Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been using a small, vertical Brinkmann smoker for 20 years and I liked what I made with it, but I didn't like the design. It was hard to get wood in it if you had food in it, it didn't hold heat well, it didn't hold much food, and it was flimsy. I have 2 growing boys to cook for and I needed to step up to a smoker that could handle more food. I really wanted an offset smoker box and plenty of room for food, while keeping the vertical design. This is the only smoker I could find that met my needs. I was hoping it was American made, but like all things manufactured these days, it was made in China. That being said, it was made well. The total weight of this smoker is over 70lb, and it stands over four feet tall. It is solidly built and extremely easy to put together. The racks are easy to move around to accommodate various sizes and shapes of foods and the fire box holds quite a bit of wood. The temperature is very easy to control with the vents on either side of the smoker and the built in thermometer is more specific than the Brinkmann. I can keep my food at an exact temperature very easily, not just "ideal". So far I have smoked ribs, chickens and pork shoulders with far better results than with my smaller vertical smoker. I highly recommend this smoker to anyone from a novice to a seasoned (pun intended) pit master.