On 15-Mar-2004, BKahuna > wrote:
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> The bandera will use much more wood or charcoal than the WSM. And you
> can use the Bandera as a grill if you're so inclined.The offset fire
> box is easier to work with once the smoking has begun.
>
> Besides, when people see the WSM, they all say, "I got one of those
> smokers (usually the Mecco or Brinkmann which look a lot alike). But
> when they see the Bandera, they usually say something like "Damn! I
> gotta get me one of those"

What BKahuna said and;

My NB Silver doesn't have the vertical part like the Bandara, but otherwise
all comments apply. My NBS sits beside a gasser bullet labeled by
Coleman. People who see my setup never mention the Coleman (ECC),
but groove on the larger offset. Unlike many here who suffer from the
weather, my rigs are on a concrete slab inside a screen lanai. They
are relatively protected from the rain and wind. I've put pictures up on
ABF a time or two. Despite the fact that the ECC is easier to use, I
do almost all of my cooking on the NBS. Go figure. It uses copious
quantities of fuel and has to be tended at least hourly. But on the flip
side, the best pork ribs I have ever eaten have come out of that pit.
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M&M ("The problem is that no matter what you do, there's
Sombody that won' t like it much") Tom Clancy