Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 02:07:40 +0000 (UTC), david wrote:
>
>> Which one should I get? I'm a newbie to bbq.
>
> Which one can you afford?
>
> -sw

I was not about to throw away the price of a WSM when I had never done
any meat-smoking. I got the Brinkman Gourmet and some excellent advice
from the pros here on a.f.b. I have since done several pork butts and
some ribs. Thanks to a great heads-up, I'm about to do my first brisket
this weekend.

FTR, I've eaten Q all over the US so I do know what good Q is and my
Brinkman produces good Q. For July 4, I did a butt and pulled it,
putting the meat into a crock pot to take to a party. There was not a
shred of meat left over, though there were plenty of sausages, hot dogs
and a whole pot of brisket shreds were hardly touched. I guess I did
good <g>

I don't use the smoker all that often, maybe once a month or so. It's
not going to wear out on me at that rate. I put some money into a remote
thermometer and that was worth every penny.

Might I suggest that you go with the less expensive unit and then decide
if you want to continue smoking, will be doing a lot of smoking and
other things that justify the price difference. I think the main reason
for the preference of the WSM over the Brinkman Gourmet is that the WSM
is much sturdier so if you are going to be smoking every weekend, maybe
you need the Weber.

JMTCW

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Janet Wilder
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