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I am a gas grill kinda guy. I grill probably 3-5 times a week on average. I am going to purchase a smoker. I am not sure what to look for. Do you guys like propane or electric better? Also what size? I have a family of 5. Would you buy a Bradley or some other brand. I believe in buying quality and only want to buy once and be happy with my choice.
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If you're wanting a gas/electric one, the Masterbuilt one at Sam's for $299 is an excellent one. My Dad and next door neighbor both have one and they love 'em. It looks super easy and what I've eaten from them has been pretty tasty. I've never purchased one because I prefer the old fashion type fueled by wood alone. I prefer fairly heavy smoke and with the gas/electric type they don't seem to infuse the smoke to the levels I like. That's my only knock on them.
Last edited by cullmanbamafan; 12/22/11 01:29 PM.
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I am a gas grill kinda guy. Buy you a Traeger and you will scrap the gasser. CD.
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Just smoked 10 turkey breast in my new Bradley Smoker (4 at a time). Used the Pecan bisquettes and they turned out Great!
Got the digital stainless 4 rack Jim Beam model.
If at first you don't suceed
SKYDIVING
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Smoke Vault. Made by Camp Chef.
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Freak of Nature
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I am a gas grill kinda guy. Buy you a Traeger and you will scrap the gasser. CD. X2
"Why do you ask"?
Too many people spend money they don't have , on things they don't need, to impress people they don't know.
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Turkey Nut
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Kamado Joe!  
Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters. —Archibald Rutledge—
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I really like my $70 Brinkman Electric. It's plug and play. 4 big butts are no problem and I rigged a third rack so I can do 12 half chickens at a time. 
Take your kids hunting instead of hunting your kids.
I'd rather be LOST in the woods than FOUND in the city.
Drive a hybrid, I need your gas.
Your mind is your primary weapon. Never let it get rusty.
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Look into the Masterbuilt Electric at Academy or Sams Club. Works the same as the Bradley except not as expensive and uses regular wood chips instead of the hockey pucks. If you process your own deer it Works great for smoking sausage and jerky. Makes dang good BBQ too.
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On the Masterbuilt, are the wood chips "Fed" manually or do they drop automatically? How do you control the heat? Manually or is it digital? Thanks!
If at first you don't suceed
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I do smoking professionally and do many competitions. Sorry
But Treager is junk, well let me say not so good.
Cookshack Is the best smoker made bar none period.
Lifetime warranty. They are electric and uses wood chunks
I bought another one that is 8 yrs old that the burner
Went out on and they sent me one free no questions asked
They cost more but will last you a lifetime and make the
Best Q you ever ate
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Talking Turkey
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I do smoking professionally and do many competitions. Sorry
But Treager is junk, well let me say not so good.
Cookshack Is the best smoker made bar none period.
Lifetime warranty. They are electric and uses wood chunks
I bought another one that is 8 yrs old that the burner
Went out on and they sent me one free no questions asked
They cost more but will last you a lifetime and make the
Best Q you ever ate Dang, and I thought my Kamado Joe was expensive. Those are nice, no doubt!
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I do smoking professionally and do many competitions. Sorry
But Treager is junk, well let me say not so good.
Cookshack Is the best smoker made bar none period.
Lifetime warranty. They are electric and uses wood chunks
I bought another one that is 8 yrs old that the burner
Went out on and they sent me one free no questions asked
They cost more but will last you a lifetime and make the
Best Q you ever ate Not sure I agree with you on the Traeger being junk. It may not be capable of running a commericial operation, but I've got some buddies who do competitive Q as well who have turned out plenty of award winning meat on a Traeger and a good ol Weber.
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The masterbuilt smoker is manual feed. Load the hopper and you have smoke for at least 3 or 4 hours before it needs more.
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Ok maybe junk is not the correct word. I just know
a couple of people that have them and do not like
Them and a couple of the smokin forums people
That have them have nothing good to say about them
But I do not have first hand knowledge wih them
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I have a 4 rack gas burner from Lowes that I've had for 4 or 5 years. It has served me well.
My opinion...
Personally I believe that most of us are not proficient enough at PREPARING THE MEAT that the smoker itself is not THE key to the whole scenario. Meat half ass injected/prepared and smoked on a Traeger will not turn out near as good as as well prepared meat smoked on the $60 Brinkman electric that we have at hunting camp.YMMV
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