Nathan

Just ordered the ProQ Frontier Elite! £302 including a cover, hanging rack, wood chips and delivery. I got it from Forfoodsmokers.co.uk who have been very helpful(and fast) answering questions and have confirmed delivery for Thursday, a great experience so far. Just need a kettle starter (they were out of stock), coals, and to suss out a dual probe. I’m thinking about the Thermopro TP17 which is very cheap (£18) on Amazon and appears to be reasonable quality.

Morning all, As the screen name suggests, I'm Nathan. I live in Guildford Surrey and am about to buy my first smoker(hence why I signed up here). I spend my weekdays managing property in Central London and commuting on unreliable and very busy trains. I'm a chef by trade and love to cook so a smoker was a natural progression for me. BBQ is my favourite meal (any meal that I can eat 5 different meats at is good with me) and I'm looking forward to trying all the classics but will also be trying some different things like curry rubs and also using different liquids in the water tray. I have a terrible sense of humour so apologise in advance. Nathan

That's great, thanks for all the help Wade. Very much appreciated.

Sounds good Wade, are there any mods I need to consider with the ProQ?

Great info thanks Wade, I'll keep the ProQ's in mind. Following the previous comments re size of the Cook4All i was kind of made up on a UDS but the ProQ's look really versatile.

I looked at the ProQ Range but saw several comments regarding not getting burns longer than 6-8 hours. If thats the case, will i need to refill to do larger peices of meat?

Thanks Smokin. Your home made UDS looks good, nice job.

Hi Wade, many thanks for the reply and kind welcome. I've been looking at a 45 gallon drum(new and unlined/unpainted) which with the BP kit is going to set me back £225 plus paint, I figured £250 total. I haven't managed to find any other kits available in the UK, if you could advise of kit names i'll check them out. I'd prefer to have a bigger smoker if possible as I enjoy getting the whole family round for BBQ's (13 in total) and cooking for everyone on a smoker would be ideal. I also looked at the Bristol Drum Smokers but these appear to be big poppa kits that someone builds up. Im thinking the 14 inch grill may be a little small for big joints. Nate

Hi Guys, Im sure you guys get lots of these types of questions but i'm hopeful you kind and knowledgeable folk may be willing to assist. I'm a newbie to smoking/proper BBQ and have been looking into the minefield that is getting my first smoker. I'd like to try it out without investing the crazy sums some of these devices cost so have limited my choices to sub £350 smokers. This selection has been further whittled to a choice between the Cook4All (which looks a bargain) or a Big Poppas UDS kit. Does any one have any experiences of these items (Favourable or negative)? I'd like to give most meats a go so will be doing a brisket and large pork butt at some point so need to understand if my selections would be big enough. Thanks in advance Nathan

Thanks buddy, can’t see a PM in my inbox.

Hi Homer, this sounds exactly what I’m after. Are you able to post a few pictures please?