New to pellet smoking...

[Brewdude]

Hi all! Been smoking for about 10 years on all sorts of different smokers. My dream has always been a big Klouse offset monstrosity, but I just don't know if I want to go in that direction anymore. I want the capacity to cook for a small army, but also will allow me to smoke a single chicken just for the wife and I....without needing 10 lbs of fuel just to heat the rig up.

A common concern?

I've been looking at the Cookshack FEC 100 a lot. It's big enough for what I want to do, I like that it has the temp probe option (a huge deal for me) and the fact that it is insulated for those cold winter smoke outs. But the complaints about the lack of smoke have me concerned.

The Yoder YS1320 intrigues me as well but I'm finding it hard to get any good information, pics, videos on it at all. I really don't know much about it and that makes it hard.

I'm only interested in smoking. At these price points I really want something that is going to last, I'm so tired of breaking smokers or throwing $100 in upgrades to help hold the temp...etc. A new Klouse offset would last me the rest of my life, can I get that same reliability in one of these units?

I hope I answered all the typical questions. I'm willing to look at anything and take any good advice. I'm very open minded here and have a few months before my purchase, just trying to make the best, most informed purchase I can.

Thanks all!!

 

[CDN Smoker]

The MAK 4 Star may to to big for what you want ( like that can happen). They are now starting to talk about a 3 Star. You did say you have lots of time.

I have a 2 Star and really like it a lot. I did 4 butts easily just on the upper rack alone.

The pellet boss controller is just amazing.

Hope this helps,
CDN

 

[Big Poppa]

Brewdude...You sort of answered your own question.....You want a cabinet pellet cooker...Also please dont confuse views count with regulars....75% of our traffic are lurkers...

You also posted in the "my name is" that section is not where people go to normally the ounge is the spot for your thread.

But like your second post where you fire a shot at us...Many are afraid to give advice on cooker selection because of newbies asking a question and then attacking the responses...Lately there are a sew that really have been flat out mean to people who were giving their honest advice.

Pellet cookers in total do not produce heavy or even medium smoke. I really would tell you to look at gravity feed charcoal cookers like Stumps, assassin, rebel, dw...

It is the set it and forget it of pellet and the ability to dial in your smoke exactly how you like it....fair warning I sell the Assassin...it is made by Jeff Conley who makes many of the names above...they all claim to make their smokers but 90% are made by Jeff and his family.