Smoker/ grill

[Bocephus123]

Omg

The sweet smell of Hickory what every girl should smell like

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

The sweet smell of Hickory what every girl should smell like

You know, my wife said they should make a hickory smoke cologne. That’s funny you mentioned this.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

Yoder Smoker offset smoker; made in Hutchinson, KS
https://www.yodersmokers.com/offsets/

I want one of these. I need to find a used one. How do you like it?

 

[Hirschkopf]

I want one of these. I need to find a used one. How do you like it?

I have one of their pellet grills (YS640) and love it. Don’t have an offset model.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

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How much you want to spend?

Now that’s a smoker

 

[Ready_fire_aim]

It’s all about how much you want to spend. What is your target budget?

I have been around some pretty nice huge home built smokers before. I bought a couple too.. But honestly, usually they aren’t that great. Often times the lids don’t seal up very well, the vents are crap, etc… the person making them needs to be a damn good fabricator and have experience or else the smoker will have flaws

I’ve had pretty good luck searching around online and finding old used offsets. Old oklahoma joes(back when they were actually heavy steel, nothing made recent), old new braunfles, old chuckwagon brand, lifetymes, etc… there was a lot of high quality smokers coming out of Texas in the 90s through the late 2000s

Every now and then you can find them for sale on craigslist, and buy them for a fraction of the cost of new. Make sure the firebox isn’t rusted out. Even better if it was stored under carport or porch.

I bought these two cookers for $100 each. 1/4” thick steel, great fitment on lids/vents.. etc. would be pricey to buy a new equivalent

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

It’s all about how much you want to spend. What is your target budget?

I have been around some pretty nice huge home built smokers before. I bought a couple too.. But honestly, usually they aren’t that great. Often times the lids don’t seal up very well, the vents are crap, etc… the person making them needs to be a damn good fabricator and have experience or else the smoker will have flaws

I’ve had pretty good luck searching around online and finding old used offsets. Old oklahoma joes(back when they were actually heavy steel, nothing made recent), old new braunfles, old chuckwagon brand, lifetymes, etc… there was a lot of high quality smokers coming out of Texas in the 90s through the late 2000s

Every now and then you can find them for sale on craigslist, and buy them for a fraction of the cost of new. Make sure the firebox isn’t rusted out. Even better if it was stored under carport or porch.

I bought these two cookers for $100 each. 1/4” thick steel, great fitment on lids/vents.. etc. would be pricey to buy a new equivalent

How do you know if they are older? Is it by the thickness of the metal?

 

[Ready_fire_aim]

How do you know if they are older? Is it by the thickness of the metal?

Pretty much. Ideally 3/16” thick minimum. Look for nice welds. It should be absolutely heavy as hell. Lifting the lid should be like doing reverse curls. Haha

 

[Okie_dave]

I bought a Horizon (made in Perry, Ok and sold at Bass Pro) Ranger 16" 8 years ago on this forum. A buddy bought a Horizon 16" classic with cover that I bought from him a few years later.

Have a Hasty Bake Gourmet from the 60s (avocado green) i've had for years. They are all good. Just depends on what you like to cook.

Hasty Bakes are great, easy to adjust heat, easy to move.

Large smokers are great for larger groups.