Anyone come from an offset smoker?
My trusty 15 yr old old char griller offset smoker has rusted through 5 years after PCSing to NC. I guess it's my fault since it wasn't covered but I've spent most of my life in the southwest where it's dry and things can be left outside and not rust lol.
I'm getting older and was starting to get tired of babysitting the fire and adding wood every few hours anyways lol.
I used to make fun of my friends with pellet grills and thought they were a bit lazy for using them lol and have always found the meats I smoked to be juicier and more flavorful than the meats they smoked on pellet grills.
But now I'm starting to see the allure as I am shopping around for grills... The idea of filling the hopper, setting the temp and just letting the grill do its thing is soooo tempting...
I've been looking at the Austin XL Onyx at Walmart. Does anyone have any experience with this grill? How do you like it? Are there any mods or upgrades recommended for it? Obviously now I'll be getting a cover.
I'm a little bit concerned about regular grilling as my char griller I was able to just heat up some coals and also use it as a regular grill, from what I've been reading these are more like a convection oven and only have a small open flame searing area...if I get this thing I feel like I'm gonna have a huge learning curve and I don't want to regret getting one lol..
What about in the event of a power outage? It rarely happens here but it's always a possibility lol... What do you do then or what would you do? It's not like I can simply just keep fueling the fire whenever it needs more wood...
Any advice and tips or tricks is appreciated. Thanks again!