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Char-broil Vertical Propane Smoker
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| Manufacturer | - |
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| Brand | Char-Broil |
| Item model number | 7701413 |
| Color | Black |
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| Product Id | 858681 |
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| User Reviews and Ratings | 3 (1 ratings) 3 out of 5 stars |
| UPC | 099143014135 |
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i have had this smoker for about 2 months now and have smoked all kinds of food in it from jerky to brisket and all has turned out wonderfull. PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST THROW AWAY THE THERMOMETER THAT COMES WITH THIS UNIT IT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE RIGHT TEMP READING.Once you replace the the thermometer you will be very happy with this unit.
This product cooks really well. The food that I have made with it has come out delicious. So far Tri-tip, teriyaki beef and a smoked chicken all with perfect results. It wasn't too difficult to put together either. It seems that I have to add water to the tray quite often though, even on a low temperature. I used the site to store and incurred no shipping costs which was wonderful. All I had to do was go pick it up. I would recommend this product.
This smoker does a pretty good job for a very good price. The doors didn't fit very good as someone else posted, however after a little tweaking with a block of wood,hammer, and a vise grip, the doors operate smoothly. After all, the metal is thin, this isn't a $500 dollar unit. The temp gauge that comes with the smoker is not accurate. I use a digital smoker thermometer and there was about a 75 degree difference between the two. I also had a problem keeping the proper temperature the first time I used it. After making sure the burner tube was properly inserted at the valve(again some tweaking may be necessary) and OPENING THE UPPER VENT, the unit reached temps over 300 degrees. First time I used it I had the vent closed thinking it would keep the heat in, however it doesn't work that way. Water in the pan doesn't last as long as stated, but easy to add more. Unit produced good smoke quickly and lasts fairly long if you fill the bowl. I used wood chips, so I cannot say how chunks will work. I am a beginner at smoking and bbq, but did some research before making this purchase. It is easier to control the heat on a gas unit like this, and that is one of the most important things when smoking, remember LOW and SLOW!
I just tried smoking a few different things with this smoker over the past weekend. Wish I'd read the reviews first about the terrible thermometer...that would have saved me some trouble. Started with smoked fish. I tried to preheat the smoker to 180° but could never get the thermometer above 150° so I put the fish in any way figure I could finish in the oven if necessary. After an hour and a half I pulled out the two thinnest filets and they were excellent but I figured I'd need to leave the thicker pieces in longer. Big mistake. Everything else got WAY over done. Next project was jerky. After an hour and a half at 140° (according to the thermometer) the thinner pieces were burnt, the thicker pieces were done but on the edge of being burnt. So at that point I realized the thermometer was no good. I took a different thermometer and inserted it through the top vent and was seeing temperature up around 300° rather than the 140° registering on the delivered thermometer. OK so then I turned the heat down and smoked four racks of ribs and they came out excellent. Had to add water a couple times during the process but the smoke was great. A couple chunks of soaked hickory lasted for the entire time. Get a good thermometer and this will be a good smoker for you.
I purchased this grill on Mar. 2nd, 2009. I've used the smoker 3 times so far. Water in pan does not last as long 4 to 6 hrs as advertised, is like 1 to 2 hours. Meat on ack area of rack(s) tends to get hotter than rest of meat. Will need to divert heat from water pan to back of smoker.
Just tried this unit for the first time and my results were far from stellar. Had to throw out a third of a 10lb brisket. I fell into the trap with the bad thermometer. I could never get it past 160 on the gauge but found out it was a lot higher. I figured out early on the gauge was bad but not soon enough. The water goes way to quick! Actually had water dripping from every hole and crack in the unit from steam condensing in the box and running out the bottom. I had trouble figuring out temp adjustment at first. The box got warmer the more I opened the top dampener. Sounded backwards to me for a propane burner. I am still anxious to try more and will give this unit a few more tries. My observations were: 1)Thermometer IS JUNK! 2)Water goes pretty quick, 3)chips burned quick too but only soaked them for about an hour. Will try soaking them longer or try chunks. 4) adjusting temp was tricky first time but may be easier with good therm. For the price I am willing to do a little tinkering but if you do not want to and expect a perfect smoker out of the box then you may want think about spending more money for a better quality unit.
after putting this item together, figured i would smoke a whole chicken for supper. after getting the water and the chips in , lite it up and procedded to smoke . well water did the job but not to much smoke flavor. Also was hard to get the heat to stay up or get up to 225, stayed at 200 the entire time. after looking seems the water/chip drawer covers way to much of the flame and the heat is hard to get up to a decent fast smoke range. i will be making a different water/smoker pan and will write another review after that is done. thanks
This has been nothing but a hassel! what a piece of junk! just going to lay it out for ya... poorly made, the door does not fit right you have to twist it, lift it, and slam it to get it to close properly.. the temperature gauge on the door off by a mile, it reads 150 and the actual temp is 275.. burns through water like no other, i put three galons of water in the bowl in two hours!! more less steaming your meats instead of smoking it!! also it barely even smokes!! definatly not what you want if you are going to use it for jerky if any kind of meats! although it would be good if you like steamed veggies!! hope this helps you!! keep shopping find a different one!
This smoker does not reach high enough temperatures. Using the supplied water / wood chip bowl, it produces very little smoke. I ended up taking a rack out and using the water bowl from my old smoker and just filling the one that comes with the smoker with chips and no water. The drawer on the bottom sticks and I have to shake it all over the place to get it open. I'm completely dissatisfied with this product.
The water drawer is poorly designed. It steams the food more than smokes it. In addition the supports for the smoke drawer have three tiny spot welds that broke the first time I used it. Charbroil sent a replacement smoker box but that required disassembling the original and reassembling the new one. The new one broke almost immediately. I drilled holes in the drawer supports and smoker box and bolted everything together. Now the drawer is properly supported.