johnnyspo
Found some matches.
Greetings all.
I am getting to be a serious backyard "pitmaster" and am outgrowing my existing setup, primarily when it comes to ribs. I want to consolidate these cooks into one cooker and not have to worry about cutting the slabs to fit, using rib racks, etc. I also do not want to worry about constantly feeding new charcoal (problem with my OTG's), especially in cold weather. So for these reasons I am looking at a vertical smoker.
I would love to get a vertical gravity fed system (Stumps Baby or XL Baby), but they are a little out of my price range. So I have settled on a water cooker. I am looking at a budget of $1000+. Through my research I have narrowed it down to the Backwoods G2 Chubby and the BBQ Guru Onyx. I have read great things about the G2, but there's not much out there on the Onyx. Most reviews are years old; the newest on this site is from January, but not much detail.
Any thoughts on one versus the other? I do not have a temp controller, nor do I plan on purchasing one in the near (12 mos) future. Is this a problem with the Onyx? Don't see an air intake control other than the rear port for the Guru.
All help is appreciated.
--John
I am getting to be a serious backyard "pitmaster" and am outgrowing my existing setup, primarily when it comes to ribs. I want to consolidate these cooks into one cooker and not have to worry about cutting the slabs to fit, using rib racks, etc. I also do not want to worry about constantly feeding new charcoal (problem with my OTG's), especially in cold weather. So for these reasons I am looking at a vertical smoker.
I would love to get a vertical gravity fed system (Stumps Baby or XL Baby), but they are a little out of my price range. So I have settled on a water cooker. I am looking at a budget of $1000+. Through my research I have narrowed it down to the Backwoods G2 Chubby and the BBQ Guru Onyx. I have read great things about the G2, but there's not much out there on the Onyx. Most reviews are years old; the newest on this site is from January, but not much detail.
Any thoughts on one versus the other? I do not have a temp controller, nor do I plan on purchasing one in the near (12 mos) future. Is this a problem with the Onyx? Don't see an air intake control other than the rear port for the Guru.
All help is appreciated.
--John