A walk through the rows of teams at any of the hundreds of barbecue contests held throughout the country can be quite an eye opening adventure, particularly to the inexperienced. It goes without saying you will be quite amazed at the shapes, sizes, and styles of the many cookers being used by the teams to prepare their products. You’ll see everything from a huge professionally made unit to a 55 gallon drum converted into a smoker in someone’s backyard.
