Oklahoma Joe's
Oklahoma Joe's Bronco Drum Smoker & Grill
The 2025 revision of the Bronco and the model below the Bronco Pro already in the catalog. It keeps the two things that made the original Bronco worth buying - a side fuel door that lets you add charcoal without lifting the grate or the food, and an 8 lb charcoal basket rated for 14-plus hours - and adds dual side shelves, rubber-tread wheels and the rib hanger kit as standard. The grate lowers toward the fire for grilling, which is where the '& Grill' in the name comes from. 284 sq in of grate plus nine hooks on three hangers.
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Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓The side fuel door is the feature Pit Barrel and Gateway do not have - you add charcoal mid-cook without venting the chamber or moving meat
- ✓8 lbs of charcoal for 14+ hours is a genuine overnight burn, which the Pit Barrel Junior and the Gateway 30G cannot do
- ✓Hangs and grills: nine hooks on three hangers for ribs, and a grate that drops toward the fire for steaks
- ✓Gasketed lid and a real airflow adjustment mean it holds low temperatures, unlike the sealed no-damper drums
- ✓Two-year parts warranty is double what most drum makers offer
- ✓Dual side shelves and tread wheels come standard, where Gateway charges $220 for shelves alone
Cons
- ✗Listed out of stock on Oklahoma Joe's own store at the time of research, with no restock date given
- ✗284 sq in of grate is small - the capacity claim rests on hanging, and hanging does not suit every cut
- ✗Oklahoma Joe's publishes no steel gauge, which is the number drum shoppers compare on
- ✗136.5 lbs and 44 inches wide with the shelves - it is not the compact drum the marketing implies
- ✗At $430 it sits awkwardly between the $459 Pit Barrel Classic and its own $630 Bronco Pro sibling
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