Smoker Reviews - Reviews of smokers of all kinds
Reviews of smokers of all kinds from inexpensive vertical water smokers to big full sized smoking rigs.
Fast Eddy's by Cookshack FEC100
For years Ed "Fast Eddy" Maurin has been a legend on the BBQ competition circuit, taking home dozens of championships. Being something of an engineer at heart and always looking for a better way, Ed worked for several years on a better smoker that would give him consistent barbecue without having to tend fire all night long. After teaming with Cookshack, he produced the FEC line of competition smokers.
For years Ed "Fast Eddy" Maurin has been a legend on the BBQ competition circuit, taking home dozens of championships. Being something of an engineer at heart and always looking for a better way, Ed worked for several years on a better smoker that would give him consistent barbecue without having to tend fire all night long. After teaming with Cookshack, he produced the FEC line of competition smokers.
Cookshack Super Smoker Essential SM040
For more than 40 years Cookshack has been making some of the best electric smokers on the market. They make both residential units and commercial smokers for restaurants and businesses. These smokers give you great, authentic barbecue without a lot of work. If you tend towards the easier to operate smokers then this is a great unit. Basically a kitchen appliance this smoker burns standard wood chunks and gives you control over the temperature, smoke quantity and timing.
For more than 40 years Cookshack has been making some of the best electric smokers on the market. They make both residential units and commercial smokers for restaurants and businesses. These smokers give you great, authentic barbecue without a lot of work. If you tend towards the easier to operate smokers then this is a great unit. Basically a kitchen appliance this smoker burns standard wood chunks and gives you control over the temperature, smoke quantity and timing.
Cookshack Smokette Elite SM020
For more than 40 years Cookshack has been making some of the best electric smokers on the market. They make both residential units and commercial smokers for restaurants and businesses. These smokers give you great, authentic barbecue without a lot of work. If you tend towards the easier to operate smokers then this is a great unit. Basically a kitchen appliance this smoker burns standard wood chunks and gives you control over the temperature, smoke quantity and timing.
For more than 40 years Cookshack has been making some of the best electric smokers on the market. They make both residential units and commercial smokers for restaurants and businesses. These smokers give you great, authentic barbecue without a lot of work. If you tend towards the easier to operate smokers then this is a great unit. Basically a kitchen appliance this smoker burns standard wood chunks and gives you control over the temperature, smoke quantity and timing.
Weber Smokey Mountain 18.5 Inch Smoker
It would seem almost insane to change a smoker as popular at Weber's Smokey Mountain (WSM) Smoker, but Weber has listened to the fans and made only slight (requested) changes to this unit. The addition of a lid mounted thermometer and a bottom mounted heat shield doesn't affect how this unit works but gives you a better smoker. In the past you either had to drill a hole and put in your own thermometer or set one inside and lift the lid to check the temperature.
It would seem almost insane to change a smoker as popular at Weber's Smokey Mountain (WSM) Smoker, but Weber has listened to the fans and made only slight (requested) changes to this unit. The addition of a lid mounted thermometer and a bottom mounted heat shield doesn't affect how this unit works but gives you a better smoker. In the past you either had to drill a hole and put in your own thermometer or set one inside and lift the lid to check the temperature.
Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5 Inch Smoker
Given the immense popularity of the Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM) Smoker, Weber has stepped up with this super-sized version. With 726 square inches of cooking area this unit is perfect for the competition cook or anyone who wants to be able to turn out up to 60 pounds of barbecue. This unit works just as well as its smaller predecessor with the excellent temperature control, long unassisted cooking times and easy use.
Given the immense popularity of the Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM) Smoker, Weber has stepped up with this super-sized version. With 726 square inches of cooking area this unit is perfect for the competition cook or anyone who wants to be able to turn out up to 60 pounds of barbecue. This unit works just as well as its smaller predecessor with the excellent temperature control, long unassisted cooking times and easy use.
Char-Broil Electric H2O Smoker
When it comes to Lazy-Q, this is about the most basic, easy to use and cheapest unit on the market. If you want good barbecue, but don't want invest a whole lot of time or money in the process then this is probably a good unit for you to look at. It is also a good unit if you are just starting out in barbecue and don't know how far you'll be going with it. The electric heat element in this unit produces the heat that cooks the food and provides smoke.
When it comes to Lazy-Q, this is about the most basic, easy to use and cheapest unit on the market. If you want good barbecue, but don't want invest a whole lot of time or money in the process then this is probably a good unit for you to look at. It is also a good unit if you are just starting out in barbecue and don't know how far you'll be going with it. The electric heat element in this unit produces the heat that cooks the food and provides smoke.
The Good One Open Range Smoker (Model 30-P)
The Good One smoker is one of the top competition smokers on the circuit. This one, the Open Range, is the smallest of these smokers. Heavy and solid, this charcoal smoker has incredibly precise temperature control via the three "spinner" vents that not only let you set the temperature exactly where you want but let you find out how many turns it takes to get there so you can set it every time. With a removable drip pan, cooking grates and ash pan this is an easy unit to clean.
The Good One smoker is one of the top competition smokers on the circuit. This one, the Open Range, is the smallest of these smokers. Heavy and solid, this charcoal smoker has incredibly precise temperature control via the three "spinner" vents that not only let you set the temperature exactly where you want but let you find out how many turns it takes to get there so you can set it every time. With a removable drip pan, cooking grates and ash pan this is an easy unit to clean.
Traeger Pellet Lil' Tex
This unit is sold as a grill but works equally well as a smoker. With an optional digital feeder control you can get a low and slow temperature that is perfect for smoking for many hours. This is a pellet grill so it uses small wood pellets, similar to animal feed, that burner cleanly and efficiently. These wood pellets create all the heat and all the smoke so it is as close to smoking with hardwood as you can get without splitting logs.
This unit is sold as a grill but works equally well as a smoker. With an optional digital feeder control you can get a low and slow temperature that is perfect for smoking for many hours. This is a pellet grill so it uses small wood pellets, similar to animal feed, that burner cleanly and efficiently. These wood pellets create all the heat and all the smoke so it is as close to smoking with hardwood as you can get without splitting logs.
Char-Broil Deluxe Electric Water Smoker
When it comes to Lazy-Q, this is about the most basic, easy to use and cheapest unit on the market. If you want good barbecue, but don't want invest a whole lot of time or money in the process then this is probably a good unit for you to look at. It is also a good unit if you are just starting out in barbecue and don't know how far you'll be going with it. The electric heat element in this unit produces the heat that cooks the food and provides smoke.
When it comes to Lazy-Q, this is about the most basic, easy to use and cheapest unit on the market. If you want good barbecue, but don't want invest a whole lot of time or money in the process then this is probably a good unit for you to look at. It is also a good unit if you are just starting out in barbecue and don't know how far you'll be going with it. The electric heat element in this unit produces the heat that cooks the food and provides smoke.
Old Smokey Electric Smoker
The Old Smokey electric smoker is basically a tin can with a heat element a drip pan and a couple of racks for the food. The simplicity of the design is what makes this a great smoker. The heat element in this unit can generate enough heat to do some low temperature grilling or roasting, but it is designed to smoke at low and slow temperatures. You load wood chips on the heated plate to create smoke and load food above the drip pan (not a water smoker) on the racks.
The Old Smokey electric smoker is basically a tin can with a heat element a drip pan and a couple of racks for the food. The simplicity of the design is what makes this a great smoker. The heat element in this unit can generate enough heat to do some low temperature grilling or roasting, but it is designed to smoke at low and slow temperatures. You load wood chips on the heated plate to create smoke and load food above the drip pan (not a water smoker) on the racks.
Char-Griller Smokin' Pro
This is a low cost offset smoker that has a number of great features. Built on the traditional smoker design, this unit can give you lots of great barbecue with real smoke from a real fire. While temperature control can be challenging with this smoker (and similar offsets) the authentic flavor and large capacity make up for the limitations. This unit is frequently sold without the firebox. Without the offset firebox you have a charcoal grill, not a smoker.
This is a low cost offset smoker that has a number of great features. Built on the traditional smoker design, this unit can give you lots of great barbecue with real smoke from a real fire. While temperature control can be challenging with this smoker (and similar offsets) the authentic flavor and large capacity make up for the limitations. This unit is frequently sold without the firebox. Without the offset firebox you have a charcoal grill, not a smoker.
Brinkmann Smoke'N Grill
The Brinkmann Smoke'N Grill is a basic little unit designed to convert between a grill and a smoker. The grilling abilities are pretty good on the small cooking space, but the smoking abilities of this little gas powered unit are actually quite good. If you want a little smoker (that can smoke up to 50 pounds of meat) then this is a good unit to look into. This is a simple to operate gas smoker that gives you good barbecue without a lot of fuss.
The Brinkmann Smoke'N Grill is a basic little unit designed to convert between a grill and a smoker. The grilling abilities are pretty good on the small cooking space, but the smoking abilities of this little gas powered unit are actually quite good. If you want a little smoker (that can smoke up to 50 pounds of meat) then this is a good unit to look into. This is a simple to operate gas smoker that gives you good barbecue without a lot of fuss.
Masterbuilt 7 in 1 Smoker/Cooker
This basic vertical water smoker is built on a kind of modular design that allows you to mix and match parts to give you a wide range of function. While more expensive than other similar units the good construction and varied functions make this a great cooker. As a smoker you get to choose between gas and charcoal fuel as well as add wood for good smoke production.
This basic vertical water smoker is built on a kind of modular design that allows you to mix and match parts to give you a wide range of function. While more expensive than other similar units the good construction and varied functions make this a great cooker. As a smoker you get to choose between gas and charcoal fuel as well as add wood for good smoke production.
Big Drum Smoker Standard 2338-1
There always seems to be someone trying to make the better smoker. From computer controls to advanced materials, the "better BBQ" is just around the corner, right? Well Rocky Richmond has proven that simplicity is always the best bet. The Big Drum Smoker (or BDS) is a big steel drum with a fire in the bottom and food on top. This unit has a single 23.5 inch grate and will hold up to 4 large pork butts. Drippings from the food fall on the fire and give foods a more authentic flavor.
There always seems to be someone trying to make the better smoker. From computer controls to advanced materials, the "better BBQ" is just around the corner, right? Well Rocky Richmond has proven that simplicity is always the best bet. The Big Drum Smoker (or BDS) is a big steel drum with a fire in the bottom and food on top. This unit has a single 23.5 inch grate and will hold up to 4 large pork butts. Drippings from the food fall on the fire and give foods a more authentic flavor.
Cookshack Super Smoker
The Cookshack Super Smoker gives you loads of space (up to 10 whole chickens) in an electric smoker oven that gives you ease of use and great barbecue. Cookshack has over 40 years experience making smokers for restaurants, barbecue competitions and backyard cooks. This smoker is perfect for the barbecue lover who doesn't have time to tend to the fire. This electric smoke oven will give you authentic smoked meats without a lot of work.
The Cookshack Super Smoker gives you loads of space (up to 10 whole chickens) in an electric smoker oven that gives you ease of use and great barbecue. Cookshack has over 40 years experience making smokers for restaurants, barbecue competitions and backyard cooks. This smoker is perfect for the barbecue lover who doesn't have time to tend to the fire. This electric smoke oven will give you authentic smoked meats without a lot of work.
Cookshack Smokette SM008
Cookshack has over 40 years experience making smokers for restaurants, barbecue competitions and backyard cooks. This is there most popular unit, the small Smokette that is perfect for the barbecue lover who doesn't have time to tend to the fire. Easy to use, this electric smoke oven will give you authentic smoked meats without a lot of work. Large enough to feed a good sized gathering, this is the perfect smoker for the person who wants to come home from work to a nice rack of smoked ribs.
Cookshack has over 40 years experience making smokers for restaurants, barbecue competitions and backyard cooks. This is there most popular unit, the small Smokette that is perfect for the barbecue lover who doesn't have time to tend to the fire. Easy to use, this electric smoke oven will give you authentic smoked meats without a lot of work. Large enough to feed a good sized gathering, this is the perfect smoker for the person who wants to come home from work to a nice rack of smoked ribs.
Cookshack Amerique
Cookshack has over 40 years experience making smokers for restaurants, barbecue competitions and backyard cooks, but they let their users design this unit. What you get is the ultimate in computer controlled backyard smoking. This unit will let you load up a brisket in the morning set a desired temperature or time and head off to work for the day. When you get home, you'll be eating barbecue brisket. With temperature probes, hold cycles and automatic smoke generation this is the perfect smoker.
Cookshack has over 40 years experience making smokers for restaurants, barbecue competitions and backyard cooks, but they let their users design this unit. What you get is the ultimate in computer controlled backyard smoking. This unit will let you load up a brisket in the morning set a desired temperature or time and head off to work for the day. When you get home, you'll be eating barbecue brisket. With temperature probes, hold cycles and automatic smoke generation this is the perfect smoker.
Big Green Egg (Large) Charcoal Grill and Smoker Review
Big Green Egg (Large) Charcoal Grill and Smoker Review. Okay, this is marketed as a charcoal grill, but its ability to hold low temperatures for an incredible amount of time has made it and other Kamado cookers very popular amongst smokers. This "smoker" is based on an ancient Japanese design, made of ceramic and looks a little like a vertical water smoker. The vents allow you to control the temperature and easily hold it at the ideal smoking temperature for many hours without attention.
Big Green Egg (Large) Charcoal Grill and Smoker Review. Okay, this is marketed as a charcoal grill, but its ability to hold low temperatures for an incredible amount of time has made it and other Kamado cookers very popular amongst smokers. This "smoker" is based on an ancient Japanese design, made of ceramic and looks a little like a vertical water smoker. The vents allow you to control the temperature and easily hold it at the ideal smoking temperature for many hours without attention.
Pitts & Spitts P-C1830 Smoker Review
Now these are serious units. The Pitt's and Spitt's smokers might be more expensive than many units but the solid construction and fantastic smoking characteristics make them some of the best units on the market. If you are really serious about barbecue this is a great unit.
Now these are serious units. The Pitt's and Spitt's smokers might be more expensive than many units but the solid construction and fantastic smoking characteristics make them some of the best units on the market. If you are really serious about barbecue this is a great unit.
Klose 20 inch by 30 inch Smoker Review
Klose 20 inch by 30 inch Smoker Review. When you talk about smokers, I mean serious smokers, you're talking about David Klose. He makes the best. If you see a serious smoker at a competition he probably made it. The 20 by 30 is what David calls the Owner Rocommended. It's the smallest of the standard smokers he makes (he makes all kinds of custom units too). You only get 600 square inches of main cooking area but the excellent construction, fantastic heat properties and great smoking.
Klose 20 inch by 30 inch Smoker Review. When you talk about smokers, I mean serious smokers, you're talking about David Klose. He makes the best. If you see a serious smoker at a competition he probably made it. The 20 by 30 is what David calls the Owner Rocommended. It's the smallest of the standard smokers he makes (he makes all kinds of custom units too). You only get 600 square inches of main cooking area but the excellent construction, fantastic heat properties and great smoking.
Bradley Smoker - Original Review
Bradley Smoker - Original Review. Of the "Lazy-Q" electric smoker appliances this is the best. This refrigerator style smoker is thermostatically controlled and can hot and cold smoke. You truly get a wide range of smoking abilities out of this unit. Smoke is created by burning wood disks that are added to the unit by a controlled mechanism.
Bradley Smoker - Original Review. Of the "Lazy-Q" electric smoker appliances this is the best. This refrigerator style smoker is thermostatically controlled and can hot and cold smoke. You truly get a wide range of smoking abilities out of this unit. Smoke is created by burning wood disks that are added to the unit by a controlled mechanism.
Bar-B-Chef Charcoal Smoker Review
Bar-B-Chef Charcoal Smoker Review. Another of the classic style offset smokers, this is a heavy duty unit that will last for many years and make great barbecue. Heavy guage steel with great airflow controlled by a series of vents this unit works like most of this type for a good price. Many people swear by this unit and have never had to buy a replacement.
Bar-B-Chef Charcoal Smoker Review. Another of the classic style offset smokers, this is a heavy duty unit that will last for many years and make great barbecue. Heavy guage steel with great airflow controlled by a series of vents this unit works like most of this type for a good price. Many people swear by this unit and have never had to buy a replacement.
Brinkmann Smoke'N Pit Professional - Smoker Review
The Brinkmann Pro or SnP as it as abreviated on the internet is one of the consistantly best smokers on the market. This horizontal, offset smoker has been used everywhere from the backyard to some of the largest competitions. It is a great, solidly constructed smokers you can buy. For a backyard smoker you have enough room on this unit to cook for a small army. The offset firebox lets you get to the fire without losing heat and the large door gives you quick acess to the food.
The Brinkmann Pro or SnP as it as abreviated on the internet is one of the consistantly best smokers on the market. This horizontal, offset smoker has been used everywhere from the backyard to some of the largest competitions. It is a great, solidly constructed smokers you can buy. For a backyard smoker you have enough room on this unit to cook for a small army. The offset firebox lets you get to the fire without losing heat and the large door gives you quick acess to the food.
Weber Smokey Mountain - Smoker Review
Of all the inexpensive smokers on the market this is the one that truly stands out. The Weber Smokey Mountain has its own fansites. and generates a lot of attention. If you are not interested in feeding and army or catering then this backyard unit has all the power to make some great barbecue. The superior airflow design makes this unit easy to use and allows it to hold even, consistent temperatures for many hours. A great unit for the amateur barbecuer.
Of all the inexpensive smokers on the market this is the one that truly stands out. The Weber Smokey Mountain has its own fansites. and generates a lot of attention. If you are not interested in feeding and army or catering then this backyard unit has all the power to make some great barbecue. The superior airflow design makes this unit easy to use and allows it to hold even, consistent temperatures for many hours. A great unit for the amateur barbecuer.