On May 2, 9:51*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2009-05-02, Hugh > wrote:
>
> > I was a Home Depot today, and their regular price for the El Cheapo Brinkman
> > smoker was $39.95.
> > Maybe it's time to plunge forward.
>
> Do it! *
>
> I had one and it worked just fine. *A great starting point. *Buy some lump
> charcoal, a sixer of beer, a good digital thermometer, fill the water pan,
> and go for it. *Use hot water, as the water pan is more usefull as a heat
> sink/temp moderator than for adding moisture. *Great way to get into low
> slow BBQ. *If you like it, you can move up to better rigs, later. *

Especially since those Brinkman smokers--if they're still like the one
I bought 10 or 12 years ago, only last a few years of sitting out in
the rain. The little aluminum access doors went first. They became
impossible to shut pretty quickly.
Still, it only cost me $29.xx, and I retained the lid and used it on
my Weber kettle to cover charcoal I'd placed in the middle of the
grill in order to burn off the previous grilling's residue.
>
> enjoy =D
> nb

--Bryan http://www.flickr.com/photos/15522299@N08/?saved=1