charcoal smokers

[sparky]

looking for a lump/charcoal smoker for doing long cooks. something insulated. what do ya'll think about the differences between the backwoods, onyx and gravity feed smokers? also whats the difference between water smokers and dry smokers? any feed back would be great.

 

[RickB]

Just a question...with the cookers you have what possible gain do you think you will get with a charcoal smoker?

 

[sparky]

sometimes lucile is busy and hazel is only good for 3-4 hour burn. looking to do more butts, chuckies and briskets for parties and what not. and while the charcoal smoker is doing butts and what not i can use lucile for doing my ribs. i still have my catering license and food handlers cert and other ppl have been asking me to cook other things other than ribs. expanding my horizons. my wife is always telling me, "work to your strenghts".

 

[warbirdfan]

Get a Big Green Egg. They (any Kamado type cooker) produce amazing results. I miss mine.

 

[sparky]

a big green egg won't let me cook 6 butts, 2 briskets.

 

[TTNuge]

Talk to Poppa, get yourself a Backwoods and don't look back. They are so easy to use and turn out some incredible product. See a lot of em on the BBQ circuit. Ask Sterling about the Gator and the Extended Party as I think they are the best bang for the buck.

 

[Big Poppa]

Spark the onyx holds temp great but it is more of an oven...it smokes good not like a backwoods.

I do not like kamado slow cooked meat in the slightest. It has a charcoal taste....the burn is too efficient. I have the 4K Komodo Kamado, Green Eg, Primo, Bubba Keg and they only get used for hot and fast

The drum is a great place to start. Comp guys win every week on them....

Gravity feed is pretty good if you dont get a charcoal bridge....where the chute gets blocked. I am very very fond of backwoods....too many of the top teams cook great food on them.