What type of smoker do you use?

**JAG72** · 04-24-2011 01:16 PM

Looking at either upgrading my current smoker or supplementing it with a second one and was wondering what type of smoker do you use and would you buy it again if you had a chance?

From reading many threads it looks like most either have the WSM or Orion.

**dfergie** · 04-24-2011 01:17 PM

On my second Orion here...

**JAG72** · 04-24-2011 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by dfergie

On my second Orion here...

And from the sounds of it you would not give it up for anything. So far this is on the top of my listing after reading your thread about it.

**rockymtnhigh** · 04-24-2011 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by dfergie

On my second Orion here...

What happened to the first one?

**rockymtnhigh** · 04-24-2011 01:33 PM

I have a Weber Smoker and an Orion. We use both, depends on what we are trying to do. Tend to use the Orion more often.

**dfergie** · 04-24-2011 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by rockymtnhigh

What happened to the first one?

I kept it outside and it rusted out at the bottom...

**JAG72** · 04-24-2011 01:38 PM

Mike, How do both of them compare to one another. These are the two that are on the top of my list but have been having difficulty deciding.

**rockymtnhigh** · 04-24-2011 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by JAG72

Mike, How do both of them compare to one another. These are the two that are on the top of my list but have been having difficulty deciding.

Both do excellent smoking, but the Weber is a traditional smoker, and thus a pork roast would take 8 hours, less than half the time on the Orion. Although we tend to do ribs on the orion, which take like 90 minutes. We tend to use the Weber when we want to smoke a lot of meat. (Which we then freeze after a feast).

Thinking about it, it is time to do some smoking soon!

**rockymtnhigh** · 04-24-2011 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by dfergie

I kept it outside and it rusted out at the bottom...

I should check ours. It is outside all the time. But according to my wife, it is fine.

**jrp** · 04-24-2011 06:49 PM

I have an electric 40" Masterbuilt. I like it, but it has a known issue with the connectors to the heating element burning out. Mine did it at the start of the month, but I was able to pry the back off and replace the connector. I expect it to burn through again, at which point I'll need to get a new one. I understand that Masterbuilt has redesigned the heating element, both toughening it up and making it user serviceable. I will consider buying the brand again.

I know you sometimes smoke a lot of food at once (saw your Easter posts

). I did eight pork buts at once last year for my daughter's high school grad party.

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