Your grill of choice?

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(05-29-2018, 09:13 AM)WychesWarrior Wrote: I have a Brinkmann Trailmaster vertical smoker.....one of the old "R2-D2" Brinkmann Smoke n Grill smokers/charcoal grill, and a Char-Broil 4 burner Commercial Series gas grill that I can control rather well.

On my Trailmaster, I had a friend weld me up a basket for my firebox out of expanded metal, lined the firebox with fire bricks, and put fire bricks in the bottom and around the sides up to the water bowl of the smoke chamber as well.  I made some gaskets for the tunnel and the door.  I can load up the basket with coals and wood, put the lit coals from my chimney on top, get the dampers set right, and smoke at 225 for around 6 hours without touching it.  When I had a load of hickory logs that were cut to size for it, I could fill the basket up halfway, and then throw some logs on top and smoke for around 9 hours or more without touching it.  Old school stick burner....

That bottom picture is exactly what I have. I smoked up a couple loins on my maiden smokin’ voyage over the weekend. They turned out great but I’m not a fan of the smoker itself. I didn’t put enough charcoal in the pan in the beginning and it’s next to impossible to add any extra when you have it loaded. I checked the meat two hours into the process and lost all my ‘heat’. Once the heat was gone, it was game over for the smoking. I brought the loins inside and finished them in the oven. Still tasted great, but I don’t think I’m a fan of the little Brinkman Smoke n Grill. Might look into an electric one here this year. Any recommendations?
I still love my Weber kettle grill. I can smoke just about anything I want in it and have it taste just as good. I’d put my ribs I slow grill on it up against any professional’s ribs. Guy Feriri and his fancy hair suck it! :)