Battle for Bullet Smoker Supremacy - Part 2

[gary31753]

Good video. My minor complaint is that the background music was distracting and sometimes made it difficult to understand the cook.

[banditbbq]

@gary31753 Thanks. This was one of the first videos put together and have since learned from my mistake of having the music toooo loud. I appreciate you watching!

[DaZoneRanger]

How long did you smoke the wings for?

[Encino1972]

Good video - but drop the background music. I have used the same WSM for 8 years and it's still going strong - 1+ cook a week. I'm going to buy another WSM and keep my old one for 2nd smoker. Quality smoker.

[Mvleeuwen1971]

I found this video very helpfull in making a choice which smoker I'm going to buy next week. Thanks and nevermind those whiners who are nagging about the quality or the fact that you had wings on it... Loved it!

[gypsycabs]

Real nice video. I'm thinking of adding a bullet style grill to my arsenal, and these videos really helped me along, even if you didn't find a clear cut winner. Keep up the good work and I look forward to watching!

[pal51961]

OMG, these guys are lame. Who would test a smoker with WINGS!!!!????? Why not smoke some ribs, butts or brisket? I've never heard of smoking the crap they did. This did not tell me anything. When I get my Pro Q I will post a video properly comparing each unit under a 4-12 hour session.

[banditbbq]

@pal51961 Thanks for checking out the video. You probably missed it, but this comparison was done at a one-day contest. The star of the show this day was not the comparison of the two smokers, but was the contest where Jason was taking time out of his busy contest schedule to help with the GENERAL comparisons. If you want to throw rocks, I would like to invite you to compete against us ANYTIME. By the way, you better bring your A++ game, because when it's all said and done, I doubt your skills.

[duhamell1972]

@pal51961 I simply did this video as a favor for Jim since i am very knowledgable of the Weber Smokey Mountain at no time was this meant as a cooking contest for the 2 smokers just merely a comparision. If you did really purchase a Pro-Q the I would gladly put my WSM and my bbq skills up against anything you can offer. I do thank you for reviewing the video but i doubt your bbq experience is up to par with ours.

[BeeRich33]

Fill the WSM water pan with volcanic rocks/BBQ briquettes. Foil over the rocks. Replace foil every 3 runs. Also, my WSM I pack below temperature with 1 bottom vent open, comes up to smoking temperature, works great.

[ryanice92]

Nice comparison, thx.

But, uh, "safe food handling"? While its debatable that using the same glove to put raw chicken and raw pork onto a grill that's over 300º, Jason then proceeds to touch the handles of both cookers with his 'contaminated' gloves and then touches the handles with his bare hands as well as the tools and pans. Safe food handling?

[ryanice92]

Nice comparison, thx.

But, uh, "safe food handling"? While its debatable that using the same glove to put raw chicken and raw pork onto a grill that's over 300º, Jason then proceeds to touch the handles of both cookers with his 'contaminated' gloves and then touches the handles with his bare hands as well as the tools and pans. Safe food handling?

[fatturdburger]

A study by the French environmental campaigning group Robin des Bois found that a typical two-hour barbecue can release the same level of dioxins as up to 220,000 cigarettes.

Dioxins are a group of chemicals known to increase the likelihood of cancer.

The figures were based on grilling four large steaks, four turkey cuts and eight large sausages.

This amount of cooking was found to release 12-22 nannograms of dioxins into the atmosphere.

[banditbbq]

@fatturdburger But BOY does it help to make the food taste good! I promise not to go preach on your page, if you'll kindly do the same. Thank you for your concern.

[k9pjuice]

@fatturdburger , who on this planet cares what the french have to say

[k9pjuice]

pretty even when judged by a man with a wsm tatoo ffs. Would have been better to put the extra grill on the pro q and have the fatty above the chicken dousing it in lovely flavour. Dropping those full water pans into a lit smoker seems a pretty dumb move. Don't get me wrong i've a weber kettle and love it dearly but that pro q just seems to be the biz

[fatturdburger]

Enjoy your poison bbq.

[banditbbq]

@fatturdburger will do. Thanks!

[viewitnow]

Another example of a good instructional/informational video ruined by background music.

Why do so many youtube-ers feel the need to add that distraction when they create videos?

[banditbbq]

@viewitnow I agree...I didn't do the best job in editing this video. It was a rookie mistake. Thanks for your input.

[rking35209]

guys you did a great job on the video.......just bought the Pro Q due to the fact it is very comparible to the Weber and is much cheaper......thanks again to the great vid.

[snatcher420]

seems like you guys did it the hard way...why not put water bowl in first then fill it with water?

[unionplumberscrack]

I fill the water reservoir with rock or bricks. helps retain cooking temp. I have the cheap Brinkman and it sucks. If the wind is barely blowing or it is cool outside it is impossible to keep my pile of shit above 200 degrees. Do yourself a huge favor and spend the money for a nice smoker if you want to get into this. BBQ is about hanging' and relaxing right? You can't do that is you are constantly fighting your smoker...

[eedwards74]

No mention of the prices.What is the price difference between the two?

[banditbbq]

It's been about a year since we shot this video, but at the time, I think the ProQ was just a little bit more than the Weber. Since then, Weber has raised prices on their models. I haven't checked lately, but a Google Search should give you pretty quick answers. Thanks for watching!

[drmlabs]

great vid - helped me decide to order my ProQ Excel 20 today!

[drvrdug]

Nice vid, and comparison, but why do so many put noise in the background? Some might call it music, but it rarely is, and it just clouds the audio, and makes it harder to hear the conversation.

[banditbbq]

Thanks for checking out the video. The 'music' was my rookie attempt at making the video a little more interesting. Poor mixing skills are to blame for the quality. I'm practicing for future videos. :)

Thanks again!

[chuck050382]

Good videos, Those chicken wings were good.

[banditbbq]

Thanks Chuck! It was funny, we were going to film more of the food, but as soon as the wings came off the smokers they were pretty much devoured...didn't last long enough.

[virtualweberb]

Forgot to say...great job on the video! Nicely done.

[banditbbq]

Thanks VirtualWebErb!

[virtualweberb]

For safety's sake, the Weber water pan should be placed into the middle section off the heat, then filled with water from above after the middle section is placed over the charcoal bowl. Cold water + hot coals = serious steam flash and potential for serious skin burns. This is true not only for the Weber smoker, but for all water smoker brands.