I am looking to purchase a smoker for ribs, brisket, fish, etc. I can smoke foods pretty well in the Weber I have, but its time for a dedicated smoker. I am looking to spend under $200, and it looks like electric is the way to go --- any suggestions of brand or anything else would be appreciated.
Thanks!

 

UMMMM SMOKED TRI TIP

marine in teriyaki & white wine for 3 days and then smoked... damn I'm hungry

 

Try this one

http://www.chargriller.com

or

http://www.nbsmoker.com/index.html

Electric

http://www.cookshackamerica.com/res_smokers.aspx

or

http://www.bradleysmoker.com/index.htm


Lowes and or Home Depot also carry a smoker with a firebox on the side.

 

My roommate actually built one using an aluminum drum from home depot pretty cheap and an electric burner unit he bought at target for less than $15. I'm not sure what else was involved, but if you're interested in building one yourself, I can find out for you.

 

Actually it's very similar to this:

http://www.cruftbox.com/cruft/docs/elecsmoker.html

 

I have the Brinkman All In One. Great performer. High BTU out put, wet or dry cooking, versatile, etc

http://www.buychoice.com/prodDetail.cfm/12...ne%20Smoker,MX2

 

Thanks s2ko... Do you use one of these units? The Cookshack ones look pretty high-end...

 

Thanks mns2k- This thing looks great - is it big enough to cook a good sized turkey? Is it natural gas or propane? and does it say its also a fryer? Can you fry a turkey in it? - that would be huge!
Thanks again!
Gower

 

If I built it myself I'd probably burn my house down - One of the best turkeys I have eaten was made in a smoker made from a dumpster that could smoke 14 turkeys at once - Yum!

 

I've only used the New Braunfels Smoker and was pleased with the results. A friend of mine has the Cookshack one and swears by it. I haven't sampled his results however so I can't comment on it. I also have friends that have a Brinkman smoker, but not the all in one, and they seem to like it.