Barbecue Smokers
As the author of a BBQ book, I get asked all the time… what’s the best BBQ smoker to buy? I usually tell people about one of the following bbq smokers…
Big Green Egg – this is an insulated vertical smoker. Traeger Pellet Smokers – This is a nice bbq smoker that burns wood pellets. Char-Broil Silver Smoker – This is a more affordable, smaller offset type smoker but it is well constructed and produces some great Q. Stumps Smoker – this is also an insulated vertical smoker with a gravity fed charcoal system. Lang Smoker – This is a traditional offset type smoker. This offset BBQ smoker is unique in that it has a metal plate that runs the full length of the smoker just below the meat grate. Fast Eddy’s by
Cookshack – This is a very nice pellet BBQ smoker with a vertical style. Used by many of the top BBQ competition teams. Southern Yankee – these are rotisserie bbq smokers and they have many models to choose from.
Work needed – A traditional offset BBQ smoker requires a lot of work tending the fire. Some people prefer a traditional offset smoker over something that burns charcoal, pellets, or propane. The Southern Yankee are wood or charcoal burning too.
Insulated – The insulated BBQ smoker allows for long burns so you can get a little shut eye on those long overnight brisket smokes. Of course Traeger has many larger models to choose from including some commercial BBQ smokers.
Wood, pellets, or charcoal – What kind of smoke flavor do you like? Do you like charcoal or real wood? Type – You got your vertical smokers, vertical insulated smokers, traditional offset smokers (with the smoke stack opposite from the firebox), Lang offset smokers, pellet smokers, rotisserie smokers, gas smokers, and all kinds of combinations of all of these. What BBQ smoker is best suited to your needs or wants?
