What does everybody have smoker wise? Looking at getting a vertical pellet smoker for jerky, fish and summer sausage. The old smokercraft gave out on me and would like something digital and more capacity.

I don't have access to hard woods for a true smoker set up so this is the next best thing, looking at the pit boss and the Louisiana grill smokers

Im running Oklahoma Joes DLX pellet pooper and an MES40. As for pellets I have found the smoke a little "milder" but can adjust by using an AMZN tube for added smoke. The MES is a little better but neither is a stick burner.

I also have a Masterbuilt and they have a big following in the smoking community. They seem to prefer the 1st Generation over the late models.

I had one of those masterbuilt for about 10 years looking to go bigger and digital

Double walled WWII army field oven. 4’x30”x24” charcoal or electric hot plate with sawdust and wood chips.
Stainless steel with built in shelves and pot hooks sliders for vents. Top folds back and front folds down into a table. I’ve packed it around over three states only negative is it weighs about eighty pounds maybe a hundred lol!
Best part was it was free, given to me by a customer in Montana. Trout, salmon, blue grouse, elk, deer, or turkey smoked or jerky. As they say no job to big or to small it will take a full elk hindquarter no problem. Even has a place for a basting/drippings pan. Baking thermometer an good to go it will even bake bread pies and cakes if you know what you’re doing. Ha ha I don’t . Might try some corn bread or other flat bread sometime.

Wife got me a treager and it’s awesome. Granted it only cost $10 for the raffle ticket lol.

Masterbuilt has gone digital and bigger....depending on how big you want.

Old thin metal cheap #*$ closet. Found on side of the road. Took off two doors replaced with piece of 1/2 inch plywood. Put rebar in from sides making 3 shelves with expanded metal. Put on top of picnic table, put garbage picked tiny wood stove next to it on ground. Pipe in heat and smoke. Been smoking steelhead this way for 25 years. Cost almost nothing but the fish is priceless

I have the pitboss copperhead 7, works good so far and has a big pellet box so it will go along time before it needs refilled.

that's one of the 2 i'm looking at.

Bought our son a PitBoss digital electric (not sure of model) for Christmas and he loves it. Has turned out some really good smoked meats on it. He really likes the fact you can add chips and water without having to open the door. Dear old Dad figured that and he was right! Thinking about getting one for myself someday.

Moosetrot

Whenever I see a post on "smoking" come up I've noticed that there are always two different languages being spoken, and everyone talks right by each other.

1) "smoking" as in BBQ.
2) "smoking" as in fish or jerky.

Two completely different topics.

Waggler

I'm hoping for one that I can do both with. May have to add a cold smoke box on it but I have always been able to make jerky and do pork butts on any of them I have had fish was a little harder to pull off correctly tho

I have a pit boss and like it but so far have only grilled with it but I really enjoy it

How much in the way of carcinogens go into food when it is smoked?

I have a Traeger because my family bought it for me for xmas a couple years ago.First smoker for me so can't compare to others.The pit boss is cheaper and have not checked the reviews.Traeger has a facebook page where there is a lot of information.Smoking is a little tricky you have to kinda feel it thru as you do it.I think there is better than Traeger and worse.Its convenient.If I wanted to smoke in quantity I would use something completely different.

I have a Cheap Offset Smoker.


Works great after I modified it.

Tons!! And they’re delicious!
It’s a little known fact that smoked meat killed off the Neanderthals and it’s a good thing too! Have you seen their wimmin?

my propane smoker is a Masterbuilt. Will easily hold over a dozen whole chickens.