I had a Pit Barrel Cooker a few years ago. A few niggling issues caused me to give up on it. But I continually missed the way it cooked fowl. My kamado comes close but I don’t think it’s spot on.
I have been mulling over both the Hunsaker and the Gateway for a long time and settled on the Hunsaker about a year ago. Then last weekend I saw a bright red one on a showroom floor and bought it without a second thought. Fondling one was my tipping point.
My first cook was yesterday's Thanksgiving turkey. I ruined it by leaving the air intake in the START position (pilot error). Fortunately I had a ham smoking on my kamado so we didn’t have to order pizza.
Here it is.
