Great smoker. A no brainer for great smoked meats
582027
Thrilled with this smoker.  I'm new to using a smoker. This unit is user-friendly, and gently treats all our meats very well.  I strongly recommend also purchasing the smoker stand for another 40 bucks or so.  It brings this smoker to a level where most folks will not need to bend down to add and remove meat.
666660
Great smoker. Smoked a turkey breast last weekend and it tasted great, It did cook faster than it said it would so watch your cooking time closely.
542659
I used my father-in-law's smoker for years. I believe it is also a Masterbuilt but 4-5 years old. This exceeded my expectations. I like to have wheels on the smoker so it is easier to store and move. I ordered 6$ wheels on amazon, and built a platform using scrap wood. I use this weekly, from just cooking 2-3 lbs of chicken for the week, or to entertain. I recently filled it with 15lbs of London Broil for about 4 hours of smoking. Cut thin like roast beef and was incredible.
3087629
I've liked to smoke meats for awhile now.  Always did it with charcoal or wood fires.  Loved the flavors that you would get out of it after 6 hours.  Always thought the flames added something to the flavor.  Also looked at the electric smoker as cheating.  Boy was I wrong.

Got this as a present after deciding to give it a try.  Looked around a bit and settled on this model.  Didn't feel like I needed a glass door and didn't want to spend a lot in case I didn't like to use it.  It arrived after a couple of days and I love using this.  You set the temperature you want to smoke at, and length of time, and you're off to the races.  Cuts the startup time way down.  You may have to restock the smoking chips every now and then but it has a handy pull out try you use to reload those.

Once you are done it has trays you can pull out and put in the dishwasher making cleanup pretty easy.  Flavors of the food has been great so far.  I haven't noticed a difference from using the conventional fire vs. smoking with electric heat.

If you're thinking about pulling the trigger on an electric smoker and don't need to smoke 50lbs of meat at a time, I don't think you can go wrong with this one.
93524
Excellent.  Easy to use and cook with.  With a digital temp control we only need to check it periodically for wood chips.  We have been cooking in/on aluminium foil pans with a small riser grate in it.  This keeps the Masterbuilt clean and we just clean the small grates that we put in the aluminium pan.  The pan can just be thrown away.  Great smoker oven.
2196452
Excellent smoker. I have used it three times since purchase, all with superb results. The good temperature control allows you to smoke salmon at low temperatures (which salmon needs), although it makes it harder to get the smoke going. We did baby back ribs for 7 1/2 hours in the smoker and they were moist and fell off the bone. Really a nice smoker.
4812191
Set it and forget it. I really like this electric smoker. You just set the temperature and the timing and you are all set. No need to monitor your temperature as it stays consistent to the end. Good for smoking all kinds of meat and you can use any type of wood. My favorite is cherry. You will be highly pleased with this product.
4932202
Fantastic exactly as advertised. I got rid of all my other smoker boxes and wood chips which required soaking. SMOKER LETS ME COOK LOW AND SLOW WITH MINIMUM HEAT meats are oh so tender. A little tricky to light at first but follow instructions EXACTLY don't use any short cuts and your food will be perfect. A quality product and well worth the price.
774326
I've used my smokenator several times since I've purhased it and what a great investment. Don's directions and communications are great and this is a very well thought out and built product. I have a weber performer which is an amazing grill but this turns it into a top notch smoker as well. I was really missing my old offset smoker but it had finally rusted through and my wife bought me the performer for my birthday. I found this product on The Smoke Ring and it received good reviews and I am very glad I purchased this. Smoked a few racks of spare ribs this weekend and they came out very good. I was better with my offset but I had over 5 years of smoking with that setup and I just need more practice with the Smokenator/Weber. I use my performer for everything and now i have even more excuses to use the performer. My gas grill sits very lonely and unused now.
2600860
Love it,  I use it every weekend.  Perfectly smoked meats!
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.
135171
I am very please with this smoker. I have smoked about 6 different items and they have all turned out great. It is a big improvement over my Smokin' Tex. I love the controls, I love the temp and time monitor even though I have a Maverick also it is nice to have both and I do use both on some smoking projects.
1406898
I've owned this smoker for a month and so far it has been great!  I love the temperature and smoker digital controls and the control of the wood feed.  It has been easy to produce some amazing bar-b-que.  So far have cooked excellent smoked bbq baked beans, chicken, pulled pork and ribs.  This is a very easy to use unit.  I would only go for the digital controls - it's well worth the few bucks more.  I only have two minor issues with this smoker.
1.) The heating element needs to be larger.  The heat source is marginal in cold/windy weather. I WOULD NOT BUY the 6 RACK because the 4 rack is marginal on heat and they appear to use the same heating element.  There are people on the internet modifying to add additional heating capacity.  I probably will too.
2.) The bisquettes are more expensive than pellets.  But the smoker costs less too.  I figure there is about a 30% difference in operating/smoking cost.  But it would take a lot of cooking to cover the overall difference.
1294898
Great smoker. Had a grease fire in our old one and had to replace (out own fault). But saved about $150 here rather than buying at cabellas
2118938
I've been using this smoker for a few months now and I'm really happy with it. Keeps the moisture in really well so you rarely need to refill the water pan during a smoke. having the ability to set the temp and time is a really nice feature that I'm glad I have. Couple that with a remote thermometer and your all set. The first brisket that I've ever done came out perfect, better than just about any restaurant I've eaten them in since brisket is really hard to get right as far as I'm concerned.
4225120
I received the smoker well before the delivery window maximum date. Packaging could withstand a delivery truck flip over, in other words perfect. I did a trial run with something simple , Chicken thighs. They came out perfect. However my hickory was a bit green and I had to supplement with some really dry  oak to keep the temperature at 280-300 degrees. Next was bacon smoked at about 150 degrees. The temperature dial was wildly off, but easy to figure out. There is an included digital thermometer that told me to just dial down the knob and I quickly got to my desired temp. I fed it for 5 hours and the bacon turned out perfect, could never have done that on an open fire pit grill. As others have said you have to feed it on a regular basis, but for me that's no big deal. I dedicate the time and enjoy it, great weather on that day. If your schedule does no allow that kind of time, this is not the grill for you. The bacon (bourbon and maple syrup glaze) is in the frig and the smoker racks are in the dishwasher.  I also have a Big Green Egg, 28 years old. It was expensive back then, but today it was worth every penny with weekly use. This KBQ I think will be the same way and a perfect complement to the BGE. I will follow up as I grill more things.
2863711
I've got a fair collection of grills and smokers and have come to the realization that one model does not fit all applications.  I have two Weber's the large one and the middle sized one.  Rarely use the middle sized one.  I have a Luchenbach Two Barrel smoker that is great for briskets and ribs.  I have Masterbuilt electric smoker that is perfect for ham's, turkeys, and pork butts/roasts.  I purchased the Brinkman to solve a problem I've been having with chicken thighs (I know,  just for chicken thighs?).  Yup, just for chicken thighs, and probably wings.  As you can probably tell I cook outside a lot.  Beet at it for going on 40 years.  Have never mastered chicken thighs that met the approval of the live in Chinese/Chef/Maid/Massues/Wife of 47 years.  Gotta keep the wife happy.  Assembled the grill/smoker yesterday.  Got up at 01:00 this am, went to the store and got the fixins to do Guamanian/Chamorro style chicken.  Put the thighs in the marinade at about 02:30 and this afternoon about 15:30 (3:30 pm) I fired up the Brinkman.  Put the thighs on the top rack skin side down,  put the cover on, after 25 mins turned the thighs and cooked for another 25 mins.  Had a few little flare ups with grease dripping onto the charcoal, but with the chicken on the top rack, ignored it.  Took the thighs off, ate same.  Live in Chinese Chef/Maid/MassueseWife actually said she liked them.  Something she never says.  It's usually along the lines of yeah, o.k.

O.K.  the assembly, quality of parts, etc.  The quality of parts is no better or worse than that of my Weber kettles.  One of the reviewers mentioned that there was a quarter inch or so gap between the lid and the body of the smoker.  Reading the assembly instructions I found that that is a design feature to allow adequate air flow.  The only problem I had with the assemble was the wooden handles.  I have huge hands and even with the use of a rather extensive tool box, just couldn't master the nuts and bolts in the recessed holes of the wooden handles.  My red neck brain wasn't in full gear so I did what a red neck does,  grabbed the duct tape.  Worked fine.  If it ever comes undone I'll try drilling the access holes out so I can get my fat fingers in there, or may use some high temp JB Weld.  I'm NOT going to mess with the nuts and bolts provided.