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Posted on 5/25/14 at 12:12 pm to K9
Posted on 5/25/14 at 12:12 pm to K9
K9,
I bought the Chargriller gas grill and had them bolt on the optional offset smoker box....best of both worlds. Its made for their charcoal grill but the body is the same as the gas model...including the punch out and bolt holes. Brilliant right?
Wrong. Unbeknownst to me the most important factor in a smoker (IMO) is that its sealed enough to control air flow. Gas grills are vented all over the place so I had to do some major work to plug the holes and make it adequate for smoking. Even still its a constant battle to maintain temp and if it rains or the wind is blowing...forget it.
I don't see any reason to spend a ton of money....but getting something halfway decent, made out of thick metal and that has a decent seal and good reviews will make your life much easier. You dont want some POS that doesnt work and takes the fun out of it.
My next one will the the Weber Smoky Mth....theyre very respected in the BBQ community and not that bad price wise (about $300 I think).
Just my 2 cents.
I bought the Chargriller gas grill and had them bolt on the optional offset smoker box....best of both worlds. Its made for their charcoal grill but the body is the same as the gas model...including the punch out and bolt holes. Brilliant right?
Wrong. Unbeknownst to me the most important factor in a smoker (IMO) is that its sealed enough to control air flow. Gas grills are vented all over the place so I had to do some major work to plug the holes and make it adequate for smoking. Even still its a constant battle to maintain temp and if it rains or the wind is blowing...forget it.
I don't see any reason to spend a ton of money....but getting something halfway decent, made out of thick metal and that has a decent seal and good reviews will make your life much easier. You dont want some POS that doesnt work and takes the fun out of it.
My next one will the the Weber Smoky Mth....theyre very respected in the BBQ community and not that bad price wise (about $300 I think).
Just my 2 cents.
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 12:18 pm
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Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:15 pm to SquatchDawg
I definitely agree that having a propane grill means you will use it more. We used to have one, used it several times a week. Because my behemoth requires an investment of time to get coals going, just to cook something for 6 minutes, we end up only using it every other weekend or so.
If I was in k9's situation, I wouldn't be looking for 1 grill that does everything, because a grill that does everything won't do anything great.
Perhaps he should get an R2D2 smoker for butts and ribs and such, special occassions, very affordable, can even find them at yard sales for $10. Then go and get a bottom of the line propane grill for your every day steaks, sausages, fish, chicken, etc.
You've got everything covered that way, and cheap.
If I was in k9's situation, I wouldn't be looking for 1 grill that does everything, because a grill that does everything won't do anything great.
Perhaps he should get an R2D2 smoker for butts and ribs and such, special occassions, very affordable, can even find them at yard sales for $10. Then go and get a bottom of the line propane grill for your every day steaks, sausages, fish, chicken, etc.
You've got everything covered that way, and cheap.
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