my parents are getting us one of these for a housewarming gift for some odd reason.

my father in law has one and he loves it. I smoke a lot of foods for my parents when they ask and he knows i love stick burning in my normal smoker but he thinks he could get more out of me if i had a more set and forget smoker. these are probably one of the better pellet poopers out there.

anyhoo. they are normally a grand everywhere. but costco has a bunch of them in coralville, ia for 650.

we are going to pick it up tomorrow.

I’m sure it’s a great smoker and I hope you enjoy it.

But it feels like pellet smokers take the fun out of the experience.

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its why i will not let my horizontal stick burner go. but with 3 kids and all sorts of crap going on having something that i could still utilize would be nice. i can keep my stick burner going about 4-5 hours without touching it during the summer. int he winter its way less efficient.

so i'm up to 3. i have a bradley smoker (that i found on the side of the road with a busted door) that i fixed up and does all my cold smoking and jerky making.

Yeah, no doubt. I’ve thought about getting one too - just to set up and let go when I don’t have time to watch it.

I might still.

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Is this similar to a Traeger? My friend loves his but like you said, it kinda takes the fun out of it - good to set and forget but part of smoking is the constant care and feeding.

I have been looking at these types and they sure are attractive for reasons mentioned. I can see the taking the fun out of it angle but I don't have time to tend all day and I sure am not going to get up in the night to tend a smoker. You can just say not enough dedication.

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I think you answered your first question in your third sentence.

Sounds like a complement about your skills.

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One might also say "sensible". Fun's fun 'til it ain't fun.

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i helped a buddy shop for one a year ago. we did some pretty extensive research. traeger was like the original. they pioneered the pellet game. but they've been surpassed by others in my opinion. the 2 more popular better ones are louisiana and green mountain. he found deal on the green mountain daniel boone.

breaking it in.

Yeah but you can get the traegger one shaped like a pig... had thought of getting a traeger (non porcine) at one time. I think I got an egg instead if I’m remembering right. Different concept/item but it was a decision that since the wife isn’t in too smoked foods I was better with this. Not sure it was right decision.

i love big green eggs, i just know i'd break it.

end result. pork belly burnt ends.

Very nice. How long did it take?

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3.5 hours in smoker, 1.5 hours in covered pan, then 1/2 hour uncovered.

i rerubbed after covering and then tossed them in sauce.

hopefully you didn't take a shit around this timeframe

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

I was about to say does his family enjoy eating meat that is laden in human feces?

Can you give more details? Why covered in a smoker?

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i don't mess around with food. hands are washed every time. i'm not an animal.

Bagels

pellets ain't cheap apparently. they went in the oven for the hour and a half.

smoked with a competition blend. its like hickory, cherry, and maple. meh. rather had apple. temp wise it was 260.

That's what your mouth/keyboard says. Your hands say different.

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Gotcha.

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cook 2

might i recommend famous daves "southside" bbq sauce. its pretty awesome.

round 3.

this thing is pretty stupid easy. if you want to get into smoking but don't want the hassle go pellet.