Analog Electric Smoker
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Web ID: 6544920Perfect. Works great!
It’s perfect! Easy to use and clean up is easy. It smoked the best pork shoulder ever!!
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Customer review from Char-Broil, LLC
A little learning curve, needed....
I've had this for 2 years now.... First electric smoker..... Different from charcoal and wood chunks.... At 73 I was getting tired of cleaning the fire pit out.... Wanted some thing easier.... This is easy to clean.... Grates in dish washer.... Water and pellets pan, I hose them outside.... After 2 years of making pork shoulder, pork chops, chicken, fish, squirrels, turkey, cold smoked cheese, hot smoked spicy peanuts.... And make smoked carneta meat for tacos.... I did a 2 year cleaning of smoker box... Had a good 1/4 inch of grease, smoke, burnt sugar bbg sauce.,.. and other things.... I make smokie pizzas on a ceramic floor tile in my smoker.... Taste like a wood fired pizza oven .... Every loves them.... I love my smoker....
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Customer review from Char-Broil, LLC
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Really happy with my choice!
I've had this analog smoker for several weeks and I'm really impressed. I had a Charbroil digital for many years, and it served me well, but needed a new smoker and this one was a good price. I also read a lot of good reviews so wanted to give it a try. Although I was concerned at first with managing the temp with an analog smoker, from the first time I used it, the temp stayed true and the food turned out great. I did have to learn to not overfill the wood chips, but still didn't impact the results. Overall really happy with my choice and I'm getting a lot of use from my new smoker.
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Customer review from Char-Broil, LLC
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Works great!
I'm brand new to smoking and this smoker is very easy to use and temperature is very easy to keep consistent. My first attempt at smoking a pork butt turned out perfectly!
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Customer review from Char-Broil, LLC
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Char-Broil analog smoker
I’ve had the unit only a few weeks, so i cannot speak to long-term reliability. However a few comments: 1. Unit is well insulated and no hot spots on outside cabinet 2. Temperature gauge was accurate and unit held temperature without needing to adjust electrical input 3. Exhaust vents - there are no dampers to allow you to adjust smoke flow 4. Cabinet exterior metal a little on flimsy side - Char-Broil should use heavier gauge metal 5 some of the hinges and latches were not installed strictly plumb and square. While this did not result in any problems operating unit, it is an aesthetic consideration- Char-Broil should improve final factory assembly process 6. User assembly and operation were extremely easy 7 smoked ham made with unit came out fantastic- 8 hr smoke on 8 lb pork butt @ 230F, used internal temperature probe and cooked to 165F 8. Price - extremely competitive, much less costly than comparable units Overall I recommend, I modified this unit so that I can use an external power controller (Auberins AW-1520H) and worked perfectly holding temp +/- 1F. I will also modify to accept bolt on external smoke dampers
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Customer review from Char-Broil, LLC
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good value
Packaging was excellent, arrived with no blemishes. The 1st clean-out the temperature went way above the 350F mark. My 1st and only use so far was baby back ribs.. Its been raining forever is So. Cal;if. It started smoking within 10 minutes, I only filled the wood chip tray about a 3rd full, so my smoke was less than an hour. I ended up with the dial on the controller a little bit less than 2.5 to keep the temperature from over shooting. I got some tasty ribs. falling off the bone so I overcooked. I now have a meat temperature prob that I can montor the cooking process better.. Clean up was a breeze, everything fits in the dishwasher. The cons. Its not easy to move about. It needs some wheels. The accessory cover for the digital smoker fits like a glove.
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Customer review from Char-Broil, LLC
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Great for beginners and experts alike
I've owned electric/digital smokers from other companies. Sometimes simple is better. Have owned this model for a few years and have had nothing but excellent results. Easy to set up and use. Replacement parts are easy to access and replace.
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Customer review from Char-Broil, LLC
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Good & Bad
Have used it 5 times so far just for ribs and poppers. Super simple design and use. Only issue I have is if I am smoking 2 racks of ribs at a time, the temp just doesn't seem to rise. No issue getting smoke. Had no issue my first run when I only used 1 rack. Just be careful if you plan to use all 3 trays at once
Customer review from Char-Broil, LLC
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We're very sorry to hear this. We value you as a Char-Broil customer and want you to enjoy using your smoker. Whenever an issue is encountered please follow this link (ow.ly/SktNu) or give us a call at 1-866-239-6777 and we'll be able to help.