Portland Trolley offset Smoker

[MrBlue]

Does anyone have any experiences of the Tarrington House Portland Trolly Smoker Grill as offered by Makro?
They are currently selling for £79.99 (+VAT) and was wondering if they are actually any good - or just a waste of money, or if anyone has one and what they think of it?

[Swindon_Ed]

I'm not experienced with offset's but from what I’ve heard and my understanding of offset's is that if they cost less than £300 it'll most likely be made of very thin metal which will lose heat and it will have lots of gaps where the smoke & heat will escape from makeing them very difficult to manage a constant heat. Although that being said with some fire bricks and a bit of tin foil a lot of these problems can be overcome.

I have seen this on eBay at the moment which if anyone is looking for a good offset this looks like a bit of a bargain.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Refurbed-New-Brau ... 7196783739

[joker smoker]

The new Braaunfells here is similar to the Brinkmann smoke'n'pit professional and is quite sturdy but not built from 1/4" steel like cactus jack, yoder, oklahoma joe etc. A more realistic price for a refurbed snoker of this calibre would be £120- £150 tops.