Anyone have any experience with one of these. They advertise a 22lb
capacity on the small smoker and it only takes one chunk of wood to
smoke the meat.
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Dumpster

Dumpster wrote:

Anyone have any experience with one of these. They advertise a 22lb
capacity on the small smoker and it only takes one chunk of wood to
smoke the meat.

I have several rigs one of which is a cookshack. Summary opinion:
It's versatile, low maintenance, and worth the money. It's not
quite the same as a wood fired rig but it's pretty close.

The capacity specs for the smokette would best be given for each
different type of meat, IMO. I'm sure the 22 lb figure is valid for cuts
like butt and brisket, although a long packer cut brisket may be a
bit squished given the CS's internal dimensions of 14 x 14 inches.
The 22 lb figure might not hold up for something like ribs however,
because of their dimensions. I know the unit comes with rib
hooks used for hanging them vertically and that may get you to
the 22 lb mark, but using them would probably require you to flip
the slabs at some point so they cook evenly.

Their claims for wood usage are about right. You can cook a full
load with anywhere from 2 - 6 oz depending on your taste for smoke.

They've got quite a good online forum that may be of help also.

http://forum.cookshackamerica.com/cg...ultimatebb.cgi

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Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com

"Reg" wrote in message
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| Dumpster wrote:
|
| Anyone have any experience with one of these. They advertise a 22lb
| capacity on the small smoker and it only takes one chunk of wood to
| smoke the meat.
|
| I have several rigs one of which is a cookshack. Summary opinion:
| It's versatile, low maintenance, and worth the money. It's not
| quite the same as a wood fired rig but it's pretty close.
|
| The capacity specs for the smokette would best be given for each
| different type of meat, IMO. I'm sure the 22 lb figure is valid for
cuts
| like butt and brisket, although a long packer cut brisket may be a
| bit squished given the CS's internal dimensions of 14 x 14 inches.
| The 22 lb figure might not hold up for something like ribs however,
| because of their dimensions. I know the unit comes with rib
| hooks used for hanging them vertically and that may get you to
| the 22 lb mark, but using them would probably require you to flip
| the slabs at some point so they cook evenly.
|
| Their claims for wood usage are about right. You can cook a full
| load with anywhere from 2 - 6 oz depending on your taste for smoke.
|
| They've got quite a good online forum that may be of help also.
|
| http://forum.cookshackamerica.com/cg...ultimatebb.cgi
|
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| Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com
|

Thanks for the reply. Looks like it will meet our smoking needs okay.
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Dumpster