We love this smoker!!
345442
First time smoker here and couldn't be easier to use. Food comes great. We will never make ribs on the bbq again!!
1174123
Straight up?  I have used this smoker for 3 months.  And I waited to write this review until I had enough experience under my belt with it to weigh in.  I use this thing commercially.  That's right.  We smoke organ meat from our cattle into jerky treats for pets.  For all you charcoal purists out there?  Give it a shot.  For the money you can't go wrong.  It maintains temp down to 190F without a problem.  And if you need to get it to 350F and use it like an oven, it handles that well too.  The seal is good.  Smoke is good.  The thing is excellent!

A couple of suggestions... Do not use small blocks of wood.  This smoker does VERY well on small chips and dust.  The lower side of the temp scale can be maintained with one burner on low with all vents open.  If you want to increase temp, then close a vent, wait 15 minutes and check again.  Be patient.  Smoking meat is not for the impatient.  You'll mess it up every time.  The pics attached are of a Shoulder Roast, Short Ribs, and my company's "Dino Style" beef ribs.  Just about any type of meat is possible in this unit.

I HIGHLY recommend this product.
925766
So excited that we purchased this item.  It delivers such yummy smoked meats.  All the neighbors are curious what's on the smoker every time we use it.
3345449
Great smoker...we use it every weekend...ribs...chicken...everything comes out great...
4518459
I am a die hard BBQ/Grill guy. Doesn't matter how much rain, snow, heat, whatever, we grill every weekend all weekend. Before I even considered this  smoker, I already had 4 other grills, and a charcoal offset smoker. I really liked the smoker I had, but I needed something that I could leave on at home and be able to go out for a bit, without losing temperature. I was skeptical at first about electric, but decided because of the low price and that it met with my needs, I would try it. I can now say, this is some of the best money I ever spent on a piece of BBQ equipment. I absolutely love this smoker. It keeps a perfect temperature and uses convection heat and wood chips to give a true BBQ flavor to whatever it cooks. Plus you don't have to mess with water pans like you do with other smokers. It uses the juices inside to keep the cooking environment nice and moist.

I still use my charcoal offset smoker, but for a "start and walk away" job, this thing has done it every time to perfection. I am now confident enough with it, I am doing our Christmas Turkey in Old Smokey, and am not worried one bit.

I really can't go on enough about how much I like it, so I'll just say get one, you won't regret it.

I didn't get mine from Northern Tool, I went ahead and ordered it from another vendor for $114, but it had free shipping through them so it all kinda evened out.
957709
great smoker so far. i bought it because my dad and brother smoke fish in their all the time and love it. no problems at all. really easy to operate and the food is delicious. smoked 2 racks of st loius style ribs and they turned out great. really happy with this purchase and recommend it.
2163474
I researched quite a bit before I bought this smoker. Have to admit it was bigger than I thought but that's not a big issue. Right now the only issue I am having is keeping the temperature at a consistent level which I think will come with more use. Overall very happy with the smoker I wouldn't change my decision at all.
4791050
I love this smoker! I didn't buy mine on Amazon, but I do purchase a lot of stuff through Amazon Prime and I love it. Free shipping is the best thing ever. So, I found this smoker several years ago at the home improvement store in our neighborhood. I love this thing. It's so convenient, you just set the time and temp, then add your meats or whatever you're making, and let them cook. No more adding coals and constantly regulating the temp. The only thing you have to do is add wood chips to the side loader, and maybe baste once or twice. Don't open it too much during cooking though, because the temp drops. There is a learning curve if this is your first time smoking. If you set the temp too high for too long the meat could dry out. It happened with a brisket once. But then I jumped right back in and made another one a few weeks later with a root beer braise and that one came out so yummy. See photos.

This is a great tool to have for a Thanksgiving feast if you only have one oven in your kitchen like us. We can cook a big turkey in the oven inside the house, add another cut up turkey in foil pans to this ( appx. mini fridge sized) smoker / oven in the back yard, and have plenty of meat for a large party. I finish the smoked turkey pieces on the grill with BBQ sauce, and it's always a huge hit with my family and friends. Once the cut up bird is on the grill being slathered in sauce, I use this smoker as a low oven to keep any sides warm that are taking up oven space. The only drawback is this thing only goes up to 275. We always end up having tons of sides because everybody brings something, and you want to get them all hot at the same time for serving. This can be tricky with only one oven if you have stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and cookie sheets of rolls that still have to go in. You will need helpers and hot mitts to help shuffle everything around, but between the oven, the smoker and a hot grill we usually pull off a delicious feast.

This smoker won't fit a large lasagna sized pan, but smaller casseroles or foil pans work great in this. I usually cover with foil so the whole meal isn't too smokey. Also, you don't want to put your favorite casserole dish in here, the bottom and sides will get smokey stains. We use foil pans or small metal pans. The good thing about using foil pans is they are easy to load up for giving people leftover takeaway packages, so you're using it twice. Then it can be recycled. We always have leftovers and my guests look forward to that part as much as to the Thanksgiving feast itself. Using some kind of low pan also helps with clean up because the juices from he meat aren't running all over the inside of this thing. The clean up is a drag, but it's worth it to have all this depth of flavor.

 I also used this last Christmas for a small whole turkey which I brought to a Christmas eve party, and I used the handy meat thermometer to keep an eye on doneness. I placed a piece of whole bacon above the turkey while it smoked so the bacon would baste the turkey. All of it came out delicious. We had the smoked bacon the next day, sliced and pan seared for our Christmas breakfast. Yum. You only live once.

Speaking of which, Please be very careful to use proper ventilation with this smoker. We used this under a shade tent once, I think it was raining, or drizzling that day, smoking pork roast for a while, and I ended up feeling very sick after. I think I had carbon monoxide poisoning from the tent holding in the smoke. Yikes! Be careful chefs! Enjoy your new smoker! Please write reviews with cooking tips everybody! It helps to know how to use this thing.
4510575
Works and smokes like a charm! I got this as a present for my boyfriend and so far it has been a present for me, our friends, and our families just as much as him! Set up and initial seasoning was super easy, though you have to do your homework if you're new and serious about smoking (I suggest using the AmazingRibs website). The only thing that kept this from being a 5 star review was the door. It is super loose and lets a ton of smoke out. Fortunately my boyfriend likes projects, so he was able to seal it up tight and it no longer leaks smoke. A pretty easy fix, but for what it cost, I was disappointed about that imperfection. Overall if you like grilling, cooking, projects, and watching the looks of pure joy on people's faces, this product is for you!
3810166
Being a cook, this smoker is really the bomb! Everybody loves high tech smokers, with timers and expensive pellets and what not. This smoker is basics and really allows you to play the amount of smok, the temperatures and the type of wood you want to use.
340226
We purchased this for my husband as a christmas gifta few years ago and he even uses it in the winter, he loves it, so in the summer time it usually going on the daily bases.  He even smoked some meat and put it on ice and sent it overnight to our son in Atlanta so he could see how the different meets taste when they are smoked. This is worth the money.
4911892
The smoker and pizza oven are awesome.  My only regret is not doing this sooner.  We have used the smoker about 6 times and the pizza oven twice and are getting better at both.  The pizza stone arrived broken and it was easily handled with a phone call and they sent me a new one.  The thermometers are not very accurate and we use a meat thermometer anyway to get accurate temperature.  It takes a few tries to get the hang of temperature management for smoking but its really not that hard and does a great job.
2099900
I was recommended to get this one. It is a great smoker. Would highly recommend this one. Holds temperature great, and recovers quickly if the door is opened. Great, great smoker. Definitely worth the extra cost when comparing to other cheaper comparable models.
2433542
This is by far the best smoker I've owned. Baby back ribs came out succulent and the smoke flavoring was fantastic! I only gave it four stars because I wish the remote controller had sounds when the probe temperature is reached and when the time is complete.
Other than that, I highly recommend this unit.
2895090
My husband smokes like a chimney. It was bothering me on a daily basis, being we lounge right next to eachother on the couch most nights. So I googled smokeless ashtray, and this posting came up! I immediately bought it, along with some extra filters. And WOW what a huge relief! Lifesaver. I highly recommend this product to anyone who has the same issue, tired of breathing in second hand smoke from other smokers in the same house. The only reason I didn't give it a full 5 stars,,,was due to the fact this machine gets louder as the fan inside gets more covered in gunk! So you must clean the fans inside on a regular basis, to keep this machine nice and quiet. Other than that its great.! WELL worth the money I paid for it.
2177033
So easy to use and smokes up great food. Got for my husband for his birthday and he loves it!
839031
I've had the smoker up and running for two weeks and have had nothing but good smoking with it.  It smolders the chips perfectly.  Assembly was a breeze with literally three screws to assemble the unit.  The door shuts tight with no smoke coming from the door seal.  The unit heats up fairly quickly, but I've found that at a temperature of 275 (the highest this unit can be set), my digital thermometer was reading 289 degrees.  I would definitely use a high quality digital thermometer as the go to temperature as there is no way to readjust the thermostat on the unit so a 275 reading is 275 degrees.  It holds temperature great and lower temperatures have less of a fluctuation in degrees.  Wood chips are very easy to add via the external handle.  The exterior of the unit stays warm, but not hot.  The interior is very easy to clean with a damp cloth.  Get yourself a good smoker cookbook as the handful of recipes that come with the smoker aren't that extensive or good.