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4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice little smoker, November 27, 2006
This review is from: The Great Outdoors Gas Smoker (Lawn & Patio)
I found this smoker to be great. I am not a pro, so take my opinion as such. I bought this last week and put it together in about a 1/2 hour. The only problem I had was that a flimsy weld on the control panel broke, which meant it did not hook onto the bottom of the smoker neatly. It was nothing a little electrical tape could not fix, and was probably my fault for forcing it. I plan on fixing it with a bolt and nut later this week. The rest of the unit looks well built. As far as smoking, it did great. I put some garlic and water in the water pan, a mix of apple and mesquite in the wood chip bin, and put the smoker on low. As long as I had the vent wide open it stayed at 175 F. If I closed the vent the temp got up to 200 F. The whole chicken I cooked was great. After four hours of smoking on my back patio, the chicken was moist and had a delicious hint of BBQ. It was smoking pretty good for a couple of hours. My wife had doubts about me buying a smoker. Now she has a BBQ menu planned for next week. All in all I would recommend this to a friend. It is easy to use and keeping the heat consistent throughout the smoking is very easy with the propane controls and the vent.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for the price, March 30, 2007
This review is from: The Great Outdoors Gas Smoker (Lawn & Patio)
This a very basic smoker. It is well built. Easy to assemble w/ good instructions. Not much information on the actual smoking process but the internet is full of information. No information on how to adjust the vent to make it run cooler or hotter. Do not think it should matter w/ gas. It might just regulate the amount of smoke. I leave mine 1/2 open. Runs to hot for a smoker when set as the instructions recommended, gas valve 1.5 turns open. I have mine less than 1/3 of a turn open to achieve 225deg. It took some trial and error to figure out how to get the temp low but once you figure it out the gas smoker works great. Would have been 5 stars if knob on the smoker was able to adjust the temp low enough. I keep mine pegged on low.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Smokin with the Pro's, July 5, 2006
This review is from: The Great Outdoors Gas Smoker (Lawn & Patio)
I have been wanting a smoker for a long time and have looked at several.I liked the looks of this unit and could not be happier with the results. I smoked baby back ribs and they were fabulous. I have used it three times and the results were the same fantastic. I talked my grandson into buying one, thats what I think of the smoker. It assembles easily and is quite attractive on my patio. I just purchased a cover to keep it protected from the sweltering Texas climate. R.F.O'Hara
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