Montyb82 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Hi all, Been looking to get into bbqing for a while and am looking to get involved in the UK smoking community for tips and help. I am looking to buy this smoker as it seems like a cost effective starter for offset smoking and is made of decent gauge steel (3.5mm) including the main chamber having asked the seller. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CosmoGrill-American-Smoker-90KG-XXL-Barbecue-BBQ-with-Charcoal-Barrel/323538490982?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D3a51bf6f20fe48dc88056a0d626ab875%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D323538490982%26itm%3D323538490982&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Afc7bc906-889b-11e9-9382-74dbd1802482|parentrq%3A2e89dadb16b0a88aef615ba7fff53156|iid%3A1 Any experience of using it on here or thoughts? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Welcome to the forum @Montyb82 I can't help you with this make/model, I do have an offset (Landmann) but after a year or so I find I prefer the bullet type more. What are your thoughts on what you want to cook/smoke??. I find mine cumbersome to move about, whereas my bullet you can carry it very easy.....and it does what I want, for almost the same money you could buy a top notch bullet. Just my 2 cents. Ice. Edited June 7, 2019 by Icefever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi Montyb82. Welcome to the group. Have you read any other reviews on that smoker? From what I see on the forum offset smokers can need some modifications, but guys here can help you with any issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montyb82 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 47 minutes ago, Simon said: Hi Montyb82. Welcome to the group. Have you read any other reviews on that smoker? From what I see on the forum offset smokers can need some modifications, but guys here can help you with any issues. Yeah I've looked at reviews and all seem positive although not a lot of reviews sadly, I've come to expect that it will need some mods and to be honest I like the idea of customisation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi Montyb82 and welcome to the forum Many people when they first start thinking about smoking are tempted by the type of offset smoker that you are looking at - mainly because it is what people first imagine when they think of American BBQ. The offset smokers are great when they are large and are used to feed crowds however they don't scale down that well and, like @Icefever you will move across to a bullet smoker. To put things in perspective, on the BBQ competition circuit over 75% of the smokers used are bullet type - either Weber Smoky Mountain, ProQ, Ugly Drum Smoker (UDS) or similar. If you are looking to create great BBQ with the minimum of fuss then I would suggest you look carefully at something like the ProQ Frontier Elite at ~£295. Here are some examples of the bullet smokers in use at recent BBQ competitions: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montyb82 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi Wade, Many thanks for the advice, I will have a look into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoogl Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi @Montyb82 welcome. I was in a similar boat and went with the 57cm WSM. It's a little big for me and the OH but I'm glad of the extra capacity when i need it. I'd agree with @Wade and say a bullet is a great place to learn. I think either way you go you'll have a great time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I am at the Tony Stone KCBS competition near Amsterdam at the moment and wKlalked around all of the teams (60+ international teams) and I could only find one team using a small offset smoker like the one you were looking at - and they told me that they were not using it for competition meat. Again, most tesms were using a combination of bullet, kettle and Kamado smokers The token small offset... Most teams are using a combination of these... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montyb82 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 I've bit the bullet literally and figuratively and ordered the ProQ frontier elite 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 You will not be disappointed 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub333 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Montyb82 said: I've bit the bullet literally and figuratively and ordered the ProQ frontier elite I bought the same one a few weeks ago – very happy with it. Welcome to the forum, too. There are some seriously knowledgeable people on here for rookies like me 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Montyb82 said: ordered the ProQ frontier elite Welcome to the ProQ club Montyb.....only had mine since the last bank holls. Ice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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