Customer Reviews

Cajun Injector Electric Smoker

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Note: to those concerned with rear wheels, the same model comes without rear wheels under the "Masterbuilt" brand. I was told by a local sporting goods store that "Cajun Injector" bought out Masterbuilt and that they are the same smoker. I was pleased that for the price of $199 at the sporting good store it included the wheels. Here in SD it is 20-25 Degrees, the machine is able to reach the target temp (250 for ribs). I feel that under the harsh weather conditions that this out performs expectations. If your new to smoking check out the book "Backyard BBQ: The Art of Smokology", which is very informative.

The unit has nice features and work great the first three times I used it. On the fourth use it ran for about an hour then quit heating. The shelf holding brackets are very sharp. I cut myself twice cleaning it up after use. Look for a unit that you can replace the heating element and that is easier to clean.

This is a fine smoker for the money. Just don't try to contact customer service for fast help. The help number in the owner's manual is wrong it should be 800-299-9082. But even without any help from them it is still a good smoker.

After just 3 hours of use @ 225 degrees the heating element burnt out.
you can not buy a replacement element for this unit.
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY

I just got my cajun injector about a week ago and am so far quite pleased with it. I have a problem with the pellet tray that made it hard to insert all the way, but, I called customer service and they are sending me a new tray as we speak. The problem was that the tray was mounted a bit too high on the device and it bound up so I hope the new one is a bit lower. The response from the customer service folks was almost too good to believe. I'm not even sure I had completed my complaint of the defective piece b/4 she told me a new one was in the mail to me. Am doing my first big meat trial tomorrow with 10 lbs of ribs after doing just a few brats last evening which were outstanding so I'm looking forward to that. I must say, there are some very sharp edges on the smoker tray and the rack holders that could get you if you aren't careful. The booklet of instructions left a lot to be desired and said nothing about the vent opening and how to use it so I will just have to wing it!!

Do not follow the cook times in the book provided as they are most definitely wrong. Go with what you know on time and this smoker is ridiculously easy to use and clean. It holds temp within a degree for the entire cook time.

I have used this 5 times so far, all with great success. In fact cooking riblets right now

Pretty much 99.9% assembled, all I had to do was put the back handle on.

First the positives.
1. Temp is right on, I tested it with another thermometer and both read the same. The meat probe also is very accurate.
2. Good size.
3. Side chute for adding chips is very handy, don't have to keep opening the door
4. Outside doesn't get super hot, very well insulated
5. Bradley jerky trays fit in here which is very nice

Now the cons
1. Chips do not burn a long time, have to add more about every 20 minutes or so
2. Side chute although convenient is pretty tricky to get used to at first, alot of my chips were ending up on the ground.
3. I wish the temp would go up higher, only for when I cook chicken (I finish them on the grill to crisp up the skin)

I own 3 smokers, propane, lil chief and this one. By far this is my favorite for ease of use. I highly recommend this unit. From what I hear it is the same as the masterbuilt. Only addition to this is a product called the amazn smoker that I will be putting with it next week.

I bought this smoker at Academy sporting goods about 5 months ago. I used it about 8 times and got great results - this was my first smoker and I love the flavor it gives food. One day while smoking some chickens I realized that the control panel was blank - mr GFCI outside outlet had tripped. It wasn't raining and there was nothing wet around. I tried resetting and plugging back in and it kept tripping it immediately as I plugged it in. I called and they sent me a new cabinet, but it wound up being the wrong one so they sent me a new control panel - between the 2 machines I made one that worked - at least for about 2 hours and then it did the same thing - started tripping my GFCI. I have tried multiple outlets including non-GFCI outlets and it just blows the circuit breaker. I have come to the conclusion that you get what you pay for and this is a cheap machine that just will not last. I am looking at a new smoker now - probably a Smokin-it #1 smoker. It has a 2 year warranty - not 90 days like the cajun injector.

I used this item once when I first got it and smoked two pork butts -- the smoker worked great and the results were outstanding. A month later, I was using it to smoke some ribs and after about 2 hours, it began beeping incessantly and displayed, "EE". I looked at the online documentation via the Cajun Injector website and the only information I could find was, "If control panel shows an error message, turn electric smoker off, unplug unit from outlet, wait ten seconds, plug unit back into outlet, then turn electric smoker on. This will reset control panel." It didn't identify what that error message might mean but I complied and so I turned the machine off and unplugged. 30 minutes later, I plugged it in and it started beeping again with the same cryptic "EE" error message. The next day....same thing. I emailed both Cajun Injector and Amazon.com and within 5 minutes, I got an email back from Amazon.com. They were going to send out a new smoker (or refund my money). That "wowed" me for the Amazon guys. 2 days later and I have yet to hear from the Cajun Injector folks. So....kudos to Amazon.com.....BOO-HISS to Cajun Injector!!!

The Cajun Ijector smoker was a huge dissappointment. During the seasoning procedure more smoke came out from around the door than came out of the smoke exhaust. The wood chips burned out in 20 minutes and the temperature inside was very erratic. There was a large gap down the hinge side of the door and on the top of the door. I could not see any way to adjust the hinges to fix the problem. I returned it to the store, got my money back, and have since purchased another brand that I am very happy with.