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by: foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 12:20am  
Masterbilt or Bradley? Anyone try one? I love the smoked meat I got from @BBQGuy and just maybe considering giving it a try. But it sure is nice to just give bbqguy the meat and let him handle everything.
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 3:26am  
you may be able to beat my prices, but you can't beat my meat.WOULD BE GREAT SLOGAN FOR UP AND COMING BBQ EATERY. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 6:10am  
I have one and I don't like it. I can not generate enough smoke to give the meat that smoke ring that true smokers covet. I'd opt for propane, or go back to charcoal. One good thing is that you can regulate temperature pretty well. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 6:14am  
Masterbilt or Bradley? Anyone try one? I love the smoked meat I got from @BBQGuy and just maybe considering giving it a try. But it sure is nice to just give bbqguy the meat and let him handle everything.
@foxymama: TWSS 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 6:55am  
Masterbilt or Bradley? Anyone try one? I love the smoked meat I got from @BBQGuy and just maybe considering giving it a try. But it sure is nice to just give bbqguy the meat and let him handle everything.
 
@foxymama: A relative of mine has used a Brinkmann electric smoker and likes it.  The meat is always perfectly cooked and tender, but doesn't always get the full smoke effect of a charcoal/wood smoker.  He adds wood chips into a pan that sits above the electric heating element and provides some smoke.  The electric ones are easy to keep a consistent temperature which is why the meat turns out well each time.
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 7:03am  
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 8:17am  
The reason smoke flavor doesn't get to the meat in an electric smoker(or it just doesn't taste the same), is combustion. There needs to be fire to get the best results. Just having smoke floating around in an oven won't do it.  To me, it almost tastes synthetic. A pellet grill will come closer, but it still has the same flaw. These "set it & forget it" style of machines are a shortcut to an inferior result(I don't know who said it, but I always liked the quote, "If you take a shortcut, you're cutting yourself short!"). I would put a $70 P.O.S. offset smoker from Walmart up against ANY electric style any day!All of that being said, these are good cookers to start out on...Or if you don't have the time/knowledge to tend a fire. They're also great for jerky, cheese, and fish. One alternative I would suggest to those wanting to get a smoker, would be a UDS(Ugly Drum Smoker). They're very inexpensive, and are easy to run and maintain. As for quality of the food they produce, I would put them somewhere in-between electric and(but closer to) a wood/charcoal fire. And before someone ridicules me for knocking their smoker, let me apologize...That's not my intention at all. I'm really happy that people take an interest in it, whatever method they choose. Yes, I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to Q...But I feel it's just.  I've cooked on/with almost every conceivable cooker & method possible over the years. Life's too short for bad BBQ. Emoticon  4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 8:54am  
I had an electric and just didnt like the results.  Easy to use for sure...kind of set it and forget it.  Gave it to my folks and they eventually junked it.  I drew up some plans for what I wanted, offset fire with barrel pit and a 5 shelf stacker on the side.  Wife had it made at her company for my birthday one year.  Lucky man for sure. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 9:43am  
All I have had are Charcoal, but what is smoke without charcoal?I used to have one like this, and it worked great, but rusted out after like 6 or 7 years outside.So I spent the extra money for this one, I have had for 18+ years now and it still works great, and is outside. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 10:40am  
All I have had are Charcoal, but what is smoke without charcoal?I used to have one like this, and it worked great, but rusted out after like 6 or 7 years outside.So I spent the extra money for this one, I have had for 18+ years now and it still works great, and is outside.
 
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Yes those work great. Had one in my former life I liked it so much the ex kept it just to **** me off...
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 12:25pm  
I have a great Outdoors gas smoker (from Walmart) and have been so very happy with it. I had an electric smoker years ago and never used it cause as previously mentioned it didn't truly smoke the meat. All you need to do is refill the water pan every two-three hours and perhaps refill the smoker box with wood chips once after the first hour if your doing a very large brisket.  4951
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foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 1:31pm  
Thanks for all of the advice!  Lots to think about.   4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 31, '15 1:39pm  
I used to have an electric smoker, and as stated by others, it was easy but did not give the full smoked flavor. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Mar 31, '15 2:56pm  
Masterbilt or Bradley? Anyone try one? I love the smoked meat I got from @BBQGUY and just maybe considering giving it a try. But it sure is nice to just give bbqguy the meat and let him handle everything.
 
@foxymama:
WAIT A FLIPPIN MINUTE @BBQGUY HAS BEEN SERVING UP THE GOODS AND I MISSED OUT???? 4951
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foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Mar 31, '15 4:02pm  

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>> Masterbilt or Bradley? Anyone try one? I love the smoked meat I got from @BBQGUY and just maybe considering giving it a try. But it sure is nice to just give bbqguy the meat and let him handle everything.
 
@foxymama:
WAIT A FLIPPIN MINUTE @BBQGUY HAS BEEN SERVING UP THE GOODS AND I MISSED OUT????
 
@GoldenGirl:
Yep! He bought a new smoker and need to season it with meat. If you brought the meat he would smoke it. But that was a couple weeks ago. Pretty sure it's good and seasoned now.
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~ 8 years ago   Mar 31, '15 4:13pm  
GREAT - I'm always the last to know !!!  ha ha 4951
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