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[jakern]

Hello All,

Been following the forum for a while now, and am finally ready to bite the bullet and purchase my first smoker!

But I need some advice from y'all - do I get the Dyna-Glow offset vertical, or the masterbuilt 2 door. 

And since this forum seems to be a grand big community I'll share a little about myself. I just graduated college in Washington DC where I still work doing corporate communications. I'm originally from New York City, but with lots of close family in Texas I've grown up on barbecue. 

I have a decent amount of experience roasting whole hogs over open flame and I've done a couple methods there, spit roast, a brick built house, and a caja china, but am new to smoking meat. 

I love all things cooking so am ready to learn and hopefully share some fun tips. 

 

[noboundaries]

Jakern, welcome to SMF!  Glad you are here and so excited about smoking meat.  All your experience will serve you well once you get your smoker.  Which one?  Offset or propane?  I have no experience with either but someone will be along shortly with an answer.

Have fun shopping!

Ray

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to the group!

Glad to have you aboard!

Al

 

[jakern]

Hi There! 

I cant wait to try out some recipes and share my results. 

I'm looking at the masterbuilt propane and the dynaglow wood fired

 

[submariner]

Welcome and lots of info around here on both of those units.  

 

[creseleg]

I have a dyna glo offset and it is okay, if you get that one plan on doing some modifications at least a heat baffle. I recommend sealing it as you build it then checking after it is all dry.

I added a temporary baffle and it changed the smoker considerably and I am having to relearn using it but i recommend it highly.

 

[jakern]

What materials did you use to build the baffle? I'm limited to the lack of a welder. 

 

[sauced]

Welcome to the forum!! 

 

[creseleg]

Mine is currently an old cookie sheet held up by fire bricks. Later this summer a friend is going going to come by with a wielder and we will do it much better. But my current setup has the advantage of firebricks retaining heat as wellm