Need a new BBQ/Smoker

[pmanson]

Hi,

Four or five years ago we took the plunge and took delivery of a ProQ Smoker BBQ. It was great until last year when it caught fire taking some sausages (and almost the fence with it). I wasn't home at the time but by all accounts it blew said doors off.

Anyway I need something to get my BBQ fix! Couple of issues I found with the smoker - if you want to add more coals you have to dismantle the whole thing and it only had vents on the top so it was difficult to regulate the heat.

I wondering whether or not just to go for a standard weber kettle bbq (is there enough room to do beer can chicken in one?) or go for another 'smoker'?

Cheers,
Phill

[pmanson]

I paid about £80 for the last one (Just dug out the invoice from my emails) - It was the Pro Q Amigo.

We went for a cheaper/smaller one previously to see how we got on with it/how much we'd use it.


Can I get something decent for around £300?

[pmanson]

maturin23 said:

I should say that the poster above is right that you can do pretty much everything on a standard Weber BBQ, but for longer slower cooking the WSM is FAR easier to control temperature-wise, plus given there are two grills and no need for empty grill space over the coals with a WSM there is four times as much grill space. This is why I've started using it for higher temp stuff too.

Are you able to take the middle section out and just use it as small BBQ? eg. base with coals, grill then the lid?

[pmanson]

As it's bonus time this month I think I'll invest in the smokey mountain. Med or large is the next question