longwayfromhome
Full Fledged Farker
Hi there
I am looking for a smoker to support a part-time B&M location and also some catering. Would prefer some form of stick-burner if I had the choice, but will be required to do overnight cooks and I am unable to provide continuous onsite attention. Have therefore presumed I have to go with some form of charcoal cabinet smoker. Before I do that, I want to ask a couple of questions so as to definitely cross-off stick-burner possibilities …
1. Apart from something like an J&R Oyler (size/cost), is there any stick-burner that can be left unattended for say 4 hours, and maintain temp?
2. Does anyone have any solid experience with the Stumps Monster which can feed full splits down the chute and seemingly has the potential to run with wood for extended periods?
3. When people with Southern Prides say they run theirs on wood alone (no gas assist), is that really the case (not concerned here about startup or hot-hold at the end of the cook)? Could you get a Southern Pride to run 4+ hours on wood alone once up to temp? Cycle would be Get-up-to-temp à 4 hours on wood alone à restoke/settle à 4 hours on wood (and so on as necessary).
Does anyone have any other suggestions on the wood-burning front?
TIA.
PS: One thought I had was to burn wood for the first 4-5 hours, then finish on charcoal. Are there any options there?
I am looking for a smoker to support a part-time B&M location and also some catering. Would prefer some form of stick-burner if I had the choice, but will be required to do overnight cooks and I am unable to provide continuous onsite attention. Have therefore presumed I have to go with some form of charcoal cabinet smoker. Before I do that, I want to ask a couple of questions so as to definitely cross-off stick-burner possibilities …
1. Apart from something like an J&R Oyler (size/cost), is there any stick-burner that can be left unattended for say 4 hours, and maintain temp?
2. Does anyone have any solid experience with the Stumps Monster which can feed full splits down the chute and seemingly has the potential to run with wood for extended periods?
3. When people with Southern Prides say they run theirs on wood alone (no gas assist), is that really the case (not concerned here about startup or hot-hold at the end of the cook)? Could you get a Southern Pride to run 4+ hours on wood alone once up to temp? Cycle would be Get-up-to-temp à 4 hours on wood alone à restoke/settle à 4 hours on wood (and so on as necessary).
Does anyone have any other suggestions on the wood-burning front?
TIA.
PS: One thought I had was to burn wood for the first 4-5 hours, then finish on charcoal. Are there any options there?
