Camp Chef 15-Inch XXL Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Controlled Pellet BBQ Smoker

"First, let me say I am not affiliated with Camp Chef in any way. I own many of their other products and have found them to be excellent in quality, performance and value. This is the first pellet smoker of theirs I have purchased. I got this unit from Sportsman's Warehouse. First impression was how well the smoker was packaged from the factory. A mix of styrofoam, hexagonal sandwiched cardboard and plastic cornet pieces protected the cabinet and the interior boxed contents. The outside of the box had minor shipping damage, but the interior components had none. Excellent. After unpackaging everything, reading and familiarizing myself with the instruction manual (yes, it's a good idea to do it first), I laid out all the parts on the garage floor. All the screws and bolts are packaged and labeled in sync with the instruction/assembly manual. No sorting or trying to figure out what gets used first, sizes, and amounts. Huge time saver. There were NO shortages, requiring a trip to the hardware store. Every screw, nut, bolt and washer was accounted for. Assembly instructions suggest using two people due to the weight of the unit, I am mechanically inclined, and assembled this by myself. The most time consuming part of the assembly was putting on the four legs. I utilized the hexagonal cardbooard packing material to elevate the body of the smoker, as the legs are canted outward. A second person would have saved time here. Also, the bottom door panel is attached to the smoker body with screws on the sides and bottom. Removing that panel would have saved time and made it much easier for one person, but I elected to leave it in place, and not remove it. A third hand or another person would have made it much easier. The remainder of the assembly was pretty straight forward. I did install one of the heat deflector brackets backward - my screw up - but it was an easy fix. Comments regarding assembly time seem to be about two hours with two people. From the time of unboxing, laying everything out, assembly to putting the tools away and packing material cleanup was just under two hours with one person. They only tools you will need are two Phillips head screwdrivers, one small and one medium head, a wrench or socket for the nut on the back of the door handle, and two Allen wrenches (supplied by Camp Chef in the hardware packages). A screw gun with magnetic tip may make it easier for one person too, but not necessary. Once assembled, overall fit and finish are very good. The side discharge smoke damper vent has a deflector welded to the inside of the cabinet, unlike that of the propane fired Smoke Vault that I own. I'm assuming this will keep more smoke inside the cabinet, instead of venting it straight out. I will use this to primarily smoke sausage. The propane Smoke Vault cabinet worked fairly well, but was difficult to maintain a low enough temperature for long smokes, even on the warm setting. To get enough smoke also required the use of an A-Maze-N pellet tube smoker. I'll be doing the initial burn/break in later today, and I'm curious as to how well this pellet smoker will flavor the meats, working at a lower temperature. I will update this post after a while to report back. But so far, based upon packing, fit and finish, ease of assembly, and price point, I give it a solid 4 stars."

I've had this pellet smoker for over 6 months. I've smoked a lot of chicken wings and pork shoulder. I'm quite happy with the construction and function of the smoker. Only limitation is this isn't a grill and isn't capable of generating grill-like temperatures.