While for some, owning a grill only means cooking a steak once a month, you are one of those who know. You know that investing in a smoker will change your life. You are intuitive and know that you want a smoker, but maybe you have a hard time understanding why and how it will change your life.
Here is a guide that presents all the elements that will change or improve thanks to your smoker.
Cooking is a way to escape and feel good. When you do it on your dream smoker, it all becomes clear. This is where you want to spend most of your time. Where once your passion was “playing baseball” (admit it, it was mostly time with friends that tempted you), now you’ll want to stay home and play with your machine. It’s the best of both worlds! You get to spend time with your family while practicing your Pitmaster skills on your smoker.
If you have children or a large yard to maintain, you may think that you don't have all that time to spend playing with your new toy. Know that many smokers are self-regulating, stable and reliable, which will allow you not to have to stay close at all times and thus be able to go about your other activities.
Basically, you'll be the king of your family, your yard, your friends and the barbecue, all at the same time!
Your friends or family may tell you… In recent years you have tested a few recipes here and there, but you have mostly talked about what you would like to do with a smoker but could never do with your propane barbecue. With a good smoker, you can do anything you want!
From osso bucco to smoked salmon to pork shoulder to jerky, there will be no limit to what you can make. In addition to trying new recipes, you will also have a wide range of wood choices for smoking, which will make your challenge even more challenging. With time, you will come to know what you like, like your whole chicken smoked with half cherry wood and half apple wood.
Over time, you may even be able to start competing and pit yourself against the best Pitmasters. You will be up to speed thanks to your knowledge acquired from a smokehouse: you will have learned to master fire!
You're probably thinking: how is buying a smoker going to make me eat healthier? Close your eyes for a moment and imagine how many times you've been on the road or coming back from a friend's house or from work and the urge to eat junk food has gripped you. Now, do the same exercise again, but imagine that you have your smoker at home waiting for you, where you can quickly prepare a tender, delicious, juicy and tasty dinner. We swear, having experienced it, your desire to eat outside the home will plummet!
We're talking about "junk food" here, but it's also true for any meat, side dishes or pre-made meals. These are often much saltier, much fattier and have a lot of preservatives. By cooking at home on your smoker, you and your family will eat healthier.
Investing in a quality smoker is smart for several reasons. One of them is that you will have less maintenance to do with a quality smoker than you will with other types of grills.
For example, small, common smokers that can be purchased for around $100 rust quickly and require a lot of maintenance. Larger smokers, like the Hamrforge, are 10 times thicker than entry-level smokers. They are built to be sturdy, with durable, good quality parts. So good quality, that it is not uncommon for us to see a father and son come into the store together and the father mention that he has had his smoker for a number of years and that it is now time for his son to equip himself with one too when leaving home!
Finally, the most important thing is that you don't have to store them away in the winter. You can use them all year round without fear of bad weather.
Purchasing a smoker will undoubtedly change your life. It is an investment that, in addition to providing you with hours and hours of pleasure, could make you money.
Indeed, after a few months of use, many of our customers realize that they cook so much that they no longer know what to do with all that food. After becoming the best friend of all the neighbors in the neighborhood by providing them with delicious meals every week, you will be recognized as the BBQ hero in your home! The new pitmasters will probably decide to make their passion profitable and share their experience with their new jewel with others. This sharing will make others dream who will want to equip themselves with such a powerful machine.
They will be delighted to taste and buy tasty, quality meat and you will cook while making money.
Now you have in your hands the five big ways a smoker will change your life.
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