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Originally Posted by forgop
I did a quick search after posting on amazon and such and it seems like the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker 18-1/2" model has great reviews. Found it for $246 shipped from another website. That would certainly be feasible and seems to have been discussed here.
Don't know anything about pellet smokers though....would the Weber be a much preferred option over like a Bradley?
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You are talking apples to oranges really. Bradley's use electric coils for a heat source, and the pucks are for smoke. It's basically an oven with smoke box.
The WSM uses charcoal/wood (fire) for it's heat source as well as wood for smoke. It's a difference you would have to experience. The WSM is a great smoker but it's not quite set and forget. There are aftermarket items such as the Stoker or BBQGuru, that can make a WSM almost set and forget.
Traeger, Fast Eddie, etc pellet smokers use fire and wood pellets for heat and smoke. They are pretty much set and forget systems.
I don't know of any truly set and forget smokers as pellets and pucks can jam. A wind could blow things over, etc.