I actually have a Great Smokey Mountan propane smoker. I like it real well. I can both smoke and cook in it. If you watch you can find a mid sized on for around 250.00. I had a little chiel and it work fine for small batckes of fish, When we do Jerky we like to do a lot of it, so this works grea, and I can do ribs at the same time. Good luck, whatever you buy will work good once you learn how to use it. Tight Lines, Dan