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Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:23 pm**

Last year I bought an Eckman Grande bbq smoker as the ebay deal of the day for £50. I wish I had bought half a dozen, because everyone who sees it wants one. It's a good heavy duty piece of kit with heavy cast iron grills instead of the wire ones, and cooks like a dream. I can't seem find them or anything similar here in the UK. I would grateful for any pointers from anyone out there.

Cheers

Jen

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:27 pm**

picture needed

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:47 pm**

I'll try and photograph it tomorrow, it's dark now here in France. Basically, though it's a drum with a chimney and a smoke box on the side.

Jen

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:57 pm**

Does this help:

http://www.eckman.co.uk/p353~3-in-1-Gra ... -Size.html

Phil

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:14 pm**

That's it Wheels, but as you see no longer for sale, anything of comparable quality would be great. All I'm finding are the Brinkman types that look like an upright cylinder. Thanks for the post, it saves me battling with this ipad thing to post pictures.

Jen

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:37 pm**

You can get them jenny but they're serious money:

http://www.forfoodsmokers.co.uk/acatalo ... eluxe.html

http://www.macsbbq.co.uk/Hot%20Smokers%20Shop.html

...a little bit better here:

http://www.planetbarbecue.co.uk/shoplan ... nessee.htm

HTH

Phil

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:30 pm**

The equivalent Brinkmann horizontal smoker with the offset firebox is called the Smoke N Pit Professional. I have that one and can recommend it for hot smoking, but not so much for cold smoking. That seems to be available from the forfoodsmokers site (out of stock at the moment), too. It's probably available from other marketers, too.

I also saw a New Braunfels model available on Ebay UK http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRINKMANN-STYLE-NEW-BRAUNFELS-HONDO-SMOKER-GRILL-/230609555624?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item35b16690a8

I don't know about the Landmann products, but the New Braunfels and Brinkmann models are heavy gauge steel and well-made. It looks like you have several options for very similar designs, but nothing like the price you got for the Eckman!

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:02 am**

Thank you so much everybody for the replies, I told my daughter I would ask the forum, and you've not let me down. I told her she would have to pay out for one, and she's prepared for that. The Eckman was probably the best bargain I've had from ebay, the seller had just over 80 of these for sale at 8.00am, when I got mine, by 8.10 they had all gone!

Cheers

Jen

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:53 am**

Good for hot smoking, but not very good for sausage as you don't have enough height to hang anything and not much fine control of your temp. Good for smoking solid meats, ribs, butts, chicken, brisket etc.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:17 pm**

There was a thread on them here just last year. If I remember correctly you could get the party sized one with a retail price of £399 for £99 with free delivery...

http://forum.sausagemaking.org/viewtopi ... be70e007a0

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:53 pm**

Big Guy wrote:...not much fine control of your temp...

I'm able to adjust the temp to within 5°F by careful use of the smokestack lid and the air vent on the firebox. Over time, I've learned how much extra fuel to add, and when, in order to maintain temps in the 220-230°F range for 16-18 hours.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:55 pm**

been using mine for quite awhile both for smoking and bq great bit of kit

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:18 am**

vagreys wrote:
Big Guy wrote:...not much fine control of your temp...

I'm able to adjust the temp to within 5°F by careful use of the smokestack lid and the air vent on the firebox. Over time, I've learned how much extra fuel to add, and when, in order to maintain temps in the 220-230°F range for 16-18 hours.

exactly the problem too hot for smoking sausage you want it 150-160. if it gets to 170 you stand a good chance your hard work will be ruined.

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:13 am**

Nice score Jenny. What are you going to cook first on it? I vote for ribs (and pictures).

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:59 am**

This is my second summer cooking on it. I brought it out to France as I always have a houseful over here. I tend to cook larger cuts of meat,
pork, chickens, boned out legs of lamb etc. I did a very nice hot smoked salmon last week. We chop up seasoned oak logs into small pieces for the smoke, smells wonderful, we tried some cherry wood this week, very delicate.
All in all I'm impressed with the Eckman. I find it good to control, and it keeps hot for ages. As I said originally, a lot of people are asking me where I got it.

Jen