Smoker pricing
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Tex_77 said in Smoker pricing:
Inflation…Biden economics
Oh, please. You think Biden caused this global pandemic? Can we leave politics at the door here?
Early in pandemic, many steel mills slowed/stopped production fearing a major recession when in fact, there was a boom in a way with people buying stainless products (grills, fridges, etc). Now that that that has slowed, major industry is ramped back up and demand for steel is outpacing the mills. This is much like what happened with lumber (though lumber is cooling as is was mostly driven by homeowner/builder demand - not major industry like steel).
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SS prices jumped according to the manufacturer. We talked about it on a recent live stream. I’d say if you listened to what Austin and I have been talking/warning about for the past 8 months we are about to be proven correct, this is almost certainly not the last vendor that is planning on doing similar things.
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Tex_77 Sorry Tex but I come to this site to get away from that stuff.
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I was just ready to finally order one too. Had sent an email a couple of times and never heard back from anyone. Then was kind of waiting to see if Waltons was going to “brand” one of their own since I think Jon mentioned it on a stream a while ago. Then get on to see about ordering one and the price is ridiculous now.
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I have one I’ll sell you, I’ve had it for about a year and have only used it four or five times.
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Tex_77 Hard to hide the truth.
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I was just ready to finally order one too. Had sent an email a couple of times and never heard back from anyone. Then was kind of waiting to see if Waltons was going to “brand” one of their own since I think Jon mentioned it on a stream a while ago. Then get on to see about ordering one and the price is ridiculous now.
If I remember correctly cabelas used to have one branded to them… I saw it on YouTube. I understand an increase but almost 25%???
Maybe it will come back down
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I have one I’ll sell you, I’ve had it for about a year and have only used it four or five times.
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The thing about smokers is you will have it for a very long time, yes the upfront price sucks. But think about how many years you are going to own it, over time it will be a drop in the bucket.
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Yeah, the upfront price is steep and might or might not come back down but depending on how often you will use it I would say it is worth it still. Though it’d hurt to hit that complete order button!
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I was just ready to finally order one too. Had sent an email a couple of times and never heard back from anyone. Then was kind of waiting to see if Waltons was going to “brand” one of their own since I think Jon mentioned it on a stream a while ago. Then get on to see about ordering one and the price is ridiculous now.
I’m located in Bozeman MT.
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Yeah, the upfront price is steep and might or might not come back down but depending on how often you will use it I would say it is worth it still. Though it’d hurt to hit that complete order button!
Jonathon That’s the exact thought I had back in 2005 when I purchased my first Traeger(a Lil’ Tex ) @$699.00! Now it’s 2021 and I still have it. That’s about $33 per year! I was skeptical, but one day as I was looking at it online, the Wife says, “quit looking and just hit the button!!”. I did and no regrets. Opened up a whole new world of outdoor cooking. Little did I know that a couple of years later the Wife would want her own Traeger( a full size Texas)!
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Yeah, the upfront price is steep and might or might not come back down but depending on how often you will use it I would say it is worth it still. Though it’d hurt to hit that complete order button!
Jonathon Price of propane here says I need to go back to stick burning only except for things that need to be smoked real cool. Then maybe I need to re-convert that chicken house back to the ol smokehouse it used to be 100 years ago. Propane has doubled & doubled now again in the past year & a half or so.
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Jonathon Price of propane here says I need to go back to stick burning only except for things that need to be smoked real cool. Then maybe I need to re-convert that chicken house back to the ol smokehouse it used to be 100 years ago. Propane has doubled & doubled now again in the past year & a half or so.
calldoctoday so true. Fuel cost in general is very high. I can’t believe just what people want for a cord of wood, a tank of propane, or our electricity cost.
Anyone doing this for some resale must take these cost into account. Those doing it for them self may need to evaluate the cost effectiveness of their product.
For example, I use to make my own bacon. Now, I use about75 pounds a month with catering. My cost on pork bellies, fuel, curing, etc., I am much better off getting a prime product than making my own.
I know using this commercially is different, but for those doing their own cures for economic reasons, we must look at the total cost to produce it.
There are factors that quality trumps this model. I know that my sausage will beat any commercial sausage. So, I make my own. Bacon, Mine is good, but commercial is about the same quality and much less expensive.
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calldoctoday so true. Fuel cost in general is very high. I can’t believe just what people want for a cord of wood, a tank of propane, or our electricity cost.
Anyone doing this for some resale must take these cost into account. Those doing it for them self may need to evaluate the cost effectiveness of their product.
For example, I use to make my own bacon. Now, I use about75 pounds a month with catering. My cost on pork bellies, fuel, curing, etc., I am much better off getting a prime product than making my own.
I know using this commercially is different, but for those doing their own cures for economic reasons, we must look at the total cost to produce it.
There are factors that quality trumps this model. I know that my sausage will beat any commercial sausage. So, I make my own. Bacon, Mine is good, but commercial is about the same quality and much less expensive.
Chef What are they getting for a real cord of good wood these days? I used to split a lot & sold a little to friends & family too, if they asked. I still just like splitting wood (reminds me of another story, that I will save for later), but other than for smoking & cooking, it just doesn’t do anything for us to fire up the fireplace in this house. We used to put nice wood burning stoves in the homes I built for us & those were for real. I still split my Pecan & Oak for smoking. We don’t have any Hickory trees, Black Walnut, or Sassafras on this property. We do have a couple small fruit trees, but you really do not have to split that for smoking. I also found that Dogwood is similar to Oak, so we lost the biggest Dogwood I had ever seen (& I used to literally propagate them) a few years back & I cut that up & split it for smoking. We have lots of Cherry Laurel here that looks good & smells like Cherry Coke when you cut it. However, I would not smoke with it as it has too much cyanide in it as I understand it.
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Chef What are they getting for a real cord of good wood these days? I used to split a lot & sold a little to friends & family too, if they asked. I still just like splitting wood (reminds me of another story, that I will save for later), but other than for smoking & cooking, it just doesn’t do anything for us to fire up the fireplace in this house. We used to put nice wood burning stoves in the homes I built for us & those were for real. I still split my Pecan & Oak for smoking. We don’t have any Hickory trees, Black Walnut, or Sassafras on this property. We do have a couple small fruit trees, but you really do not have to split that for smoking. I also found that Dogwood is similar to Oak, so we lost the biggest Dogwood I had ever seen (& I used to literally propagate them) a few years back & I cut that up & split it for smoking. We have lots of Cherry Laurel here that looks good & smells like Cherry Coke when you cut it. However, I would not smoke with it as it has too much cyanide in it as I understand it.
calldoctoday $350 up, if you pick it up. Mostly post oak or a mix of anything they consider wood. So many sources really don’t even know what they are selling.
I prefer red oak and pecan, usually smoke with a 70% red oak 30% pecan with what is usually available around here. Would love to get hold of some cherry, hickory, or others, but way too expensive here.
Some people try to smoke with mesquite, but I only will use mesquite for grilling, never smoking. Way too bitter in my opinion.
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calldoctoday $350 up, if you pick it up. Mostly post oak or a mix of anything they consider wood. So many sources really don’t even know what they are selling.
I prefer red oak and pecan, usually smoke with a 70% red oak 30% pecan with what is usually available around here. Would love to get hold of some cherry, hickory, or others, but way too expensive here.
Some people try to smoke with mesquite, but I only will use mesquite for grilling, never smoking. Way too bitter in my opinion.
Chef My God, I don’t know what to say. Yes, I agree on the Mesquite. Excellent & very hot for grilling or making your own charcoal, just a little tiny bit for smoking beef.
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The price of propane has been inflated just like lumber, they tried to use the excuse of the freeze last winter down south for the shortage. It’s greed and profit taking rather than shortage. The propane companies will end up taking it in the shorts just like the lumber manufacturers are now with too much inventory. Just an example OSB was going for $65-75 a sheet in June and 2 weeks ago I could buy it for $14 a sheet.
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