Char-Broil 30 in. Electric Vertical Smoker

Did two dry chip burns to learn how to get chips going and then maintain desired temperature. Once chips started smoking, I turned temperature down to 250 degrees. It stopped smoking both times, using two different brands of dry chips. Im not even going to bother to put meat in it.

I enjoy using the smoker in fact I use it twice a week. I had to experiment with sealing the door shut properly. The first few uses I believe I lost flavor from the smoke to the atmosphere. After getting the door to seal shut properly I was able to achieve proper temps for smoking and also made the smoker more efficant with regulating the interal temp. One thing I do recommend to anyone using this smoker is max the temp out to get the wood chips smoking before adding your meat otherwise your chips will have a hard time producing the smokey flavor you desire.

Received as a gift from my sister in law. This thing will not smoke unless it is 300 degrees or higher. Turn the heat down amd it stops smoking. I have a thermometer inside the smoker so I know what actual temp is. I called customer service and the person i talked too had no idea what to do or how to fix the problem. His supervisor suggested water in the smoker. The problem with that wad i was drying jerky. Water is a no no when drying. While doing ribs i had the water pan in place...still no smoke just steam. I am ready to throw this thing in the trash.

This was a Christmas present and I've only used it once so far. The racks were easy to clean, they went right into the dishwasher. The two problems were that the pan for the wood chips lost it's finish with just one use. They aren't that expensive to replace, so no big deal for me. The other thing is that the temperature control doesn't have an actual temperature setting. It has low, medium, and high, but I had no idea how hot each of those settings would get. We figured it out and everything worked. We didn't have any trouble with the magnet holding. It's the only smoker I've ever had, but I like it a lot.

Product did not meet my expectations. Door always pops open. Does not reach optimal temperature. Can not maintain even temp. will not get over 200 degrees. element to small. Better off with charcoal. Got it for christmas present and am very disappointed.