The Stick Rules.

No, I haven’t gone native and forsaken the gas or electric rigs but I’ve firmly rested on what most call a “labor of love” – smoking with a pure wood-fired rig. Since the run in Tennessee last Thanksgiving I realized that your gas and electric rigs are glorified outdoor ovens where smoke is optional. NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT… I still intend on doing most of my long-haul smokes with the gas rig just for the simplicity of use. If you’ve been hanging around loweralabama.org long enough you’ve seen that I’ve made fun of stick burning purists before for that very fact. For a big bird, brisket, or butt a low-maintenance gas or electric rig is difficult to beat. You’ll spend the first 2-3 hours feeding it wood chips to get a good smoke ring then you can go to bed and not have to worry about stoking the thing all night long. For ribs or chicken or any other short-haul job, it’s all about the smoke and the stick-fired rig can’t be beat!