I definitely want some sort of temp control, so the Brinkmans seem off
the shopping list.

Meco has a thermostat plus a door to add more wood, so that seems
ideal. But around here, folks seem to have had big problems with Meco
heating elements failing quickly.

THen there's Char-Broil, temp control! But no little door. So the big
question is, I guess, is the lack of a door to add wood chunk that
awful??? I'll be doing chickens and the occassional fish fillet. And
some tea smoking. No on here ever talks about tea smoking....Thanks!