Big Chief Smoker vs. Little Chief Smoker

[@cbird4922]

I have the Big Chief front loader. Love it. I’ve smoked everything from salt, to fish, to chicken wings and roasts, and everything else I could think of. Never any issues, and the thermal blanket keeps the temp high enough to keep even large, dense items in the “safe” zone. Excellent return on investment, I’ve been using this a couple times a week for about four years. Highly recommend.

[@pioneersmokehouseschannel]

Awesome! I started using the little chief when I was a kid smoking smelt with my family. These are great smokers. I don’t care for how regular cuts of meat cook, and I am very touchy about temperatures, but Sous vide works, so this should work.

[@mr.c8033]

Excellent video. Man, you really did your homework. Great presentation, too. Thank you!

[@pioneersmokehouseschannel]

Thank you. I started using this brand smoker when I was 12 or so and moved on to other smokers. I think this is the best smoker for fish and jerky.

[@MrGotchacp]

My Big Chief is just like the Little Chief in design. I really like Big Chief

[@pioneersmokehouseschannel]

I love all their products equally but I perfer the largers size of the big chief. Also, I like the drop in rack for larger loads so I can load it all at the same time... Thanks for watching!

[@soccerreff]

I have a top loading Little chief smoker and am considering trying pecan, but I cant find pecan in the smaller chips. Can I use the larger chips in the little chief?

[@pioneersmokehouseschannel]

you can use larger woodchips like Cameron's, Western, or Weber's. However, they will smoke slower and produce thinner smoke. I would recommend buying Cameron's fine wood and Cameron's wood chips. Fill the pan half full of the fine wood, then add a handful of the chips on top. that should get a good start from the fine wood and give you a reasonable time from the chunks. Most brands of wood chips are the same size as Smokehouseproducts wood chunks. I added a link to the regular-size Cameron's Pecan and I use the fine that is linked all the time. Thanks for watching!

[@soccerreff]

Thank you very much @@pioneersmokehouseschannel

[@islandjason]

I prefer my Top loader Big Chief for salmon, but i like my front loader little chief for smoking cheese. You can leave the door open a bit.

[@pioneersmokehouseschannel]

Years ago, all they had was the top load little chief, and that is what I started on... I agree with you, but many people prefer the loading convenience of the front-load models.

[@masterchiefmasterchieflopez]

good job

[@pioneersmokehouseschannel]

Thanks