Ravin R10 man Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 What model and Brand do you have? Which one has worked better for you? I got a cheap Brinkman @ Wally world that was marked down, electric. works ok but cant get heat up over 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Used a cheap brinkman "smoke n grill" charcoal cooker for years here. Imho it gave better flavor than what my electric masterbuilt does, but was a bit of a pain to keep a constant temp up with. Dunno about yours Martin but possible your element may not be good. I think those brinkman electrics do not have adjustable thermostats either. I like the electric convenience and it does give good results. Only issue i have had has been with the wires going into the element, had to take it apart and fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I have a Memphis Select pellet grill, smoker, oven grill. It is great! If I set the temperature to 225 degrees, the computer control keeps it there. There hasn't been any bad meat with this grill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I have a masterbuilt electric too and it's definitely convenient and low maintenance. Only thing I've really ha happen is a big temp drop if the weather is cold or you get some good winds even with the temp cranked up but that's really only happened once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 think those brinkman electrics do not have adjustable thermostats either. Yes William it does, shows up to 445 degree setting...never have gotten more than 200 on the temp guage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Smoker question May want to check with the manufacturer Martin. I know the brinkman electric my parents had did not have any adjustable thermostat or way to control the temp, just plugged it in and added wood chips. It had a thermometer in the lid just like the one i had. One thing on the masterbuilt, wish they had the bigger models with the see through windows when i bought mine. These new ones are pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 mine looks like an old outhouse, but it works great and i can do about 100 pounds of salmon at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 new a guy that did it that way when we were kids...worked great, we wemt and caught a mess of suckers for him one time...think it was Prom night...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Mine is a masterbuilt propane or charcoal.....only used it 3 times so far but getting it up to 225 and staying there seems very easy so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 A hand crafted father special made by my dad. Its had its run so we got a 300 gallon propane tank and we're going to make another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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