First4Spares 3 in 1 Round Charcoal BBQ Grill & Smoker with Hangers and Built in Thermostat,Black

Solid for the price. The temperature gauge is useless, you can find a good probe for 10 quid. Others have said you should drill holes on the coal tray, but you don't really need to. I've tried both ways and I've gotten more stable temperatures for 6 hours without topping it up by doing the minion method - full the tray with coals + some wood chunks to the brim leaving a ditch in the middle of the pile, then light up 8 coals and pour them in the ditch. Remember to keep the water basin topped up with water. I bought two, I have been somewhat negligent keeping them out in the elements (obviously don't do that as you have to clean them up), still going strong after 1.5 years.

Well I ordered this in June. Had a back and forth with the seller insisting the smoker was delivered. Soon after football decided to eff off to Italy my neighbour who had been on holiday then Quarantine due to COVID19, popped over to say that they'd taken in my smoker when it was delivered the month before. I was so relieved that I hadn't called the seller ungodly names. Can you imagine the embarrassment? Put the smoker together myself. 😁 I had a screw missing during the set up but I just replaced it with one I had in the drawer of mystery. It is quite solid and we'll made. I didn't have to make any alterations like other people have advised. Then again I'm not an expert bbq person. As is the smoker is fine to use but if you want to adjust it you can go right ahead and do so. Gave it a test run this afternoon. Am pretty happy with the results. The meat is tender and juicy. The Sausages are heavenly! Of course they are I made them. It passed the Boerewors test so fantastic in my books.

I spent a long time researching available smokers before choosing this one. Was delivered in a very large box. On opening the cardboard box I found the smoker had been very well packed and well presented. There were a lot of parts and 'Bits' and, contrary to some reviews, I found the assembly guide easy to follow, the illustrations were very accurate and helpful. It took some two hours for complete assembly. I have used the smoker twice now and come to the conclusion that it is NOT SUITABLE as a COLD SMOKER in its present form and 'fired' as suggested in the paperwork. It is suggested that good quality charcoal is fired up in the lowest compartment and then covered with dampened wood chippings so that smoke is given off. What happens is that the damp chippings dry out and flare up raising the temperature throughout the smoker. I lightly sprayed the burning wood chips with water but that doused the whole burning process. I tried several times with variations on the suggested smoking method but each time the chippings burst into flame and when doused stopped the burning process. I looked at many U Tube videos and did some reading. I tried again just using wood chips. I tried them in a circle hoping that when one end was lit the smouldering would slowly spread round the circle. One again the chips flared up. I tied lightly spraying water, OK for a while but as soon as the chips dried out they flared up into hot flames. All the information I had gleaned told me that for cold smoking the temperature should not exceed 17 to 20 degrees centigrade. I had,fortunately, bought an accurate digital thermometer. (The thermometer supplied with the smoker is quite useless). I found it impossible to keep the temperature below 30 degrees C where the food to be smoked was located in the top compartment. I have now bought a PRO Q smoke generator. This uses wood DUST rather than chippings. I will add to this review when I have tried it out. So far I have tried it in the smoker, it sits well in the lower compartment and should, I hope, supply the "Cold" smoke required. I have now smoked salmon and belly pork (bacon). It works really well. The ProQ smoke generator in the base compartment and the food to be smoked in the top. The wood smoke just drifts up to the top and out of the vent. The temperature remains under 20 centigrade in the top chamber and both salmon and bacon smoked ideally. The unit is smartly coloured black and it soon absorbs heat from the sun, I had to move the unit out of my greenhouse and into the shade in my garden. Only one bad thing to say, the thermometer is absolutely useless. I use probes in top and bottom chambers which communicate with a remote unit some 30 yards away to monitor temperatures. Asaid in starting A GOOD BIT OF KIT

Bought this for my nephew who wanted to do some smoking as a starter kit cos of the value. He will probably go on to an expensive smoker if it’s as he hopes.

First time using, followed the instructions all the way. Lit it, I’m smoking a joint of brisket and the temperature is sitting at around 200f consistently and after around 1 hour (when the meat was in it) the external paint has started to peel off. Not much I can do about it now other than to see it through until the meat cooks and it cools down to see what the real damage is. Absolutely no way this could be used as a fire pit, it wouldn’t cope with the heat. I’ve emailed the seller and I’m asking for a complete refund. Waiting to hear back but didn’t want anyone else buying this until the seller has addressed the problem with their stock.

I agree with some other reviewers that it needs modification. You get what you pay for with this product. The metal is thin and the grates are flimsy. The problem I had with it was too much ash causing the fire to suffocate, compounded by a lack of vents leading to poor air flow. With the top vent open all the way, it actually made the smoker cooler, (it should get hotter due to increased through draft), suggesting too little air is coming through the fire. I modified it by drilling more air holes around the ash pan and also creating a grate which can release ash during cooking. I also raised the height of the charcoal grate using some copper pipe and made a charcoal ring. After modifying, this smoker is actually really good. It now holds 116 degrees for hours, great for low and slow cooking. The built in thermometer doesn't work at all. Although I don't prefer it to my WSM, it's still an adequate smoker (post modification). I wouldn't buy it if you're not happy to modify it.

I bought this for home made smoke cheese and is fantastic I do not have any issues, can not complain

There are some issues with this but all are easily over come for far less than the next cheapest smoker. Thermometer is useless but you can add a new one for a fiver. Water pan is a bit big and you need to make more ventilation for the fire pit. If you want a ready to go smoker spend £250! If you want to tinker and have some fun with it, buy this.

Ich war anfangs überrascht, wie klein die Verpackung des Smokers war. Aber irgendwie ist alles drinnen gewesen und hat zusammen gepasst. Mein Mann hat ihn nun auch schon zweimal verwendet und er funktioniert gut. Allerdings braucht man unbedingt einen Kohlesnzünder. Direkt im Smoker wird das nichts und die Kohlen gehen immer aus. Von dr Größe her gibt es nicht viel zu sagen, er ist natürlich eher klein, dafür aber auch billig. Kaufempfehlung für alle, die das Smoken mal ausprobieren wollen. Für Ambitionierte vielleicht etwas zu einfach

Nos encanta el sabor de ahumado que deja en la comida, la volvería a comprar, la compré a muy buen precio y me llegó a tiempo.

Tres bon produit autant les grillades que le fumoir nous ne nous servons plus de notre barbecue traditionnel

Comprato per entrare nel mondo delle lunghe cotture, e devo dire che questo prodotto è ottimo per iniziare.. certo le lamiere sono fine ma con questi soldi non si compra niente e con un pó di attenzione si riesce anche a stabilizzare la temperatura.. Do 4 stelle solo per il termometro che non funziona ma per il resto sono sodisfatto dell’acquisto, e mi sento di consigliarlo a tutti quelli che vogliono iniziare..

Lamiere fini ma che fanno il loro lavoro, un po' marchingegnoso da montare, rimane comunque un ottimo strumento per iniziare a sperimentare il bbq senza spendere un eccesso.