BigDog > wrote in message >...
> Radar wrote in alt.food.barbecue
>
> > I've got a Primo (not the oval one) and it works fine. They make a
> > quality product. I used it primarily for hot-smoking salmon over alder
> > smoke.
> Smoke fish, but mostly big pig and beefy beef.
>
> > Having said that, after owning one for a couple of years, I decided to
> > get a Kamado #9 too. The Primo was a little small for the kind of
> > smoking I wanted to start doing -- pulled pork and the like. You can
> > certainly smoke a pork butt on the Primo, but you probably couldn't do
> > six at a time.
> Not looking to do that many but definately more than 1.
>
> > I've never had anything other than ceramic smokers so I don't have a
> > basis for comparing the Primo with something like a WSM.
>
> thanks, that's exactly some of the info I was looking for.

I'm in the midst of a buying decision right now too. I've almost made
the call to grilldome, but I just can't get the Kamado entirely out of
my mind. I'm convinced on the ceramic though - less hassle.

- bc