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What thickness of steel would make a good offset?

2mm?
3mm?
4mm?

In the top end offsets like Klose pits you're looking at 1/4" steel for the main body and potentially can be upgraded to 1/2" steel for the firebox. But that's some serious equipment.

I think 1/8" (3mm) is probably ok, that's fairly thick.

I think John's Cactus Jack is 1/4" steel all round and that's a lurverly offset.

What does everyone think of this smoker?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Smoker-BBQ-GRILLW ... 4163wt_706

This would be ideal but you'd want to add a firebox........http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brinkman-smoker-b ... 19bf6d67ca

sorry...and a chimney...but you should be able to do that with 6mm steel for under £75 if you visit a scrapyard and get friends rates on the welding

On this occasion I didn't want to make the smoker just wanted to purchase one that had already been built.

However I had already looked at that smoker and if it had a firebox and chimney would have snapped it up

Does anyone know if you get a better result from you smoking with an offset over something like the ProQ?

Opinions will vary on that one. You can get great results with either, there's pros and cons to both, but I think you'll find the food that comes off either is just as good as long as you know how to use the cooker.

Have you considered a Traeger if you want something that's convenient and easy? Worth thinking about for sure. If that's not your bag, you could consider a ceramic cooker like a Kamado Joe.

I can't remember why you wanted another cooker was it just extra capacity or did you want to try another style?

I've got the proQ Excel which I love however when doing a long smoke I get fed up trying to get new coals in the bottom.

I saw the offsets and felt like giving them a go, as I thought they looked easier to get new coals into.

Hey Tucker, hope I'm not preaching to the converted here but... the cool thing about the excel is you can clip all the cooking sections together, lift them off using gloves and feed the fire direct. Then simply place the stackers back on. Total time about 30 secs.

Beerz

Adie

Don't get me wrong, I love my ProQ, just felt like giving another smoker a go as well, I would never get rid of it as it's so easy to use and control.

When I've more peole over and need more cooking space I thought a offset would be a good alternative.

Do many people own offsets out there or are most people using bullet smokers now?