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The Good-One Open Range Review
A charcoal grill with a smoker spliced on top. We reviewed The Good-One's popular Open Range. This cleverly designed charcoal unit uses the same concepts of an offset smoker, but it works better. The Good-One lives up to its' name and receives our Best Value AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.
Onyx Oven Review
This cabinet style smoker can low and slow smoke, either with a water pan or without, and also be used for direct heat grilling or roasting.
Orion Cooker Review
We tested and reviewed this clever and unusual design. Well, maybe it isn't that unusual. It is really a hi-tech variation on the cowboy method of cooking in a Dutch oven where the pot sits on coals and coals sit on top of the pot. Orion excels at keeping meat moist and cooking fast., earning our AmazingRibs.com Silver Medal.
Char-Griller Smokin’ Pro Review
Read our review to find out why the only good thing we can say about the Char-Griller Smokin' Pro is the price is unbeatable. Many wide-eyed first time smokers thought it made sense to buy this tin can as a starter model. The problem with the Smokin' Pro and many other cheap offset smokers is they are hard to use.
Char-Broil Silver Smoker Review
Read our review to learn why we do not like or recommend cheap offset smokers like Char-Broil Silver. Yes, the sticker price is low, the big horizontal drum looks like your BBQ dream come true, and if you don't mind spending time and money for parts, (not to mention ruined meat), you may eventually get one to work OK.
Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited Edition Review
For about a hundred bucks more than Char-Griller or Smoke 'N Pit cheap offset smokers you got an all-around upgrade: heavier construction, better wheels, handles and shelves; everything is a bit more sturdy. Trailmaster earns our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Bronze Medal.
Big Poppa’s Drum Smoker Kit Review
We tested and reviewed Big Poppa's Ugly Drum Smoker kit that you can buy from for $140 and awarded our AmazingRibs.com Silver Medal. This kit reduces the cost, effort and probability for error when doing it yourself. Really. Much better than a cheap offset smoker, and just as cool looking.
Big Drum Smokers Medium Smoker Review
The Big Drum Smokers Medium Smoker is 27" diameter by 39" tall. Made from 16 gauge steel, it comes with one 25" cooking rack with 8" clearance. It fits 6 large pork butts, or two 14 pound whole briskets, or two- 20 pound turkeys.
Backwoods Smoker Party Review
Wherever BBQ teams are competing, it's a good bet you'll find Backwoods Smokers. Read our review of the Backwoods Party Smoker which earns our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal. This charcoal smoker is at home in the backyard or competition field. Don’t be fooled by the small size, Backwoods Smoker Chubby can handle 18 slabs of baby back ribs!
Backwoods Smoker Chubby Review
Wherever BBQ teams are competing, it's a good bet you'll find Backwoods Smokers. We testing chubby and gave it our AmazingRibs.com Pitmaster Award. This charcoal smoker is at home in the backyard or competition field. Don’t be fooled by the small size, Backwoods Smoker Chubby can handle 12 slabs of baby back ribs!
Napoleon Apollo AS200K Review
If this smoker looks familiar, there is a reason. It is an English/Canadian knockoff of the venerable Weber Smokey Mountain. We reviewed Apollo and found that unlike most knockoffs, this unit has a couple of clever design innovations and improvements over the original earning our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal Award.
Napoleon Apollo AS300K Review
Read our review of Napoleon's Apollo smokers that are English/Canadian knockoffs of the classic Weber Smokey Mountain. But unlike most knockoffs, this unit is well made with a couple of clever design innovations and improvements over the original Weber, earning our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal Award.
American Barbecue Systems All-Star Review
American Barbecue Systems All-Star Grill and Smoker is effectively two cookers in one. We reviewed this unique device with an offset firebox that runs along the back of the cookbox and three stainless steel grates that may be placed at low, middle and high positions for smoking.
SpitJack XB150 Whole Animal Rotisserie System Review
We reviewed the SpitJack XB150 Whole Animal Rotisserie which can spin a 150 pound pig. That's a lot of hog! It sets up for roasting over an open fire.
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