Customer Reviews

Meco 5023i4-181 Double Grid Charcoal Water Smoker

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3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I've used this as a grill and a smoker so far. It's okay as a grill. It works great as a charcoal smoker. I did a rack of spare ribs and they turned out tender with great flavor. Best ribs I've ever made. The only complaint is in how it arrived. The smoker body came out of the box slightly flattened on the sides even though there was no visible damage on the box. I used a rubber mallet to tap the body back into a circular shape before assembly, and everything fit together after that. If Amazon or Meco beefed up the box for shipping I would have no complaints. Otherwise, the smoker itself is a great value.

If you're going to put out such a poor quality product it would be better if you just passed. Materials are as cheap as you can get. Top of smoker does not fit securely. No integrity to retain smoke in smoker.

The workmanship on this product is just awful. Really sucks!

Overall the body of the smoker is structurally stable. However, when I was putting it together, I noticed the barrel was bent slightly and affects proper application of the lid. It is a very simple product to use, but requires attention to ensure the temperature remains stable.

Not only is this a terrible product the company was even worse!! The product is poorly made and when I went to the company to see about exchanging it the customer service department asked where I bout it and as soon as I said amazon they told me "sorry we wont help you then". Because this was a Christmas gift I had passed the return by date. The barrel of the smoker is mishappen. The lid doesn't fit. The access doors are increadably difficult to open/close to the point that the 'handle' for it broke off. I would say to go to walmart where you will get a better product for your money. At this point using a metal barrel would be a better option.

Excellent product - this our second smoker - the first provided service for us for 15 years!

I was unable to keep a constant temp because there is no damper on the lid. I had to use a stick to keep the lid open slightly. Took forever to cook ribs and chicken and they came out slightly dry because of no convection without the damper. Barrel section was dented also. Very cheap design, I would not recommend this item when there is so many better ones for a quarter of the price.