Oklahoma Joe's
Oklahoma Joe's Bandera Vertical Offset Smoker & Grill
The Bandera is the odd one in Oklahoma Joe's line: a vertical cabinet with the firebox offset to the side, so smoke rises through four stacked racks rather than travelling sideways across a barrel. It is the revival of a cult 1990s Oklahoma Joe's model and takes a 39-inch footprint instead of the 64 inches a Longhorn needs. Capacity is 744 sq in primary across four adjustable racks, plus a 248 sq in secondary, and it ships with a rib rack set.
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Specifications
Pros
- ✓Vertical cabinet layout gets 992 sq in out of a 39-inch-wide footprint, where a horizontal offset of similar capacity needs 64 inches
- ✓Four adjustable racks handle tall loads — whole turkeys, hanging sausage, standing rib roasts — that a barrel chamber cannot
- ✓Genuine side firebox burning charcoal and splits, not an electric or propane element
- ✓Rack spacing is adjustable, so you can run two tall racks or four shallow ones
- ✓Rib rack set included rather than sold separately
Cons
- ✗Vertical chambers stratify hard — the top rack can run 40-50°F hotter than the bottom, and there is no water pan to buffer it
- ✗Thin painted steel again; the firebox needs babysitting in cold or windy weather
- ✗Smaller firebox than the Longhorn means shorter burn cycles and more frequent tending
- ✗Only 2 years of warranty coverage
- ✗Grease drains down through the cabinet rather than out a side drain, so cleanup is messier than a barrel
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