On 8/18/2013 9:53 AM, bigwheel wrote:
> 'Janet Wilder[_1_ Wrote:
>> ;1857872']Hi there my favorite Q gurus.
>>
>> I know I had posted this a few months ago, but brain ia aging and I have
>>
>> completely forgotten everything.
>>
>> I had pretty good success with a Brinkmann Gourmet green bullet smoker,
>>
>> but living here in way-the-heck-South Texas, the bottom of the dang
>> thing rusted out and I need another smoker.
>>
>> Should I just go to Lowes and buy another or should I try some other
>> brand in a similar price range. I'm talking between $80 and $125 at the
>>
>> highest.
>>
>> I use sand in the water pan and lump charcoal. I have a remote
>> thermometer and charcoal starter chimney and a cover for Brinkman
>> Gourmet #1.
>>
>> There is an entire brisket in the freezer and a couple of corned beefs
>> begging to be transformed into pastrami.
>>
>> I'm dong some chemo for a surprise case of small cell lung cancer and
>> it's working, but I want to do something nice for DH who has been so
>> awesome through this s--t.
>>
>> TIA for your help.
>>
>> Y'all know that I named my home made BBQ sauce "AFB" after all of you?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>> Way-the-heck-south Texas
>> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
>
> Well the pic in the link shown does not appear to be a Brinkmann Gourmet
> model..but rather a cheaper and more cumbersome unit which I think is
> called a Smoke n Grill or something similar. In everyday phraseology
> they are called ECB's..meaning el cheapo Brinkmann. My favorite cooking
> instrument is an electric Brinkmann Gourmet (red in color.) No nasty old
> charcoal or propane needed. Just need a few wood chunks and an electric
> plug. Walmart and Academy Sports normally sells them for less than a
> hundred bucks. I would not trade mine for all the tea in China..but they
> tend to be a bit wind sensitive so in certain conditions insulating
> helps maintain the heat. I put a big washtub down over the top of
> mine..or when It really gets nasty outside I dunk a 55 gallon barrel
> down over the top with the bottom of the barrel resting on a few bricks
> to make a gap where a little heat can escape. The smoker lives in the
> barrel when not in use. Best of fortunes on the medical issues.
> 'Gourmet Electric Smoker & Grill (810-7080-K) | Brinkmann'
> (http://www.brinkmann.net/products/de...tem=810-7080-K)
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I did consider the Brinkmann electric, but the reviews pointed out the
difficulty with wind and I live in a very windy area. I'm not big
enough or strong enough to wrangle barrels and such, so I think I'll
just get me another Brinkmann Gourmet.
Thanks for the input and the good wishes.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.