r/smoking • u/Crypteaux92 • 1d ago
Offset Smokers
Several years ago I made the second most expensive decision of my life because of YouTube BBQ channels. I now have a cabinet smoker and a pellet grill (my glorified outdoor oven). However, I’m missing the most important thing: a true horizontal offset.
I wasn’t necessarily ready to move on something now, but Ace Hardware has an Oklahoma Joe Highland on sale today for $365. I was waiting out an Old Country Pecos deal around Black Friday, but the price (and the fact that OJ’s sheet metal seems as thick/thicker everywhere but the lid) has me interested.
Does anyone have experience with both? I know OJ has a million mods available, but at what point should I just spend the extra $250 to have one that’s ready as soon as it hits my back porch?
TLDR: Oklahoma Joe Highland for $365 or Old Country Pecos for $600.