- Aug 28, 2017
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Hello, I am new to this site. I found it stumbling around the net, late at night. I am from Colorado, and have been smoking for years. I am almost 64 and retired.
I started off with a bullet type smoker. It worked ,but the double layer grill setup was just bad.
I was hooked. I gave that one away and bought a offset smoker. I used it till it fell apart.
I moved up above Denver into the mountains. The fire danger in the summer is extreme. I had to boogie out twice from close fires. I was never burned down but it was close. So I bought a electric smoker and a gas grill, I did not want to burn down the mountain side from a charcoal spark. I hated it, no smoke ring, and everything tasted the same. Junk.
I was tired of the snow in the winter, and the fires in the summer, I packed up and moved back down to the plains. The smoker sat outside un-covered and the winter snow and the spring rain did it in. I went out one day, plugged it in and it was a goner it had shorted out. I keep the gas a Char broil infra red grill. I still use it for quick cooks.
I was down to a gas grill, what next? I found a Akorn, komado style cooker at home depot for 199. I went home and read every word ever printed about the Akorn and komado grills in general. I bought it. It is a good grill to learn on, it was cheap and I produced some outstanding meals with it.
I kept looking on craigslist for a better komado , I found a Vision pro series S, with rib rack, stone and someother things [ I can't spell accessory] package for 400 dollars. I posted the Akorn for $120.00 on craigslist. A woman called and said she wanted to buy it for her husbands birthday. He had been wanting one. They showed up and they were young. I told them I would take a 100 and with the extra 20 go buy some steaks and enjoy the grill. Merry birthday.
5 smokers later, I am still here. Still learning and still loving life.
Tomorrow is my daughters birthday. A ten pound bag of wings from Costco is whats for dinner. I think 225 degrees, for about an hour and a half, will work just fine. Tom
I started off with a bullet type smoker. It worked ,but the double layer grill setup was just bad.
I was hooked. I gave that one away and bought a offset smoker. I used it till it fell apart.
I moved up above Denver into the mountains. The fire danger in the summer is extreme. I had to boogie out twice from close fires. I was never burned down but it was close. So I bought a electric smoker and a gas grill, I did not want to burn down the mountain side from a charcoal spark. I hated it, no smoke ring, and everything tasted the same. Junk.
I was tired of the snow in the winter, and the fires in the summer, I packed up and moved back down to the plains. The smoker sat outside un-covered and the winter snow and the spring rain did it in. I went out one day, plugged it in and it was a goner it had shorted out. I keep the gas a Char broil infra red grill. I still use it for quick cooks.
I was down to a gas grill, what next? I found a Akorn, komado style cooker at home depot for 199. I went home and read every word ever printed about the Akorn and komado grills in general. I bought it. It is a good grill to learn on, it was cheap and I produced some outstanding meals with it.
I kept looking on craigslist for a better komado , I found a Vision pro series S, with rib rack, stone and someother things [ I can't spell accessory] package for 400 dollars. I posted the Akorn for $120.00 on craigslist. A woman called and said she wanted to buy it for her husbands birthday. He had been wanting one. They showed up and they were young. I told them I would take a 100 and with the extra 20 go buy some steaks and enjoy the grill. Merry birthday.
5 smokers later, I am still here. Still learning and still loving life.
Tomorrow is my daughters birthday. A ten pound bag of wings from Costco is whats for dinner. I think 225 degrees, for about an hour and a half, will work just fine. Tom
