What type of smoker to buy?

[jonfromjersey]

If he already has the gasser, why doesn't just buy tinfoil and woodchips. Get it to temp, put foil pack of chips on burner... walk away. maybe throw another pack on if it is a longer cook. Not going to get an amazing smoke ring but he'll turn out something worth eating.

For years I used the smoker box/burner on my Weber gasser and turned out some good (not great) stuff. Actually it was good enough that my wife thought I should finally get a "proper" smoker and forced my hand into a buying a stickburner.... which should arrive tomorrow!

Thanks for the advice...I'll pass it along and congrats and best of luck with the stickburner. Looking forward to some pictures.

 

[ssv3]

He doesn't sound like a smoking kind of guys. A PBC and he'll have $700 leftover for plenty of meat and beer in the years to come since he'll use it only 6-10 times a year.

BTW I've never had to refuel the PBC and I don't usually just hang a single rack or ribs either.