We asked Grill Master Randy to show you how to buy a barbecue smoker, then we did our best to cut this video down to somewhere around 5 minutes. Jokes aside, there’s seriously so much to consider when buying a BBQ smoker, but Randy breaks it down to 4 simple decisions you have to make throughout the buying process. Just like when you’re actually using a barbecue smoker, the place to start is with the fuel. Randy runs down the advantages of charcoal smokers, electric smokers, pellet smokers, and even gas smokers to help you hone in one the fuel type that makes the most sense for you. Then it’s on to the differences between BBQ smoker types — offset, vertical, and the hard-to-define unconventional models — before a quick glance at what separates freestanding smokers from their built-in brethren. Our barbecue smoker buying guide concludes with an overview of our classifications, which are used to sort models by their quality, performance, and features. Yep, all that in 5 minutes flat! Now we all have more time to spend with our smokers.
0:00 Intro
0:13 Charcoal Smokers
0:42 Electric Smokers
1:15 Pellet Smokers
1:34 Gas Smokers
1:56 Offset Smoker Type
2:13 Vertical Smoker Type
2:33 Unconventional Smoker Type
2:57 Smoker Configuration
3:45 Luxury Smokers
4:00 Premium Smokers
4:16 Practical Smokers
4:30 Economy Smokers
4:59 Closer

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Before joining BBQGuys as part of the customer service team, Grill Master Randy spent 5 years as the Head Steak Chef at the legendary Ruffino’s restaurant in Baton Rouge. He also had a 3-year run preparing almost-too-pretty-to-eat meals for Whole Foods. All that culinary expertise makes Randy a natural fit as our Grill Master and resident recipe creator (if we’re being honest, the beard doesn’t hurt his case either.)

Featuring: Randy Watson
Filmed/Produced by: Paris Frederick

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