Brinkman Smoke and Grill vs Weber Smokey Mountain -- can it compete? part 1 

Thank you for watching, I agree there is a huge difference in the quality between a wsm and the brinkman but you can still cook on a brinkman - just needs a little more attention

Thank you for watching. I have been wanting to do a comparison for quite some time

Thank you for watching. My 1st charcoal smoker was a Brinkman and I struggled with it.

Thank you for watching. This was a fun cook

Thank you for watching. My 1st charcoal cooker was one of the Brinkman “gourmet” smoker. After doing this cook - think I will try and hunt one of the gourmet smokers down

Thank you for watching. This one made its way from the bayous of Louisiana and the guy bought a Yoder pellet smoker and wasn’t going to use it anymore - picked it up for $60.00- think I did ok

Thank you for watching. My 1st charcoal cooker was a Brinkman. I have learned a lot from those days and am looking for redemption as I blamed the cooker not the cook.. lol.. time to meet up soon buddy.

Thank you for watching. Yeah kinda hard when you have the ultimate do it all summit.

Thank you for watching. I won’t give out the results here but my very 1st charcoal cooker was a Brinkman and I hated it- mainly because I had no idea what I was doing

Thank you for watching- this was a fun cook and the Brinkmann did great

Thank you for watching. My very 1st grill was a Brinkman charcoal and I always had it running way hotter than I wanted. I was so frustrated. I actually threw the thing away. I was given a 18” wsm and really started watching videos trying to figure it out. What lesson can I pass on is . Start out with 10 unlit briquettes in the smoker and in your chimney start out with 6 briquettes to light. It is easier to add briquettes than to remove them. And only add 5 at a time. WSM’s are a little easier to control because they have the 3 intake vents at the bottom and you can close or turn down as needed. Also it takes about 15minutes for your grill to settle in at a temp when you adjust a vent so you have to give it time. The top vent will also help control the cook temp so you can adjust it on the Brinkmann but try starting out with less charcoal. Hope that helps and let me know how it goes.

@@LouisatRshackBBQ I will definitely try your suggestions Thank you

@@LouisatRshackBBQ I significantly cut down on charcoal Like you suggested, and I cooked some amazing ribs. Way more hands on that. A automatic pellet grill ! I also needed patience