Stevie Black Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Hello all, Im a newbie so looking for some advice and opinions. I want to do long and low smokes and my offset needs too much babysitting to make it behave, so I have been looking at an alternative such as a Weber Smokey Mountain, ProQ or some sort of egg. I don’t really need it to be multifunctional, I would be happy just for it to produce good ribs and roasts etc. Cheers guys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I was asking the same question a while back Stevie, and I decided to go for the new ProQ Frontier V4....you may find a discount code of 10% if you ask for one....wink wink.... Ice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Black Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 Hello Ice... I’m favouring the ProQ over the WSM at the minute, as it looks better engineered than the WSM and also seems more versatile (not that versatility is a requirement) Sorry for being thick, but Im missing the point re the dizzy code...🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Both Hotsmoked and Macsbbq did do a 10% discount code. Ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Black Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 Ok, I’ll go look , thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Hey Steve. It will depend on how much you want to spend really. The Pro Q is slightly cheaper, and from everything I hear it’s a damn good bit of kit. I know Justin swears by his WSM. Then if you want to spend even more then there are things like The Big Green Egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Drum Dave Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Hi Stevie, You wont go wrong with either a ProQ or WSM but if you have basic DIY skills and tools why not build your own version by making a Drum Smoker. It is not difficult and should cost around the £100 mark. If budget is not a problem I would be tempted by a ceramic grill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Black Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Simon said: Hey Steve. It will depend on how much you want to spend really. The Pro Q is slightly cheaper, and from everything I hear it’s a damn good bit of kit. I know Justin swears by his WSM. Then if you want to spend even more then there are things like The Big Green Egg Hey Simon... Im going to give the ProQ a go . I did look at the ceramic units but liked the ProQ design 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markie_q Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, Stevie Black said: Hey Simon... Im going to give the ProQ a go . I did look at the ceramic units but liked the ProQ design Had my proq frontier for just over a year, it's fantastic. So versatile. I'm sure you'll love yours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Black Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, markie_q said: Had my proq frontier for just over a year, it's fantastic. So versatile. I'm sure you'll love yours. Im sure my first go will be be rubbish... but lets see 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Black Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Just now, Stevie Black said: Im sure my first go will be be rubbish... but lets see ...btw, what charcoal do you use in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markie_q Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 9 minutes ago, Stevie Black said: ...btw, what charcoal do you use in it? I use a variety. I'm a big fan of hanging ribs, chickens etc, so use lumpwood for those. Spatchcocked chicken on the top shelf with no water pan is also great. When I'm doing a long cook, I've used Weber briquettes, heartbeats, Nature briquettes and cococabana briquettes. They all behave similarly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markie_q Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, Stevie Black said: Im sure my first go will be be rubbish... but lets see You'll be fine. I did a pork shoulder as they're so forgiving, but from the very start the frontier has held steady temps amazingly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Black Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Cheers markie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub333 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 hour ago, markie_q said: Had my proq frontier for just over a year, it's fantastic. So versatile. I'm sure you'll love yours. Hi Stevie, I bought my first smoker a few weeks ago, a ProQ Frontier. Very happy with it so far 😀 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Black Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 14 hours ago, sub333 said: Hi Stevie, I bought my first smoker a few weeks ago, a ProQ Frontier. Very happy with it so far 😀 Hi mate, what fuel do you use in yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub333 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, Stevie Black said: Hi mate, what fuel do you use in yours. A few. Started with Weber briquettes, which have worked very well. They seem to light in the chimney very quickly and get up to temp, and they stayed hot for 9hrs or so last time. Also got some heatbeads, which took a bit of effort to get going in the chimney, but once they got there they were fine. Also bought some charcoal (lumpwood, I think?) from B&Q on a deal – haven't tried it yet. Was 20% off over bank holiday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoogl Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 I have the 57cm WSM and I love it. Use it for low and slow cooks but also remove the midsection and can use more as a traditional kettle grill. I think regardless which you buy you'll have a great time. I should've got the MIL to get the B&Q lumpwood as she gets her employee discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExclusiveBBQ Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Have you considered the Pit Barrel Cooker? They look great and the allure of them over the WSM for me is that their videos look really useful and the reviews are generally along the lines of "it just works without modifications". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 @Raptor72 has a Pit Barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor72 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I put a small vent mod on mine . Replacement Slide vent from a ceramic egg . I love my pit barrel and it can cope with all of the things I need it to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezzabell Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I think Masterbuilt electric smokers are wonderful you should get anyone from the masterbuilt collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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