Stupid Off-set smoker


 
Post it on Craigslist as an amazing deal on a great BBQ! Tell them you're moving and hate to part with it, but wont have room
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Just kidding, I'd hate to be the poor sap left with owning it, and then hating this fine hobby of ours because of it.

Maybe you can turn it into a washing machine or something.
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this is what those small offsets are trying to emulate:
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and this is what it takes to fuel it:
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to make this much meat:
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the small offsets are just too inefficient because of their size and the small amount of meat it can cook. it is playing off what a real bbq wood smoker can do. the small ones are just marketing gimicks
 
Yes, I think the offset design is probably intended for very large cookers and tons of food.

I don't know why they bother making smaller ones-they just don't work.

Since I cook for one or two, or sometimes maybe 8 people, I'm thinking I should have purchased a WSM in the first place.

Chris
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Tom Chips:
Ouch, that's alot of fuel! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

thats enough to run the smoker for 30-36 hours.

when i have to cook that much i typically start it at noon 24 hours before serving cook about 100-150 pounds of brisket in one whack then switch to about 100-120 pounds of chicken. so for the amount of food that thing cooks it is actually fairly efficient. i run it from noon to about 6pm the following day on a bbq cook.

anyway those small offset are complete trash and the people who make and sell them should be spanked with a hickory pole til they stop. get a WSM you will be much happier for smaller cooks.
 
though the wsm isn't perfect for all of us- it still seems the best bang for your buck as far as being what it is- an upright smoker that does what it claims. It's a powerful brand that sets a benchmark in the world of smokers. It will work just fine without any mods or all the bells and whistles. Customer svc/loyalty dept is also very good which help make this a premiere company. Maybe I should sell them!
 
Chris, When you get your new wwm- I'm sure you know but it's gonna run hot -about 50-60 deg. hotter then it's normal. After that, It will or should be a fairly steady unit.
 
And when it is running hot, a turkey and or chicken is just the thing.... I believe the smoke flavor is less from the wsm. Cut the logs smaller, say 9".

I have a good sized apple orchard with somewhere over 60 trees. The last time I cut up anything was 2 years ago. I -just- ran out. I suppose it is time to get the chainsaw going. Pick out some tree and get some wood. I also noticed two hardwood trees down. I hope the saw starts.
 
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