Trader Vic's Chinese Oven BBQ (for home use) - Tiki Drinks and Food

H howlinowl Tiki Socialite Port Saint Lucie, FL Joined: Jul 20, 2008 Posts: 335	H howlinowl Posted posted on Thu, Nov 13, 2014 10:59 PM On 2014-11-13 14:51, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote: mrsmiley, makes a good point the question here is, are you just looking for the Trader Vics aesthetic or you looking to replicate the smoked flavor of those old Trader Vics recipes because that can be achieved with any decent smoker in the $100 to $300 range As an avid practitioner of Smoked BBQing, I would rather use an efficient & up to date smoker which will do a better job overall. [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2014-11-13 15:00 ] Exactly. That is why I posted the pic of the smoker. ogg stated he was looking for one for home use, which means to me that he's planning on cooking with it. Instead of searching the world over for a TV one that more than likely will be a rusted hulk, might as well head to the local DYI Big Box store and spring for something new. howlinowl

On 2014-11-13 14:51, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
mrsmiley, makes a good point
the question here is, are you just looking for the Trader Vics aesthetic
or you looking to replicate the smoked flavor of those old Trader Vics recipes
because that can be achieved with any decent smoker in the $100 to $300 range

As an avid practitioner of Smoked BBQing, I would rather use an efficient & up to date smoker
which will do a better job overall.

[ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2014-11-13 15:00 ]

Exactly. That is why I posted the pic of the smoker. ogg stated he was looking for one for home use, which means to me that he's planning on cooking with it. Instead of searching the world over for a TV one that more than likely will be a rusted hulk, might as well head to the local DYI Big Box store and spring for something new.

howlinowl

Post #731437 by howlinowl on Thu, Nov 13, 2014 10:59 PM