Hi I'm new to the site. I've always loved casually grilling steaks, chicken, burgers, brats etc. and have wanted to get into more sophisticated grilling and smoking for a long time. I recently moved to a place where I can finally use a charcoal grill (I'm in Berwyn btw, I would imagine there a lot of Chicago folks here), and stumbled onto this site while researching used options to fix up. Its a pretty cool site and I slacked off at work a bit today reading through posts. Look forward to learning more from you guys.
Couple of quick questions:
Is it possible to search the forums here?
Does the difference in dimensions between the Original, Premium, and Master Touch make a significant difference with anything, like maybe with regard to more cubic inches being better for smoking or something along those lines? I think I could pretty easily get a used Original anywhere from free to 30 or 40 bucks but don't see as many used Premium or Master Touch and the deals on those don't seem as great. I am planning on making some after market mods so the feature differences don't seem so important if a larger kettle would be beneficial I would consider going that route.
Thanks and nice to meet you.