Review after First Cook: th-cam.com/video/09OqciCS8K8/w-d-xo.html Assembly & Initial Review: th-cam.com/video/zoxi8Vcd-Dk/w-d-xo.html Never Do THIS TO an Offset Smoker: th-cam.com/video/d4Pu98pW06s/w-d-xo.html Burn Off & Seasoning: th-cam.com/video/-yxA83--Cts/w-d-xo.html
Great job on this series as you show all the ins and outs of the offset smoker. This is good info for anyone who is new to using an offset. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Great idea for using the different chambers of the offset smoker for different reasons you just cooked the perfect hamburgers and hotdogs cause we’re all gonna be watching this video for Fourth of July cooking
Good to hear your perspective on it. I had not thought of the foil pan in the bottom. Good idea. I like burgers and hotdogs. Definitely something that happens a lot this time of year. Have a good day my friend.
This was my favorite episode of this show ever!😄 (It may have something to do with you enjoying my hot sauce lol). On a serious note that was a great explanation and I totally get why a lot of people would want to toss some coals right in the main chamber. Keep up the awesome vids Big Kev!🍻🍻
@@ComparisonCooking So glad you like it man! It is more of a medium heat instead of mild. I was watching you pour and thinking "I hope he doesn't die"🤣🤣🤣. I have a lot more sauce and varieties coming this summer
Was gifted an offset smoker by someone who thought it was a grill. Excited to get smoking some good stuff, but glad it could still work like a normal grill if needed
Thank you for this video, I needed to know this as I want an offset but don't have room for a webber, as well as an offset, so this is exactly what I needed to know.
Nice reverse sear video in the first half. I agree on the second half, use the firebox if you can 👍. Sometimes I'll even just use a Weber kettle if needed. No need to dirty the main chamber unless you really have to!
That was a good one Kevin! I have to get my hands on some of the @harman heat sauce! Good way to show another option, you never know, someone will be glad you did this! Cheers!
Great mindset of putting things into perspective. I find myself thinking about things the same way all the time. I'm with you. I wouldn't use the main grill unless it was a rack of ribs, or large meats. Burgers, Brauts, and Hot Dogs can be done in the offset.
Exactly, if you are cooking that many burgers and hotdogs for a crowd, you probably should of gone with another grill from the start. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing Tyler!
I’m with you man. I would just grill direct heat on the firebox and move the ready to eat meat to the main chamber to keep hot. Also, my family loves roasted corn. How about a video? I’ll send you mine when I get it going for corn! (DanGoldzco)
Thanks Dan! I think we are doing it right 👍 Roast corn sounds delicious. I’ve messed around with it a few times but my wife doesn’t really care for it. I love that char little bit of burnt but she doesn’t. I’ll just tell her I have to, for TH-cam 😂
I tried the aluminum pan hack in my OK Joe highland. Used two large pans for a large cook. 20 burgers at once. Worked great. Thanks for the idea. It made the cook chamber much easier to clean out the charcoal ashes than using the charcoal grate at the bottom of the chamber. Thanks for the tips. For a small cook, the fire box is sufficient and a little easier.
All i have is a shitty small ass 2 burner gas grill. Ive been dreaming of a good rack of bbq ribs off a smoker. Your channel is motivating me to go get a smoker and start learning!
Its a labor of love, but once you get that firebox under control its the best thing ever! Thanks for the comment, its motivating me to make some more videos!
Interesting comparison Kevin! I can see people using the main chamber for grilling if you need the space or it’s the only cooker you have. When are you going to shave and either have a Sam Elliot mustache or wolverine chops? :) Awesome job brother!
First new to your channel, watched a few different times. Had my smoker few years now. Brinkman trailmaster limited. No longer made which is a bummer. On this one it's really to do burgers. One method I seen was to cold smoke your ground beef or preformed parties. The idea is the meat takes the smoke easier and then grill your burger
Welcome to the channel! That's an interesting way to do it, makes sense, kinda of like cold smoking cheese, bet they are delicious burgers. Thanks for the idea!
Tbh I got a pork belly and doing a couple I am going to be trying the direct heat method after low n slow and transferring the goals into the main chamber I’m interested to try
I don't have FB but I saw another video where someone used a vortex in his Weber. Bc the main chamber is so large, would it be better for me to get a vortex put it in the main chamber to use if I want to grill there??
Vortex is for a very specific type of cook. I think if you are doing something low key you are better off saving your money and just using a tinfoil pan 👍
I agree that the firebox should be big enough to do burgers and dogs. My family's not that big, 2 parents, 2 kids, 2 grandparents. I don't see a need to use the cook chamber for the grilling.
Idk how your smoker works, but generally the top rack has the highest temps in the main chamber and probably would’ve worked slightly better. Probably no real difference but for a test like this might have been helpful for comparison as well
Ill line my main cooker with foil and the next day just push all the ash through the drip into my ask can. I actually like how deep the chamber is because it's a little more forgiving when you got 20 burgers and 20 dogs going. Versus my weber kettle, sometimes i can't even flip it all fast enough ( if i can even fit it all ). The only time im in that pickle is with a huge summer party and i know everyone is going to do more partying than eating. 1 quick cook, get that smoke in the air for that nostalgic 4th of july feel.
Oh man, you just got me so pumped for my next smoke with that nostalgic 4th of July reference! I always struggled with my weber for the reason you just stated. Lining the whole chamber is a good idea! Thanks for watching Steve.
@@ComparisonCooking haaa i hoped that translated well into text lol. Its like a more calm fire in that chamber, i guess because its not vented well enough underneath. You have time to think. 1/4 pound burgers, regular dogs, have some chicken n ribs smoked the day before and you can have a cooler zone to warm em up and set a sauce on them
Haha, perfect timing! Are you going to try the tinfoil or stick to the main chamber? Lots of people in our FB group load up the main chamber with out the tinfoil and just go for it! Feel free to join the group. Thank you for watching, commenting and subscribing!
@@ComparisonCooking hell yeah, I joined the Facebook group too, I was thinking of putting bricks in the main to raise up the charcoal for when I have to grill fajita for the family. I don't normally do foil but for sure I'll be posting pics of how it goes.
Aluminum melting point is 1221F so you could, but you would need a fan on it getting it insanely hot. Even with a fan, it might not get that hot 🤔🤔 might be an experiment I need to try 😂
In my opinion you can get it all done with an offset. Some people just like to have certain cookers for certain cooks. I’m the type where I neglect all but my favorite. Why my dad now has my Kettle.
Edison Phua it doesn’t appear so, lots of people use the main chamber as their “kettle” and never end up using the offset portion. I’ve never seen them say it’s ruined the metal.
Dont want to burst your bubble but that thing will be a rust bucket in a year. Better get an old country brazos. If you want a cheap offset. At least that's a 1/4" compared to that thin Chinese metal firebox.
No way man, I’m expecting it to fully rusted out in 9 months! The old country Brazos are sweet and it is on my short list. I don’t have any academy sports close to me (two states away)so haven’t taken the plunge and ordered it online yet.
Review after First Cook: th-cam.com/video/09OqciCS8K8/w-d-xo.html
Assembly & Initial Review: th-cam.com/video/zoxi8Vcd-Dk/w-d-xo.html
Never Do THIS TO an Offset Smoker: th-cam.com/video/d4Pu98pW06s/w-d-xo.html
Burn Off & Seasoning: th-cam.com/video/-yxA83--Cts/w-d-xo.html
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Great job on this series as you show all the ins and outs of the offset smoker. This is good info for anyone who is new to using an offset. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Thank you Mike, appreciate the kind words. Always wonder if people get what I’m trying to do, glad it’s being received the way I intended!
Great idea for using the different chambers of the offset smoker for different reasons you just cooked the perfect hamburgers and hotdogs cause we’re all gonna be watching this video for Fourth of July cooking
I’m ready for a 4th of July burger for sure, big tomato, lettuce and onions!
Your becoming my go-to youtube channel. Awesome stuff every time.
Thanks Tommy, means a lot brotha👍👊👊
Good to hear your perspective on it. I had not thought of the foil pan in the bottom. Good idea. I like burgers and hotdogs. Definitely something that happens a lot this time of year. Have a good day my friend.
Thanks for watching! Great great videos you've been putting together!
@@ComparisonCooking Thank you.
This was my favorite episode of this show ever!😄 (It may have something to do with you enjoying my hot sauce lol). On a serious note that was a great explanation and I totally get why a lot of people would want to toss some coals right in the main chamber. Keep up the awesome vids Big Kev!🍻🍻
Dude that sauce is rocking, I slightly hesitantly, like am I pouring too much, am I about to have my mouth on fire on camera👀👀! It’s so f*ckin good!
@@ComparisonCooking So glad you like it man! It is more of a medium heat instead of mild. I was watching you pour and thinking "I hope he doesn't die"🤣🤣🤣. I have a lot more sauce and varieties coming this summer
Was gifted an offset smoker by someone who thought it was a grill. Excited to get smoking some good stuff, but glad it could still work like a normal grill if needed
Glad you are able to get the best of both worlds!
Good stuff. Nice comparison of both ways to do it while not messing up the main chamber.
I’m still struggling with an explanation of why to do this 😂😂
Cool offset smoker like number twenty eight great tutorial on grilling hot dogs 🌭 n hamburger 🍔
Thank you so much, hope you have a great week!
Way to early to be this hungry 😂 now I am craving hot sauce and burgers
Haha, the only way to do it right 😎
Very interesting, Nice video, I always appreciate the quality of your videos, well done my friend. Have a great Day, Stay safe out there. 👍👍👍😀✌
Thank you very much! That means a lot!🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thank you for this video, I needed to know this as I want an offset but don't have room for a webber, as well as an offset, so this is exactly what I needed to know.
Glad to help!
Nice reverse sear video in the first half. I agree on the second half, use the firebox if you can 👍. Sometimes I'll even just use a Weber kettle if needed. No need to dirty the main chamber unless you really have to!
Exactly, that's why Weber's can be found on craiglist for $50 bucks used! Thanks for watching & commenting!
Your videos are very creative and entertaining. Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much! Means a lot!
That was a good one Kevin! I have to get my hands on some of the @harman heat sauce! Good way to show another option, you never know, someone will be glad you did this! Cheers!
Thanks Craig! People always ask about it, figure I might as well do it! Talk to Justen that stuff is amazing!
Great mindset of putting things into perspective. I find myself thinking about things the same way all the time.
I'm with you. I wouldn't use the main grill unless it was a rack of ribs, or large meats. Burgers, Brauts, and Hot Dogs can be done in the offset.
Exactly, if you are cooking that many burgers and hotdogs for a crowd, you probably should of gone with another grill from the start. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing Tyler!
I cooked chicken and steak on the side smoke box, and they turned out amazing!
Yeah, the steaks done on the side box over direct wood flame 🔥🤤🤤🤤 nothing beats that!
Hello and best regards, have a great new week :)
Very nice recipe and whole video - thank you for sharing!
Thank you! You too!
I’m with you man. I would just grill direct heat on the firebox and move the ready to eat meat to the main chamber to keep hot. Also, my family loves roasted corn. How about a video? I’ll send you mine when I get it going for corn! (DanGoldzco)
Thanks Dan! I think we are doing it right 👍 Roast corn sounds delicious. I’ve messed around with it a few times but my wife doesn’t really care for it. I love that char little bit of burnt but she doesn’t. I’ll just tell her I have to, for TH-cam 😂
Smoked burgers sounds life changing!!
They are pretty tasty, might have to thicken them up and keep experiment with them!
Great video!! Thank you for the tips!!
Thank you, appreciate the support!
I tried the aluminum pan hack in my OK Joe highland. Used two large pans for a large cook. 20 burgers at once. Worked great. Thanks for the idea. It made the cook chamber much easier to clean out the charcoal ashes than using the charcoal grate at the bottom of the chamber. Thanks for the tips. For a small cook, the fire box is sufficient and a little easier.
That's awesome, glad it help!
All i have is a shitty small ass 2 burner gas grill. Ive been dreaming of a good rack of bbq ribs off a smoker. Your channel is motivating me to go get a smoker and start learning!
Its a labor of love, but once you get that firebox under control its the best thing ever! Thanks for the comment, its motivating me to make some more videos!
I would just use the firebox,if I used the main chamber for cooking lots or larger items you could put 2 trays in the bottom to help the clean,cheers
Absolutely, great way to do it!
Interesting comparison Kevin! I can see people using the main chamber for grilling if you need the space or it’s the only cooker you have. When are you going to shave and either have a Sam Elliot mustache or wolverine chops? :) Awesome job brother!
Hahahahaha, I need to do something with it, it’s all so new to me, I honestly have no idea what to do with this thing growing on my face.
Great tips, excellent background music, need the recipe for the drip jam good sir!
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Thanks for watching!
First new to your channel, watched a few different times. Had my smoker few years now. Brinkman trailmaster limited.
No longer made which is a bummer.
On this one it's really to do burgers.
One method I seen was to cold smoke your ground beef or preformed parties.
The idea is the meat takes the smoke easier and then grill your burger
Welcome to the channel! That's an interesting way to do it, makes sense, kinda of like cold smoking cheese, bet they are delicious burgers. Thanks for the idea!
My offset smoker doesn’t have a grill to put on top to smoke box. That was neat!!
Next time around, i think your smoker will have it! 👍🙌🙌 Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing #brisketslayer!
Tbh I got a pork belly and doing a couple I am going to be trying the direct heat method after low n slow and transferring the goals into the main chamber I’m interested to try
That’s a great way to do it!
I’m for the smash burger video!!!!
Have you seen my video on it? They are so freakin good, the Jalapeno drip makes it a whole other level!
I don't have FB but I saw another video where someone used a vortex in his Weber. Bc the main chamber is so large, would it be better for me to get a vortex put it in the main chamber to use if I want to grill there??
Vortex is for a very specific type of cook. I think if you are doing something low key you are better off saving your money and just using a tinfoil pan 👍
I agree that the firebox should be big enough to do burgers and dogs. My family's not that big, 2 parents, 2 kids, 2 grandparents. I don't see a need to use the cook chamber for the grilling.
One hundred percent agree. I use about 10% of my main chamber cooking space.
Idk how your smoker works, but generally the top rack has the highest temps in the main chamber and probably would’ve worked slightly better. Probably no real difference but for a test like this might have been helpful for comparison as well
Ill line my main cooker with foil and the next day just push all the ash through the drip into my ask can. I actually like how deep the chamber is because it's a little more forgiving when you got 20 burgers and 20 dogs going. Versus my weber kettle, sometimes i can't even flip it all fast enough ( if i can even fit it all ). The only time im in that pickle is with a huge summer party and i know everyone is going to do more partying than eating. 1 quick cook, get that smoke in the air for that nostalgic 4th of july feel.
Oh man, you just got me so pumped for my next smoke with that nostalgic 4th of July reference! I always struggled with my weber for the reason you just stated. Lining the whole chamber is a good idea! Thanks for watching Steve.
@@ComparisonCooking haaa i hoped that translated well into text lol. Its like a more calm fire in that chamber, i guess because its not vented well enough underneath. You have time to think. 1/4 pound burgers, regular dogs, have some chicken n ribs smoked the day before and you can have a cooler zone to warm em up and set a sauce on them
Hi! Cool offset smoker!
Thank you!
I was just looking for a video about cooking in the main, I've been grilling on the offset side trying not to ruin the main chamber.
Haha, perfect timing! Are you going to try the tinfoil or stick to the main chamber? Lots of people in our FB group load up the main chamber with out the tinfoil and just go for it! Feel free to join the group. Thank you for watching, commenting and subscribing!
@@ComparisonCooking hell yeah, I joined the Facebook group too, I was thinking of putting bricks in the main to raise up the charcoal for when I have to grill fajita for the family. I don't normally do foil but for sure I'll be posting pics of how it goes.
Good to learn things. I'll stick with a simple grill.
You and me both!
But, if you use a charcoal basket in firebox to preserve the walls of firebox over time, you cant grill inside the firebox because no room for grates.
Which smoker do you have? On kingsford it wasn’t an issue. On my Oklahoma Joe, it’s an issue for sure.
@@ComparisonCooking Yep, correct for OK Joe. Thanks for the main chamber grill hack.
great video and review!
Thank you 👍👊👊
Wow so nice keep it up!
I am your new friend
Thank you watching Rose!
So what’s the deal with dirtying up the main chamber?
Some people just don’t want the mess to clean up for future offset smokes.
Don’t those aluminum pans have a plastic film?
not all of them. You do have to be careful and avoid the plastic
Won't the charcoal burn that aluminum pan? Just asking , thank you.
Aluminum melting point is 1221F so you could, but you would need a fan on it getting it insanely hot. Even with a fan, it might not get that hot 🤔🤔 might be an experiment I need to try 😂
@@ComparisonCooking Thank sir.
Then is a kettle type grill useless if you already own a offset smoker?
In my opinion you can get it all done with an offset. Some people just like to have certain cookers for certain cooks. I’m the type where I neglect all but my favorite. Why my dad now has my Kettle.
@@ComparisonCooking I see. Do you know if it would cause any damages to put the fire in the main chamber?
Edison Phua it doesn’t appear so, lots of people use the main chamber as their “kettle” and never end up using the offset portion. I’ve never seen them say it’s ruined the metal.
@@ComparisonCooking Thanks for the help👍. Am considering purchasing a smoker, seems like fun
I can't find this grill
Discounted end of 2020
did you really use a temp probe on a hot dog? LOL
For scieeeeeence, i'll be thorough, hahahaha!
😂😂😂 I literally LOL'ed at that!
they look good but they need more char on them way to light colored
HOW TO COOK Hamburger and hotdogs in the main chamber And would you put coal in your main chamber on a offset smoker
It was in the video
I thought you can do from start to finish. It just takes 3 hours
Just get a propane grill for burger days
Seems like using the wrong tool for the job. I’d just use a kettle or straight up throw a grill grate on a fire.
Agreed, just not everyone can afford to have both styles of grills.
Hot dogs on wrong
Dont want to burst your bubble but that thing will be a rust bucket in a year. Better get an old country brazos. If you want a cheap offset. At least that's a 1/4" compared to that thin Chinese metal firebox.
No way man, I’m expecting it to fully rusted out in 9 months! The old country Brazos are sweet and it is on my short list. I don’t have any academy sports close to me (two states away)so haven’t taken the plunge and ordered it online yet.
That cheese looks like mcd's crap.
The good stuff mcd crap, making me hungry just talking about it Darren!
Only use half the main or quarter of main chamber that way you got a hot side and cool side
That’s a great way to do it!