I will say this, the alpha burner is all the BTU's you need. I have a 24" disco and I run the burner on medium to low most of the time. as far as which one is best I don't know since I have not used the other one yet. I do like the alpha one tho.
After I started this thread it occurred to me that maybe there are more than one size of these burners on the market...? Is yours marked with a BTU rating?
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
I agree - It looks like it's better built but geez that BTU really threw me...
'course no matter how easy something is - I can always find something to worry about -
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
Our oldest son bought a burner this summer, it wasn't an alpha but looked just like it. Itl puts out way more heat than you will ever need, and holds a disk very well. I have found some that look just like the alpha on ebay under $30. Type in propane burners.
I just did that last night and got nervous after looking at all the listings for what LOOKS like the same burner....
Somewhere along the way someone told me that I needed 20 to 30,000 BTU to do the job and all the burners that look like the alpha claim 10-12,000 BTU. I'm ready to order one but I want to buy the correct one the first time - unlike how I do most things...
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
My wife is devious! She just discovered that if she loads up amazon with a bunch of her stuff but doesn't hit the order button then when I just now went on there to buy this burner - I'M THE BAD GUY BUYING ALL HER STUFF TOO! - well I'll show her - I just won't buy anything!
...wait a minute - I'm screwed...
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
I thought $177 was a bit much for that burner so I almost went to look at the freight calcs... lol
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
THe document said; "What's hers is hers and what's mine is also hers..."
I was drunk when I signed that ...
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
you'll notice the nagging wife smilie suddenly disappeared...
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)