Economical vertical smoker

[mtmuley]

Looking for one possibly. What do you guys recommend. Thanks mtmuley

 

[Wildabeest]

Stick burner?

 

[Nick87]

What are you looking to use it for? Sausage?

 

[mtmuley]

What are you looking to use it for? Sausage?

Yep. For sausage and brats and that kind of thing. I have a vintage refrigerator my Grandfather used as a smoker and I have also. Just want better temp control and of course smoke volume. mtmuley

 

[mtmuley]

Stick burner?

Open to any recommendations. mtmuley

 

[Nick87]

For sasuage on a budget i'd probably go propane. Someone who knows better will probably be along with a better answer though.

 

[Wildabeest]

I’ve got a Masterbuilt electric. Use it mostly for lower temp (160-200 degrees) smoking of jerky and pastrami. Doesn’t put out the best smoke, and has some hot spots inside of it. But it works for what I use it for so long as I rotate stuff every 30-60 mins throughout the cook.

 

[Dan-06]

I have a pit boss that uses pellets, I add some soaked chips to the burner area. Have had it for years. Works great.

 

[ccc23454]

The big masterbuilt electric. I hang 3lb tubes of summer sauage and horseshoes of ring bologna and love it.

 

[Dave N]

Pellets or chips would probably be easier to find for you than good smoking wood. Could be wrong. Also would cut down on what you would need sitting around the house to supply a stick burner. Electric is pretty much plug and play. No babysitting.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Masterbuilt electric for sure

 

[Potsie]

I recently saw an outfit basically selling the internal guts for a pellet smoker, but just the mechanicals - not the actual smoker.

Gave me an idea for an actual smoke house.