SO, I am currently smoking on a OK Joe Highland Offset. I knew whatever smoker I picked out would come with a lengthy wait and didn't want to sit out the Summer. Grabbed this thing from the local hardware store. I have gotten pretty good at maintaining the fire and temp on the OK Joe, yes it is a lot of work. I did almost all of the mods you can think of on it, smoke stack extension, high temp caulk, gaskets, water pan, tuning plate, etc. It will actually run lower on the firebox side by 5 degrees at the grate with this setup. It's fun and the food is way better than I ever got with the old electric smoker I used years ago.
Anyway, after much debate, a few weeks back, I decided to go with a Lonestar Grillz smoker. I placed an order for the 20x42, then I decided I wanted the 24x36, because I like the traditional look, so I changed it.. and now I am trying to figure out why I wouldn't get the 24x40 to have that extra capability? So, my question is...."what would the disadvantage be?" The 24x36 is already more smoker than I "need". I only cook for 2-4 people the vast majority of the time and a dozen people is a rarity. The only thing I can come up with is, am I going to go through significantly more wood by adding the extra 4"? I live in the burbs of Indy and I will probably run into times that I have to feed this thing from splits I have shipped to me. When I buy firewood, sometimes I get some oak or hickory, but it's not reliable and can be pretty hard to find at times over the last few years. I assume the 36" model will run more even temps across the cook chamber given the shorter length and given that the fireboxes are the same size..? I can't imagine a scenario where I fill the 36" model, plus I have my Weber Genesis gas grill, but for the extra couple of hundred, I am really knocking the idea around...? I hate to change my order again, but don't want to regret it later if I don't. ??
Anyway, after much debate, a few weeks back, I decided to go with a Lonestar Grillz smoker. I placed an order for the 20x42, then I decided I wanted the 24x36, because I like the traditional look, so I changed it.. and now I am trying to figure out why I wouldn't get the 24x40 to have that extra capability? So, my question is...."what would the disadvantage be?" The 24x36 is already more smoker than I "need". I only cook for 2-4 people the vast majority of the time and a dozen people is a rarity. The only thing I can come up with is, am I going to go through significantly more wood by adding the extra 4"? I live in the burbs of Indy and I will probably run into times that I have to feed this thing from splits I have shipped to me. When I buy firewood, sometimes I get some oak or hickory, but it's not reliable and can be pretty hard to find at times over the last few years. I assume the 36" model will run more even temps across the cook chamber given the shorter length and given that the fireboxes are the same size..? I can't imagine a scenario where I fill the 36" model, plus I have my Weber Genesis gas grill, but for the extra couple of hundred, I am really knocking the idea around...? I hate to change my order again, but don't want to regret it later if I don't. ??
