Best everyday backyard charcoal cooker.........Other than a Weber.

[fingerlickin']

Dude, man up and buy a kamado then come back and thank us later. :-D

 

[1buckie]

If you're in Antioch, these folks are not that far away.....


http://www.norcalovenworks.com/

Santa Marias & Argentine grills of all types & sizes...........

 

[Fwismoker]

How about a nice rotisserie for use over lump charcoal or wood? They turn out way better food and you can cook just about everything on them.

 

[cowgirl]

Another Hasty Bake fan here. I have the Gourmet and love it. Very versatile unit.

 

[SirPorkaLot]

Just because she mentioned it doesn't mean you have to do it. Copper is nice and shiny.

Isn't she pretty!!

 

[SirPorkaLot]

So, it appears there are 3 main answers so far.

1. Ceramic cooker (Kamado/Green Egg)
2. Hasty Bake (on my list now)
3. Santa maria style grill/pit

Then some others that don't qualify as real options (for me anyways)

UDS/PBC (same thing only different)
A larger Weber...
and a chimney with a grate on top

If I decide to spend $1,000 (seems a bit much for a backyard machine, but a real nice cooker) - it will be a Hasty Bake.

The ceramic is a top notch idea (and cooker), and is in under consideration.

A Santa Maria type cooker may be in my future, but I don't think the time is right for it.


and yet I still ponder......

 

[SOB]

http://www.assassin-smokers.com/charcoal-grills.html

I'll add this option to the choices.

 

[THoey1963]

This thread is going to cost me money. I like my WSM, but I keep thinking about something bigger and/or better.

Jerks. :shock:

:razz:

Well then get a kamado then you come back and apologize and then thank us. Just kidding lol.

Yeah, how do you think my LSG got ordered. My WSM is great, but look at that - Ooo and Aah!

 

[SirPorkaLot]

http://www.assassin-smokers.com/charcoal-grills.html

I'll add this option to the choices.

ooohh those look nice....

:thumb:

 

[Rusty Kettle]

ooohh those look nice....

:thumb:

Chit you sob you got me questioning my choice of going kamado lol. That is going to land on my wants list. The price ain't bad and it sure is pretty.

 

[Fwismoker]

Oh, i forgot about these. I like the FB's on the good-ones and the lid reverses.

http://www.firecraft.com/product/th...d-grill-grate-06300aoh/good-one-ace-of-hearts

http://thegood-one.com/smokers-grills/the-open-range/

 

[Wickedcajun]

I also vote Kamado... Loving my oval xl!

 

[steelarz47]

I love my weber but if Ive always wanted to try an egg or similar.

Or just get the ranch:becky:

wayne 77 field n stream was clearing out the weber ranch $700 a couple weeks ago , don't know if they have any left.

 

[Islandchanel]

I have a weber 18" smokey mountain, weber 22" kettle, weber 18" kettle, weber ranch, and a santa maria pit. My vote is for the ranch. I know you say its a no but there are so many temperature areas you can set up with it. Its pretty dang versatile more then I expected. It gets more use then the other ones and is always a crowd pleaser.

 

[SirPorkaLot]

I have a weber 18" smokey mountain, weber 22" kettle, weber 18" kettle, weber ranch, and a santa maria pit. My vote is for the ranch. I know you say its a no but there are so many temperature areas you can set up with it. Its pretty dang versatile more then I expected. It gets more use then the other ones and is always a crowd pleaser.

I've eyed the ranch with envy and lust many times.

We are just a few (2,3....10??) years away from being empty nesters and there is a LOT of grill-estate on the mothership, so I hesitate to go for size at this point, when most times we only cook for the two of us.

It would look snazzy in he backyard though!

 

[1buckie]

Yeah, you could do that....they tend to fit whatever you need....

(photos from Philly Cowboy @ WKC)

 

[Danny B]

Charbroil CB 940X is around $400 and is a medium size grill. I have two friends that swear by them.

 

[Islandchanel]

Im a single guy in a condo with a tiny backyard. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm crazy when they see me cooking on the ranch. It's cool because I cook my entire meals on it when I use it. Meat, veggies, side dishes, and even desserts. It only needs one chimney of charcoal to run normal or I put two of I want a really hot cook. But there is something luring about those big green eggs. I guess the grass is always greener.

 

[Smoking Westy]

I can't sing enough praises for my Vision Kamado and small BGE, or any quality Kamado for that matter.

I was very skeptical of the claims I had heard for years about Kamados producing moister meats, but after 3 ribs cooks, I was not only a solid convert, I sold my WSM and never looked back.

I'm with Moose - my Vision (which I was lucky to score for $249) has been an amazing cooker so far. I started using mine last fall and cooked on it all winter so far. As much as I love my Webers (I've got a 22", 18", Smokey Joe and a Weber Q), I think they will be sitting idle most of the summer. The kamado is so much more efficient and turns out great food. The only downfall that I can see to my Vision is I'm going to want a larger sized kamado at some point.

I don't see parting with my Smokey Mountain cooker, I'll still use it for larger cooks, bacon makin' and such but the Vision will see more use than any other grill I own this summer. :thumb:

 

[SirPorkaLot]

here is my new cooker!


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