Orion Smokers input??

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bwsmith_2000

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Recently, I was at a friend's house and he served pulled pork that he had prepared on an "Orion" smoker. When he told me about the cook times, I was amazed. He said the pulled pork (butt) took only about 5-6 hours to cook. He cooked ribs in about 2-3 hours .... and they were good! How about it ..... I'm looking for input. I use a GOSM or a Charbroil offset and take substantially more time than this. Also, mine taste about as good as my friend's. Am I missing something or should I check out the Orion?????
 
I almost bought one a few years ago (Clearance 40.00) at Lowes but I didn't the idea of the charcoal not being enclosed, I was afraid a good wind would blow hot coals and start a fire.
 
I thought about it as they are super cheap but  after I got a taste of a "smoked" turkey I decided it was a big fat NO, IMO it lacked flavor and was far from great, I think I could have done better with a weber kettle,
 
I bought an Orion a few months back, they are great. They combine convection, smoking, and steaming in one unit. They are fast, you can do six racks of BB Ribs in 1hr 15min   A whole 20lb turkey in about 2hr 15min, and it is moist, moist, moist. They do use the coal, you need 13 1/2 lbs of coal for a cook, but they do a great job. Orion also has a forum with a lot of cool folks.  
 
Hmmm, can't be all bad.

captden seems to have registered on SMF today, in order to be able to tell how great they are.
 
Here's my Orion in action.  I like it and it does a pretty good job.
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Just another tool for BBQ. They are pretty much fool proof. that sometimes works to my advantage.
 
Here's the info on Bacon Explosion--a KC creation:  http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/
 
Is that a bacon explosion on your Orion?  I haven't tried that yet on mine--looks pretty good.
 
Here's my Orion in action.  I like it and it does a pretty good job.
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Looks like the one on the right is a fatty and the one on the left a baconless fatty. What's a bacon exlosion?
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Thanks Mosoxfan,

Looks a lot like people make on this forum.

I guess you just have to put Bacon on the inside too, and you call it a Bacon Explosion.

Bear
 
And these guys in KC have lotsa folks thinking this is something they invented--HA!
 
Here's the info on Bacon Explosion--a KC creation:  http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/
 
Is that a bacon explosion on your Orion?  I haven't tried that yet on mine--looks pretty good.
 
Here's my Orion in action.  I like it and it does a pretty good job.
icon_mrgreen.gif








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Looks like the one on the right is a fatty and the one on the left a baconless fatty. What's a bacon exlosion?
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Thanks Mosoxfan,

Looks a lot like people make on this forum.

I guess you just have to put Bacon on the inside too, and you call it a Bacon Explosion.

Bear
 
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