Smoker questions

I'm thinking about buying a new smoker. I have a wood smoker but think a propane or electric smoker would be much easier. Do any of you have propane or electric smokers? Is there a difference in quality of finished product? How long, on averge do propane tanks last? Any other tips, suggestions, or pros vs cons would be appericated. BPS has a Masterbuilt extra large propane smoker that has good user reviews and thats the one I'm leaning toward but have not decieded for sure. O the reason I am switching is time, I dont have the time to baby sit the wood smoker all day. Thanks for the help.

I have an electric smoker called old Smokey made in Houston Texas and it is great you put water in the pan and wood on the burner plate plug it in and leave it no baby sitting sells for about 100.00 five years ago.

[QUOTE=smokefan;492164]I'm thinking about buying a new smoker. I have a wood smoker but think a propane or electric smoker would be much easier. Do any of you have propane or electric smokers? Is there a difference in quality of finished product? How long, on averge do propane tanks last? Any other tips, suggestions, or pros vs cons would be appericated. BPS has a Masterbuilt extra large propane smoker that has good user reviews and thats the one I'm leaning toward but have not decieded for sure. O the reason I am switching is time, I dont have the time to baby sit the wood smoker all day. Thanks for the help.[/QUOTE]

I have a Brinkman that I purchased from Target. Had it for years.

It is a water smoker...........works great. The burner really makes it easy to manage the heat, which leads to much better results.

Later,

Geo

Go with Masterbuilt you can buy one at Sams for $299. It is the 40 inch version. Works great.

I have a masterbuilt and love it. It is gas and it will smoke, can be used as a fish fryer, turkey fryer, wood or charcoal grill. It rocks.

I've had several smokers (charcoal and electric). Honestly I don't see much difference in clean up and cooking on either - most of the cleaning afterwards is done to the grates and pan - so I would say it is a toss up. One thing I don't like about electric ones (at least the cheaper ones) is the lack of temp control - actually cheaper charcoal ones lack the temp control just as much - and the finished product was often not as good.

I got a weber smokey mountain a couple months ago, and it is a world of difference. There is a reason you see these quite a bit at pro bbq competitions. It i easy to use, and after a very small learning curve I have been able to lock in the temps @ 225 for over 16 hours without adding any more charcoal. The finished product has been outstanding. IMO it is the best Smoker priced under the big green egg.

The old smokey has temperature control.