Weber-Stephen Products Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker 2820

Pros: High quality and easy to use.

Cons: A built in thermometer would be good. Water pan is a bit wimpy.

The Bottom Line: Smoking food takes a lot of time, but it's fun, and the food is great. If you're going to smoke, buy a Weber Bullet.

Review: If you re checking out smoker reviews, then you re likely thinking about buying your first smoker or replacing a low end model. You re at the right spot here at Epinions and considering the right smoker if you have your eye on the Weber Smokey...

Pros: Excellent quality - Durable - Worth the price

Cons: Only comes in black.

The Bottom Line: I recommend this product to all smokers and people wanting to learn about the great flavor that only smoking can provide.

Review: Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker

I am fortunate enough to live in an area of the country where we can BBQ probably 10 months out of the year. Heck, it's November and I sit and write this in shorts and a tank top and will most likely be using...

Pros: simple and easy to use

Cons: outside gets extremely hot

Review: Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker


Do you know what I learned how to do last year?
Smoke turkey!

Do you know what my husband has been doing for the pass twenty years?
Smoke fish, turkey, chicken, venison and...

Pros: Most foolproof smoker on the market. Holds temperature as steady as an oven!

Cons: Limited area for meat, shallow waterpan

The Bottom Line: Most fool proof, easy to use smoker available

Review: I purchased my WSM about 8 months ago, and I literally have only missed only about 5 weekends worth of smoking since I bought it. I have smoked so much meat, my WSM hardly has a chance to cool off before I'm lighting it up again.

The WSM...

Pros: Sturdy steel body.

Cons: Feed door isn't tight to the smoker. Flimsy vents. Liquid pan is tippy.

The Bottom Line: I think I got a dud, Weber is usually much better than this. While it works the attached pieces (door and vents) are flimsy & leaky.

Review: Reading the rave reviews here I must say that I think I got a reject. I actually had to double check my grill to make sure that it's a Weber and not just a look alike. Well, it is a Weber and without actually being able to verify that a few things...

Pros: Large food capacity, heavy-duty Weber construction, highly efficient fire box design.

Cons: No built-in thermometer. Runs much hotter than other smokers unless air inlets are restricted.

The Bottom Line: Go with the WSM for a lifetime smoker investment, but understand the smoking process and adapt to the WSM's few, but notable, shortcomings.

Review: I got turned on to back yard stovepipe water smokers over 25 years ago while living in the Southwest. Working and playing with a group of accomplished cooks and outdoor enthusiasts, I was introduced to the delicious joys of smoked meat at home. For...

Pros: Weber quality, ease of use, excellent temperature control, portable, moderately priced

Cons: Limited capacity to cook for very large groups, catering, etc.

Review: If you're interested in creating real, slow-cooked barbecue, and you're in the market for an affordable, high-quality barbecue cooker for the backyard or barbecue competition, then the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker should be at the top of your...

Pros: Simple design

Cons: Easy for your neighbor to steal

Review: In the world of backyard patios, there are many types of cooking mechanisms. From the basic kettle to the built-in natural gas grill with side-burners and infra-red rotisseries. These are the tools of the 'griller'. The grill is pre-heated, the food...

Pros: name brand

Cons: poor quality

The Bottom Line: poor build quality does not justify the high price compared with other makes

Review: The smoker arrived with the central section (the chimney) being defective. The porcelain flakes off at the corner of the rectangular opening for the door. The door does not fit the opening at all and there is a large gap when it is closed. Weber...

Pros: Excellent overall construction, ability to hold heat for long periods, made by Weber.

Cons: Water pan difficult to use, no work surface, no built-in thermometer.

The Bottom Line: Smoking meat really brings out the flavor, and the WSM is the best smoker out there. It's well made, pretty easy to use, and it's a Weber!

Review: I got my Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker (WSM) about a month ago from Dickson Supply (http://www.dicksonsupply.com). This is the third Weber product that I own, and I am a customer for life. After I bought my first Weber, a Smokey Joe, I sent in my...