texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
CrankyVet, Cowtownhound, Bob81, juan2025, Mjlucky
119648 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
TexDawg 125,175
hopalong 121,182
Bigbob_FTW 105,408
Bob Davis 97,600
John175☮ 86,150
Pilothawk 83,940
Mark Perry 74,893
Derek 🐝 68,517
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,059,316
Posts14,317,804
Members144,648
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Electric smokers #10444492 11/30/14 01:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,547
B
bighead Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
B
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,547
What's your take on electric smokers? Cabelas has one on sale I was thinking about trying.

Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10445618 12/01/14 01:03 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 907
Tommie Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 907
Cookshack electric smokers are excellent. More expensive than some of the others, but worth every penny.
Built in Oklahoma.

Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10446042 12/01/14 03:32 AM
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,352
F
Fish Chaser Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
F
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,352
I personally like a charcoal smoker better. I think the charcoal smoker gives off a smokier flavor. I used to own both but now only have a charcoal one.

Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10446324 12/01/14 03:43 PM
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 299
L
LumberKat Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
L
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 299
Electric smokers work okay, but make sure the smoker you are looking at can operate within the temperature ranges you will be using. I definitely recommend that you buy a digital thermometer to use with it. I have owned 2 and have found that the ones with the smokers are not very accurate.

Read some reviews to make sure the components (thermostat, heating element, etc.) will hold up over time. I had a Cajun Injector that had the heating element go out within a year. I had only used it 6 or 7 times.

Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10446365 12/01/14 04:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 38,822
K
KingwoodCat Offline
TFF Guru
Offline
TFF Guru
K
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 38,822
I have a masterbuilt electric smoker and I love it. Easy to regulate temperature, thermocouple type thermometer to measure internal temp of what you are cooking, and it uses wood chips. I filled the wood chip repository twice for a 14lb Turkey I smoked for Thanksgiving. Turned out great.

P.S. Mine has a remote control where I can monitor temp/ time remaining for cooking/internal temp of meat.


"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him had better take a look at the American Indian".

Henry Ford
Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10447076 12/01/14 09:30 PM
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 18,528
krawlin 47 Offline
TFF Guru
Offline
TFF Guru
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 18,528
don't get the small ones - they are worthless unless you can fit a full brisket in them.

I have a small smoker masterbuilt and never use it.


Whether you think you can or you can't, you are probably right.
Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10447726 12/02/14 02:41 AM
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 559
S
Scott in Flower Mound Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
S
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 559
Get a Bradley electric smoker. Compressed wood hockey pucks auger-fed into a burner. Good stuff.

Scott

Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10447841 12/02/14 03:40 AM
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 404
B
BIG ED nrh Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
B
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 404
Might look into building a UDS, cheap to build and pretty much a set it and forget it cooker!!


Fish'n lakes,rivers,creeks,ponds,and mudholes,nationwide!
https://www.facebook.com/BigEdBbq
Re: Electric smokers [Re: krawlin 47] #10448046 12/02/14 11:56 AM
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 105,417
Bigbob_FTW Online Content
Big Sprocket Bob
Online Content
Big Sprocket Bob
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 105,417
Originally Posted By: krawlin 47
don't get the small ones - they are worthless unless you can fit a full brisket in them.

I have a small smoker masterbuilt and never use it.


I good knife fixes that problem.


[Linked Image][Linked Image]
Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10452429 12/04/14 04:12 PM
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,547
B
bighead Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
B
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,547
Thanks y'all

Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10457870 12/08/14 05:42 AM
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 52,098
G
grandpa75672 Offline
Offline
G
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 52,098
I bought the cheapest electric barrel smoker that Lowe's carried. I liked it fine except for two reasons.
The highest temp I could reach while using the water pan was 225, which is ok but a little more variety would help.
The second reason is that after a couple of years it blew up one day. I don't know what made it short out but I
heard the noise inside the house. The power plug and the receptacle at the base of the smoker were burnt to a crisp.
A replacement element and power cord were $40 from the manufacturer. I scrapped it because I only paid $80 for it new.

If I decided to buy a new smoker it would be electric but a bit better grade than the cheapest one in the store.


It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.... W.C.Fields

I know a little about a lot of things but not a whole lot about anything....CGD
Re: Electric smokers [Re: bighead] #10465977 12/11/14 06:55 PM
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 2,720
B
BigPoppa007 Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
B
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 2,720
I've had a Masterbuilt for 7 hrs and it's still going. Dont use it that often any more since I have 3 other smokers. I like Charcosl n wood chunks smokers best but the Electric has put out a lot of Good BBQ.












I did drill the Tiny Intakes holes out bigger and run a fan blowing into intakes-- better cleaner burn on the wood chips and ill run 3 trays of chips.




Last edited by BigPoppa007; 12/11/14 07:02 PM.

[Linked Image][Linked Image][Linked Image] [Linked Image] [Linked Image][Linked Image][Linked Image][Linked Image]
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2025 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3