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    Choosing a Smoker For Food Booth

    I ended up getting that Brinkman and did about $100 worth of mods to it (wrap in insulated blanket, door latches, filling in gaps with silicone, 2x thermocouples, rib stands).  I was able to fit 3 full baby back racks on each level of the vertical smoker.  There are 5 levels so thats 15 racks of...
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    starting a food booth

    Matthews - Sounds like you are kickin ass with your first two events.  A friend and I are also starting a small food vendor venture at a local park concert series and would love some advice.  We are doing smoked ribs and chicken drumsticks.  The ribs are traditional spicy sweet dry rub with a...
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    Choosing a Smoker for Capacity

    Ok thanks, I'll look around for one
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    Choosing a Smoker for Capacity

    Agreed.  I am shooting to sell all the ribs in a 1-2 hour window for lunch.  So I'm thinking if I have two smokers loaded with 20 racks each, I can have 40 racks ready for the crowd with one 3 hour cook.  I am leaning towards a vertical smoker because I understand the cooking temp is more evenly...
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    Choosing a Smoker For Food Booth

    Thanks for the reply but I think I will.   The brinkmann trailmaster vertical is $300 and I figure I can get 4 racks in each level, totalling 20 racks in the smoker.  I can buy two for $600... There are lots of good reviews on this model.  Any others I should consider?
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    Choosing a Smoker for Capacity

    Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has any advice as to which smoker to purchase for a festival food booth looking to cook 30-40 racks of baby backs at once.  I'm looking to spend less than $1000 and have no problem doing some mods to a cheaper model.  I do a charcoal/wood chunk smoke.  No...
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    Choosing a Smoker For Food Booth

    Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has any advice as to which smoker to purchase for a festival food booth looking to cook 30-40 racks of baby backs at once.  I'm looking to spend less than $1000 and have no problem doing some mods to a cheaper model.  I do a charcoal/wood chunk smoke.  No...
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