Looking for a new Smoker thats best for ribs.

HoocheeQue · Posted: Jun 11 2008 Post subject:

The Backwoods has a great reputation for turning out ribs. The Stumps gravity fed units are also very popular cabinet style cookers. I have a GF 223 that can burn for over 24 hrs. at 250* on a 20lb bag of Rancher charcoal. You can fit up to 5 racks of STL spares on a shelf on the new units. new 223 is priced at $2500, I believe. I use a SS waterpan on the bottom shelf to help with cleanup and it kicks the heat away from the firebox side making it a very even cooker. Lots of good advice in this thread.
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Harry Nutczak · Posted: Jun 12 2008 Post subject:

for ribs I can defenitely endorse the stumps GF series cookers, They absolutely rock for ribs. they are a very moist environment and provide very even heating. He is making the Legacy GF223 again with some extra room and it looks to be a winner. (our stumps recently won us a G-C trophy at a comp.)

One thing about a stumps model, temperature changes do not happen very fast at all, It takes forever to ge either way, especially down!
Sometimes a build or shippng follows those rules too

DPP,
We just got a 70 series, but haven't cooked anything on it yet. I did play around with temp control while seasoning and it also seems like this is going to be a great cooker for everything we do.
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Florida Boy · Posted: Jun 12 2008 Post subject:

I have the DPP 60(Ultimate) and just love cooking on it. The steamer rocks it sounds like a steam machine when on. The meat is beautiul and moist one piece of meat won't get burnt. As Travis mentioned capping the snouts off it acts as a diffuser and keeps the front almost average with rest of the cooker. It depends on what u want as others have said. You can't beat a pull behind to take the show on the road to a lake,friend house,comp etc.
However, if vertical is what u want and all charcoal with some chips u can't beat a Stumps(1 hour for every pound of charcoal). The top 10 here at the FBA(Florida BBQ Association) uses them. I'm like BBQ Man though I love straight logs.
As someone mentioned make the choice that best fits your cooking desires but gas is driving steel crazy and the prices so u might want to research fast....
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todo · Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Mississippi Delta

backwoods . . . are perfect for ribs. I would look at the party model. U can cook 12 slabs with plenty of room to spare.

dads smokin again · Posted: Jun 13 2008 Post subject:

I almost bought the Backwoods because I know first hand it turns out great ribs, chicken, brisket well you get the idea. I went with something I could tow so when we go to the Big 12 Championship Games we can bring it with us so easy, GO SOONERS. But if I didn't need one to tow I would have gotten the Backwoods without a doubt.
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