Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've had this smoker for a year now and Im still very happy with it! It took me months to decide on a smoker. I had finally settled on this one. I decided on the version with a separate door for the wood chips so that I don't get massive tempature drops when adding wood. I learned many tips from other reviews on modding the smoker, here's what I did: I want to move the smoker in between uses and there was no easy way to do it. So I added some simple swivel wheels. The legs didn't seem as stable as I would have liked while rolling it around so I had to reinforce them. I got some metal cut and fitted the pieces in between the legs. Then I spray painted the metal panels black, predrilled holes in the legs and secured them with rivets. The metal panels also helps with controlling the flame when it's windy outside. In my opinion this is how the smoker should come from the factory. I noticed other people build brick wind barriers but I wanted a more elegant solution. Check out my pictures. On the tray for the wood chips, I added lava rock. It took me several smoking sessions to find the right amount. For me, a single layer of small sized lava rocks worked best. For wood, I bought chunks but I chop them into chips about the size of a stick of gum, and the thickness of a smart phone. Anything bigger gave me too many tempature spikes. Some people feel that the door leaks too much smoke and installed a gasket. I didn't need to do this with mine. It does allow smoke to escape but it isn't enough to be a problem. The door latch is adjustable, so I think a simple tightening of it is all you need.