Does anyone use a propane smoker?

[johnnie]

I am looking into getting me a smoker and yeah, I know... wood is the only way to go to BBQ blah blah blah. But I am looking into all types. I am just curious about a propane one. I mean, if it takes two tanks to smoke a brisket, I don't think it would be worth it. :)

Anyone here have any input on this or other types of smokers? I would appreciate the input. Thanks.

[evlbstrd]

1. Blasphemy!

How ya gonna smoke without the wood? Wet chips? Gimme a break.

[johnnie]

3. Ummm..lol

You still use wood, chips, water and fire.

[evlbstrd]

6. That's how I started.

Now it's logs of wood, very little charcoal, and only lump charcoal, no briquets. The ashes can go into the mulch. The flavor is much deeper.

[datasuspect]

2. you have to treat pro-pane like a delicate lady

[johnnie]

4. .

:P

[trof]

5. Propane is for fast. Smoker is for slow.

Getting ready to do a steak on my gas grill.
I would defy anyone to know it wasn't done on charcoal.

I have used a Brinkman Cajun Cooker, the one that looks like R2D2?


with a pie pan of pecan wood (or hickory) chips on a pie plate on an electric hot plate.
If you want smoke without actual cooking that works great.

[johnnie]

7. They have gas smokers

It uses the same principal as any other smoker. It's not a grill, it is a smoker and still takes hours to smoke your food.

My neighbor has an electric one and he said he has made some pretty good food in it. But I am just looking for information from anyone who uses an electric smoker or a gas one.

[Poiuyt]

8. Check out the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker

This site has a lot of information on it. If you're interested in learning about different kinds of smokers, ask in the forums. There are some very knowledgeable people there. But I have one of these and it works great.

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/index.html

[johnnie]

9. Thanks!

I'll check it out. And the forum might answer some of my questions too.

[Poiuyt]

10. The answers you get might be somewhat biased, but I've noticed that a lot of these

BBQ gurus have 5 or 6 grills/smokers. I'm sure you'll get an educated answer.

I love my WSM!

[asthmaticeog]

11. Johnnie posts another thread about smoking.

Gee, what day of the week is it? :eyes:

[johnnie]

12. This one is taking a little long to become a flamefest

I guess we smokers are finally becoming accepted.
:woohoo:

[asthmaticeog]

13. We?

I quit, dude. :D

[johnnie]

14. Oh, I know you did....quitter!

I just meant "we" as smokers other than me. :)

Congrats on the quitting, that's been a month or so...no?

[asthmaticeog]

15. About 6 weeks.

Give or take. :shrug: It's going well enough, I guess. We'll see how long it lasts, my previous best is 3 1/2 months.