Time to get serious about a new smoker.

[TripletDaddy]

Now I am even more confused. I love the way the meat tastes. The whole hobby part seems like a lot of work. I do grill occasionally (although on gas, which I know many here think is an abomination). I see a WSM is a couple hundred bucks. Is it worth it knowing I will, at most, be an occasional practitioner?

What JL means is that it can and likely will become an addicting hobby for you, thereby consuming more time. For a beginner, it doesn't have to be time consuming at all. Ask PAC....he just got started and immediately cranking out top-notch dinners right and left. Smoking is not very difficult. But it is a lot of fun and the results are usually ab-fab, so you naturally gravitate towards it more and more. I was introduced to smoking via the board and now a few years later I am cooking for relatives weddings, kids soccer parties, family reunions, im buying crazy smoking cabinets and also wanting to learn more about comp circuit cooking. I love the hobby even though a few years ago I was a lazy slug like donute and markgrace.

[Donuthole]

donute apparently lives near an Arbys, where they serve him delicious smokehouse brisket sandwiches.

[MarkGrace]

What JL means is that it can and likely will become an addicting hobby for you, thereby consuming more time. For a beginner, it doesn't have to be time consuming at all. Ask PAC....he just got started and immediately cranking out top-notch dinners right and left. Smoking is not very difficult. But it is a lot of fun and the results are usually ab-fab, so you naturally gravitate towards it more and more. I was introduced to smoking via the board and now a few years later I am cooking for relatives weddings, kids soccer parties, family reunions, im buying crazy smoking cabinets and also wanting to learn more about comp circuit cooking. I love the hobby even though a few years ago I was a lazy slug like donute and markgrace.

You're being too hard on yourself. You weren't lazy a few years ago, you just lived in SoCal.

[PaloAltoCougar]

creek, at this point I'm like the new but naïve convert who gushes at FT meeting but whose doctrinal knowledge is near zero. Still, I concur with the testimonies of others. Other than the initial capital outlay, it's really easy to get started and it's a lot of fun. There are hundreds of great recipes that are easy to follow (not to mention the abundance of expert info here on the board--and I loved getting a text from JL mid-cook with some counsel) and the pride of authorship is very high. The ribs I did Friday were a big hit at the small party we attended and Mrs. PAC is loving the fact that I'm doing more dinners than she is of late--I've done more in the past week than I used to in a year. Tomorrow night I'm taking a stab at a honey mustard pork loin thing. I'm sure the habit isn't for everyone, but so far I'm really liking it.

[YOhio]

donute apparently lives near an Arbys, where they serve him delicious smokehouse brisket sandwiches.

JL has deleted multiple posts of mine where I praise the Arby's smokehouse brisket sandwiches. Such a double standard for members of the UtCo BBQ Mafia.

[Jeff Lebowski]

JL has deleted multiple posts of mine where I praise the Arby's smokehouse brisket sandwiches. Such a double standard for members of the UtCo BBQ Mafia.

Come on, man. Be honest. Each of those posts also contained a GoT spoiler!

[MarkGrace]

Come on, man. Be honest. Each of those posts also contained GoT spoiler!

lol

[YOhio]

Come on, man. Be honest. Each of those posts also contained a GoT spoiler!

RIP Stick It In Him.

[Joe Public]

I like the primal experience of burning real wood without technology too much. It's a major part of the experience for me. But to each his own.

Same.

[TripletDaddy]

lol the primal experience of using processed charcoal to cook inside a ceramic egg that you bought at costco?? Knock it off!

[Jeff Lebowski]

lol the primal experience of using processed charcoal to cook inside a ceramic egg that you bought at costco?? Knock it off!

But the metal vents on the side are EXACTLY like the ones the cavemen used to use!

[ERCougar]

Did you guys get that gluey mess out of your augers yet?

Oh well, I guess you could just use your oven. Set it and forget it!

(Dhole has a great crockpot recipe if you need it)

[Donuthole]

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[Joe Public]

lol the primal experience of using processed charcoal to cook inside a ceramic egg that you bought at costco?? Knock it off!

But the metal vents on the side are EXACTLY like the ones the cavemen used to use!

I still enjoy it!

[Drunk Tank]