Which is the Better Smoker?

Harley, I don't own one, but judging from the incredible customer service and the knowledge that is shared on this forum, I wouldn't even consider anything but a Cookshack, and I guarantee that before long I will be shipping one down to sunny South America

Howdy,Harley

The smokette will produce the same fine quality as the CS150.

It does not have the kitchen electronics,which should make zero difference in a home situation.

It will not hold the volume of the 150.
A little planning usually allows you to compensate for that.

The Backwoods makes an excellent cooker and you can add as many extras as you need to get the job done.

The owners swear by them and have no negative comments.

It is a charcoal cooker and will require somewhat more work and cleanup.

The Bradley will probably do an adequate job of cold smoking cheese and some fish.

You will be required to buy the wood biscuits only from them and each cook is somewhat more expensive.

If they cease to make them,you could have a problem.

I have never heard anyone advocate buying one,but have heard ex owners comment why not to get them.

Hope this helps a little.

Hi, Harley,

I work for Cookshack so don't trust anything I say, LOL! If you want to call us (1-800-423-0698) we will be glad to answer your questions, and no one will put the hard sell on you.

Whatever you decide, I hope you like it and it does a good job for you.

Que'in is fun!

Donna

Harley,
at this point I have owned my cookshack about a month, and it gets used much more than the kitchen oven. Since It came with the 30 day return policy, I figured I couldn't go wrong. I was right; after the "seasoning" as the book recommends, then a couple chickens, pork ribs, brisket, beef ribs, more brisket... well my wife would have a real problem if I were to send it back. In addition I would have to go back to using the offset I built which is a good cooker, just takes to much wood for a one family meal. I have used brink man, redy smok and numerous others. To me the smokette is the best. The redy smok was a sealed electric smoker with a pan in the bottom to catch the dripings, the only problem I had was the drippings seemed to flavor the meat with that "rancid grease" taste I even tried water in the pan, just made the meat taste boiled and when you cut it, water ran everywhere. So back to the offset I went, burning a half a car load of wood, and constantly tending the fire. The cook shack drains the drippings out which makes for overall best tasting next to the offset I have eaten.
I hope this gives you some help with your decision..

HARLEY:
I would stay away from the Bradley due to having to use their bisquettes. You can use any wood in the cookshack.
As far as comparing a backe\woods to a cookshack it is like comparing apples and oranges. They are two different animals.

The cookshack is electric and only uses several ounces of wood while the Backwoods is a traditional upright smoker using wood and/or charcoal. Both of them are good but depends upon what you want. The cookshack is a more of set it and forget it lazy persons Q while the Backwoods has Good fire control and can sustain a decent burn time but is still need to be monitored.

Since cookshack offers the 30 day guarantee, I would say try it. I have been very happy with my cookshack. I still like using my WSM for ribs but for the longer cooks (brisket and butts) you can't beat the cookshack.

George

G'day!!!

I have owned my Smokette for about 8 months and nothing has ever come out of it that people couldn't eat. Event the the ones that were a little oversmoked were still acceptable. I can't compliment the cookshack enough, and I would buy a model 50 if I could afford it so that I could have more capacity, but my smokette is enough for now. The only problem I have is that it is a little difficult to cold smoke cheese, however there are techniques to do that as well.

Go for it, you can't go wrong.

Micah in Oz

Harley: Check out my post - Meet Frosty. I built him for $300.00 and he has cooked 14 briskets at a time! Walter