I’ve read from the internet the stick burner produces a better smoke flavor. Not sure if that is believable. It seems all the smokers listed have the ability to produce the same smoke flavor as a stick burner: adding wood chunks/chips, and temperature control. I figure if I can add real wood to any of the systems, maintain the smoking temperature, then I should produce the same results that a stick burner does. The rest is a matter of fine tuning temperature control and convenience.

Am I wrong about this? Are there any distinct and noticeable flavor differences? If it’s a blind taste test, is someone going to be able to taste the difference? Is there a way to categorize the flavor differences?

It seems the rest of the choices are about temperature control and heat source. For flavor, the heat source shouldn’t matter, as long as the temperature is easy to control (electric vs. gas vs. wood vs. pellets vs. charcoal vs. lump coal). The smoke flavor is added by wood, chips, chunks, pellets.

Your thoughts?

Thanks,
Jake