
Location: Hougary, Texberta
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I'm all for setting-and-forgetting, but I think the husband wants to tinker. I think he wants to be able to complain about how much work it was.

I'm thinking of a Weber Smokey Mountain. Doesn't hurt that it is a fraction of the cost of a BGE, too.
A Smokey Mt. and a BGE is like comparing apples to pineapples. They're both smokers, but radically different.

If you want a traditional Texas smoker they're more like this;



and you can go from $200 for this one at Academy to $2K plus for one from Pitts & Spits.

All that being said, the Smokey Mountain is a good smoker.
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