"Lewzephyr" > wrote in message
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> Presently I am using the Charbroiler Silver Smoker with side firebox.
> This weekend I did a large spread of 2 Briskets, 2 Pork Shoulders and
> 2 Chicken... and some links to be thrown in......

At your price point I don't know of anything that size. The Chargriller Pro
comes pretty close with a cooking area of 21"D X 28"W. It'd fit everything
but the links as long as the briskets were small enough. Or, one packer cut
brisket, 2 butts and 2 chickens.
Give you another approximation, it'll fit 4 full sized rib slabs side by
side. About $180 or so.

Careful of the specs some of these websites give ya, they often include some
funny stuff, like awkward racks and firebox grates. You want barrell length
and more importantly, diameter, which is depth of course. Like I notice that
the "Longhorn" with a 20" diameter barrell (figure 19" usable mebbe) lists
itself as having 1,054 sq. inches of cooking space. Well with a 19" deep
grill, that sucker would have to be over 55" long (1,054/19) if it were one
rack. And I don't think that barrell is almost 6 feet long. So they're
including something extra.

> Now, the smoker I listed in the subject:
> http://www.nbsmoker.com/smokers.html
> I am looking at the Bandera line.... in hopes that it has more
> cooking room.
> Anyone have experience in using this particular smoker? How much meat
> can that sucker hold? does it cook similar to the silver smoker?
> Does it work decent for grilling? (I like multitaskers)
>

As far as know none of these will grill AND BBQ. Well, you can grill on
anything I suppose, but with such small diameter barrell's and no adjustable
fire grate I'll let you be the judge of how good they are at it.
But buy the Chargriller Pro for grilling and buy the add-on firebox and you
will have both.


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