Yoder Durango
Product Review

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Disclaimer:  The information provided within this page are my opinions of the product over time. It's best to check back if your interested to see what my thoughts are after I have owned and used the product a while. The reason I say this is only allot of use and time will tell just how well a product holds up.

I recently had the opportunity to support Foothills Fireplace and Grills at a BBQ show at the Enumclaw Fair grounds. In doing so I was also provided the opportunity to season and cook on one of Yoder's finest. The Yoder Durango 20. This for a back yard smoker is one mammoth  smoker with a commanding look to it.

Build Quality - Weighing in at 519 lbs. this smoker delivers excellent heat retention thanks to its 1/4" thick steel pipe walls.  It's available in 16" diameter and 20" diameter pipe. The model I will be discussing in this review is the Durango 20 made of the 20" diameter x 1/4" steel. 

There is nothing light duty about a Yoder smoker or fire pit for that matter. The first thing one will notice is the thick heavy build and the second is the great welds. Beyond the precision welds and thick metal one can look into the heart of the smoke chamber and notice a heat management plate also made of 1/4" thick steel with holes machined in it. Looking closer one will see the holes get larger in diameter the further away from the offset firebox. This is a precision tuned pit and this optional heat management plate is designed and tuned to control heat distribution within the smoke chamber so heat is evenly distributed from one end to the other. Grease runs down off the plate and into the bottom of the cooker where it continues on to a drain and into a grease bucket.

The fire box is big and contains rails and a removable grate so one can not only smoke on the smoke chambers but grill over the wood. fire if needed. I tested this by smoking Rib-eye steaks low and slow @ 225 then during the last 20 minutes I place the grate in the firebox, let it heat up then seared the steaks for 30 seconds each side on the hot grate for a nice finish. Oh my god were those steaks good! Check out the video below. Folks that sampled the steaks I cooked said they were the best steaks they had ever had. And I agree with them.

Yoder Durango
Manufacturing the Durango 20

Smoke It... And they will come!