"TFM®" > wrote in message
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> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>> Janet Wilder wrote:
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>>> Assuming it would meet my needs (y'all have to confirm this for me),
>>> what brand, configuration, etc. is recommended for a unit under $100?
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>> What are you using now? I do all my smoking on an El Cheapo Brinkman
>> "Gourmet" (not the Smoke 'n Pits).
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>> If I hadn't blown my tax refund on the dentist and fines, I would have
>> probably bought a Bandera. I haven't priced a WSM for a year or so, but
>> I think they now only sell a new model, which is way overpriced.
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>> For $30 every 2 years, I can live with a ECBG just fine.
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> You can live with it until you experience the reality.
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> I didn't buy a WSM, it was a wedding gift. I wanted to shoot myself in
> the head for using ECB's after that.
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> It's like pounding on a stick with a rock compared to cooking with gas.
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> $200.00 One time. Never spend it again. That's WSM
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> $40.00 Every year or two. That's Brinkmann.
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> Do the math. Mine was free. Let's assume it was $220. At $40 a year for
> 5 years, we've already reached $200.00
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> If you only replace the POS every other year, then you've saved some
> money, but you're still a n00b.
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> Ok, now let's talk about how much better the WSM cooks (maintenance free)
> than the ECB.
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> Not really trying to sell you one, just trying to convince the world that
> it's a vastly better cooker.
>
> TFM®

Maybe when I'm in Floriduh you'll be so kind to fire it up and give me a
demo cook?