Oklahoma Joe's Now at Lowe's

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That's kinda what I thought. My friend has one of the older ones. This one was noticeably heavier than any other grill Lowe's carries, though. 
 
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My personal thoughts are do some research from guys that have them and think about what you want long term on the smoker. If you are wanting something that will last from now on then this is probably not something you want. If you are just wanting to dabble around with stick burners and see if you like them it may be a great starting point. There are many modifications that can make them easier to use such as tuning plates, door gaskets, etc. But with that being said...it can definitely turn out some very good bbq in the hands of someone familiar with it. You can give someone a 6000 dollar trailer smoker that could produce something completely uneatable if the guy don't know how to use it. But a guy familiar with his pit can take one of these and turn out food just as good.
 
My money's on Smoke Hollow in the sub-$500 bracket. Step up from there would be Horizon.

Buy quality, buy once.
What he said buying quality is good advice to think about...I have gone through several cheaper offsets over the last several years but currently I'm saving for a good one because the next one I buy I don't want to have to worry about again.
 
For sure as said the big box stores don't always carry the top line product even with the same name brand items and if your going to have to spend $$ to upgrade it why not buy better to start with??

Warren
 
The old "joes" were built like a tank. 1/4 inch steel.. the Lowes model is like drinking a lite beer!!
Lemans, you've just insulted light beer!!  
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For sure as said the big box stores don't always carry the top line product even with the same name brand items and if your going to have to spend $$ to upgrade it why not buy better to start with??

Warren
X2.  And spend even more money to replace it much more quickly.
 
The old "joes" were built like a tank. 1/4 inch steel.. the Lowes model is like drinking a lite beer!!
Please tell me people do not really drink that.It is made for  cooking like chicken broth

Richie
 
Alright fellas I'm kinda new to this whole quality smoker thing! I currently have a char griller that was purchased from Home Depot as a gift. I have done a few mods (new thermometers, gasket sealer, brought down the smoke stack closer to the grates, welded a deflector in it with tuning plates) I feel like I'm ready to make that plunge into stepping up in the smoker quality. Like the advice from above I'd like to save up and buy quality and only buy one time...... now with that being said I do wanna stick to an offset stick burner I really have a lot of fun with the one I have now would just like a better quality.......... any suggestions or a point in the right direction???
 
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