Smokers

oldkimmer said

Hi guys and gals. I wanna try smoking some meat. Just starting out. What type and size do u ppl recommend? I see there is wood fired, electric, propane etc. Idt we would need a very big one. But u know how that goes. Some is good. More is better. Thanks a lot. Kim

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I smoke with an electric Brinkman smoker that I bought new for about $75.00 over 10 years ago. It is electric, so to get the smoke you put about baseball sized wood chunks close to the heating element. Heats to about 215 to 225, Being electric (110 v) Temperature is consistent with out having to stay close to monitor or adjust the heat.
Don’t fall for the high dollar hype, glass doors and chrome fittings on a smoker are a waste.
To go even cheaper, look at home made smokers on you tube, a four drawer filing cabinet can make a fine smoker.
As a kid I grew up with a smoker in the back yard. My Dad made fantastic home made smoked sausage. His smoker was four solid wood doors from an old abandoned house for the sides, a piece of corrugated tin for the roof.
The smoke chamber was a 20 gallon steel drum laid horizontal half in the ground, half above ground and vented into the ‘smoke house’.
It don’t take much to have a smoker.