Did them for several years, burned out on it. It was fun, but is a lot of work.

Lots of pellet smokers on here, is that a separate league from real smokers? How does that work? I guess with pellet smoking, you got to be really good at pressing iPhone app buttons?

I’d put my pellet smoked ribs or brisket up against your “real smoker” in a blind taste testing.

Well then don’t be talking chit about pellet smokers just because you like to do it the old way if it’s “cheating”. It’s the way of the future no need in baby sitting a stick burner for 12 hours anymore.

Cooked in a couple. Not a big fan, cooked some of the best food of my life that never placed and had some flops I’d feel bad feeding my family at a birthday party that placed.

I'll talk chit about pellet smokers all I want, but you are missing my point. In BBQ competitions, do pellet smokers really compete against real smokers?

I'll talk chit about pellet smokers all I want, but you are missing my point. In BBQ competitions, do pellet smokers really compete against real smokers?

Stick smokers always say that pellet smokers don’t give a good smoke flavor. So if we are at a BBQ comp anything should be allowed and judged blind madly based on the meat presented, no matter what it was cooked on. I’ve absolutely nailed briskets on a stick burner and absolutely ruined briskets on a pellet smoker. One may use an app, but it still takes a little luck and know how. If you’re a stick burner purist, then no Wi-Fi for r other meat thermometers are allowed, you know, cook it like a purist, go be feel only.

I think Bar-B-Q cookoffs are like chili cookoffs. They are cooked for the judges to take one bite. It's not real good eating. Years ago I cooked in chili cookoffs. Was a lot of fun. I qualified for the world finals three times. My chili was not good eating chili but it won me cookoffs.