Okay, here it goes. I have been Q'ing on a WSM for almost 8 years now with absolutely incredible results. Ive invested in the pitmaster which is a phenominal gadget which I recommend to anyone for long cooks. My Webshots account still gets about 800 views a month with my big three tier cook from my daughters baptism...she's 6 years old now.
But over Christmas and my birthday I have gotten a bunch of Cabela's gift cards and bought a Masterbuilt electric smoker. I did a bunch of ribs on it the other weekend and have to say that absent the smoke ring they were some of the best ribs Ive made or eaten for that matter. The smoke seemed mellower and sweeter, the meat juicer and more "porky" flavored as opposed to arcidic.
Is the electric smoker cheating? Absolutely. Will it ever replace my WSM? Absolutely not. But it is more convienent for a quick fix when I want Q and am lazy. The build of the unit is nice but the heating element and thermometer suck. Id love to somehow modify it to have the heat and smoke produced in the wsm and be brought over to the smoker box of the Masterbuilt.
But over Christmas and my birthday I have gotten a bunch of Cabela's gift cards and bought a Masterbuilt electric smoker. I did a bunch of ribs on it the other weekend and have to say that absent the smoke ring they were some of the best ribs Ive made or eaten for that matter. The smoke seemed mellower and sweeter, the meat juicer and more "porky" flavored as opposed to arcidic.
Is the electric smoker cheating? Absolutely. Will it ever replace my WSM? Absolutely not. But it is more convienent for a quick fix when I want Q and am lazy. The build of the unit is nice but the heating element and thermometer suck. Id love to somehow modify it to have the heat and smoke produced in the wsm and be brought over to the smoker box of the Masterbuilt.