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never had one, think it's time to give it a try
Don't need anything great big, it's just two of us for the most part. Something easy to use would be best for me.
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What are you looking to spend, and what all do you want to do on it? What fuel source do you prefer? Propane, Charcoal, Pellets, Electric
A dedicated electric smoker is pretty easy to use and it only takes a couple wood chunks to produce a good smoke. A pellet grill is good at smoking but they are not sealed up tight like an electric smoker. They are constantly burning pellets, but that is also what produces the heat. Pellet grills also struggle to get to high temps for a good sear on a steak.
I use a 18.5 Weber WSM its is pretty easy to smoke with once you get the hang of it so you know how it reacts to adjustments. I don't have any problems throwing a 10-15 lit birquets on a pile of unlit coal, assembling it, throwing the meat on and going to bed.