Ok, I read this thing from stem to stern and I am impressed but I need some truly honest, unbiased opinions here. Before I add another cooker to the fold (I just sold 2 in the name of getting skinny for moving next year), I need to know how this thing cooks compared to Kamados and Pellet Poopers. I have 3 Kegs (Kamados), a Traeger and a Smokin-It #3 Electric smoker. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. I had a PBC but it just wasn't for me. It's one thing to order a $300.00 cooker and it not be all that and a bag of chips but if I drop $1400.00 on a cooker, it better be badazz and just be out of this world. It needs to just blow the doors off of what I am cooking on now.
So, in short, does the KBQ cook THAT much better than Kamados and Pellet Grills? Night and Day difference?
Tough question I know, but I need to know how it compares.
Thanks!
I was a PBC guy too, you probably have seen my PBC thread.
I'm not here to convince anyone about this thing. I'm just sharing my experience with it.
I don't do tricks with my photos, I just don't have that kind of time. I shoot with my Nexus phone.
Having said that, You'll be hard pressed to find a stick burner in that price range that doesn't require you to be a smoke scientist to get great clean smoke that's imperative to great clean BBQ.
It's very portable (try moving a BGE or a Lang at will), it can cook for an army. Results are pretty much replicable effortlessly.
At that price, I don't want to be the dude that recommended something that you ended up not liking.
All I can say is, if I happen to be in the market for another smoker, I'll get a second KBQ before I buy another smoker.