BBQ Smoker Box Kit – Stainless Steel Smoker with Hinged Lid, Apple Wood Chips, Hickory Salt – Grilling Accessories and Grilling Gifts for Men – Great Birthday Gifts for Men Who Love to BBQ

I love this set! It has everything you need to get ready for a nice weekend bbq treat! The presentation of how the box was packaged was very nice. The addition of the recipe cards and quick links to videos to get you started were very helpful as well. I used the provided Smoked Baby Back Ribs recipe with the Hickory Wood and it was a huge hit with the family! We are looking forward to using the Apple next weekend. 10/10 would recommend for the upcoming holidays for that person who is interested in learning about wood smoked meals.

We all had a wonderfully satisfying dinner of hickory smoked bbq ribs tonight.Like their other kits we have already tried (Soup Dumpling, and Hand Pulled Noodles) I was immediately attracted to the simple, bold, tapeless packaging, and lux graphic design. I appreciate the mostly paper/cardboard packaging that lets me know the company is environmentally conscious -which is a must. The smoker set comes with a small metal smoker chest that fits about half a box of wood chips. And with 3 varieties to choose from that means we could enjoy it at maximum, 5 more times! Five more deliciously smoked dinners in our future (to feed my family of 5). I thought the kit is priced great at around $60 for 6 dinners, plus the cost of meat of your choosing.The directions were simple and clearly written with not a lot of words -perfect! It was complete with a QR code that led us to a professionally made video to make things even more clear. It was a nice personal touch to see the CEO on the video teaching the how-tos, and I do think people these days enjoy watching a video, rather than reading a booklet full of words. I must say the video got me more excited, and less apprehensive about the whole thing since I have never really cooked with fire before, except for smores.The equipment the kit comes with; the smoker box, grill scraper, and thermometer is of good, study quality and materials. I love how the scraper is versatile and can be used for a variety of grills, plus bottle opener! We happened to use a digital leave-in thermometer while smoking the ribs along with the hand held thermometer the kit came with. We were happy to see that they both had the same exact readings - so we could tell the handheld was a quality thermometer. I appreciated the doneness temperature guides at the bottom of the thermometer -because, we simply didn't know, and it wasn't written on the instruction cards.We used a propane mini grill with two levels and put the smoker box at the bottom next to rack of ribs#1 and put another rack of ribs #2, at the top level by its lonesome. I was afraid they would taste different because of placement, but I honestly could tell the difference which was wonderful. After the temperature reached 500 degrees, as the instructions said, we left the smoker box to do its thing. Our grill went down in temperature (the digital leave-in thermometer told us) so we had to interfere twice. I think that happened because it was cold and slightly windy that day so it took us a little over 3 hours than the 2.5 it said on the instructions.The recipe for the smoked baby back ribs sauce was outstanding! Although the ribs did taste good on their own, the sauce really complemented the hickory smoke flavor of the ribs perfectly! I really love how the kit did not come with the sauce, so we can choose and substitute the ingredients to our allergies, and diets.For the 3hrs of smoking the ribs, it was consumed within 30min! But, it was well worth the time, because good food takes time!I can say that I am no longer intimidated using our mini grill as a smoker to cook the most deliciously juicy sweet baby back ribs all by myself. I can thank this little Wood Smoked Barbeque Kit from the Cooking Gift Set Company that gave me this culinary experience.

I got this set as a tester. Our first attempt at using this ended with BBQ catching fire. This was completely user error, the product was not defective in anyway. So that being said make sure the bottom of your BBQ is clean, ours was well "seasoned" and an ember from the smoker box fell to the bottom and set it on fire. No one was hurt but the chicken.Our second attempt turned out much better. The product seems to work well, but I think it would work better on a large BBQ. We have a small 2 burner BBQ and though it worked I think there needs to be more space between the smoking box and the meat.I would definitely recommend this for anyone who wants to smoke food but doesn't want to invest or doesn't have room for an actual smoker.I also think it would make a great gift.So my final take is make sure your BBQ is clean before using it so you don't kill your BBQ or your food. Lol 🤣

The media could not be loaded. From when you first open the box, to using the kit, it's really an enjoyable experience.I am not a grill master by far, this was the first time I ever tried a smoking kit, but it was really fun. The recipes are a bit intricate but if you watch the instructional video with it, it's a piece of cake!We decided to make burgers with the cherry wood. I had an urge for fruity.The chips are a bit messy so deff pour them in the container outside. The smoker is really sturdy and made of excellent metal. It fit perfectly on the grill without taking up too much room for burgers.It started smoking right at the 30min markThe smoke made the whole grill smell really yummy.We were a bit skeptical about slow cooking but stuck to the instructions.Burgers came out juicy with a hint of cherry.All in all It was a fun new thing to try!I think the kit itself would be a great gift for an avid griller or someone who loves to slow cook meat. We are excited to try it with brisket and ribs!I think it would work better for a party where you can keep you grill on all day, we just tried it for dinner and leaving the grill on for a hour plus was a bit daunting for two people to eat burgers.I really enjoy all the cooking gift sets I've tried so far. They are a small way to try something new! Especially fun for girls nights in!I can't wait to try the dumpling one and see what other awesome kits they come out with next!