Product Description

Two adjustable oven style chrome plated cooking grids; One fully adjustable damper for best cooking performance; Three adjustment levels; 13,500 BTU's; Cast nameplate w/full range heat indicator; Cast brass burner w/fully adjustable control; Push button ignitor; Fully welded heavy gauge steel cooking cabinet; Cool grip, locking front door handle; Full size door opening; Wide stance leg pattern

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146719 in Lawn & Patio
• Color: Charcoal
• Brand: The Great Outdoors
• Model: 3005G
• Released on: 2006-01-30
• Dimensions: 14.00" h x 16.00" w x 30.00" l, 47.00 pounds

Customer Reviews

A nice little smoker
I found this smoker to be great. I am not a pro, so take my opinion as such. I bought this last week and put it together in about a 1/2 hour. The only problem I had was that a flimsy weld on the control panel broke, which meant it did not hook onto the bottom of the smoker neatly. It was nothing a little electrical tape could not fix, and was probably my fault for forcing it. I plan on fixing it with a bolt and nut later this week. The rest of the unit looks well built.

As far as smoking, it did great. I put some garlic and water in the water pan, a mix of apple and mesquite in the wood chip bin, and put the smoker on low. As long as I had the vent wide open it stayed at 175 F. If I closed the vent the temp got up to 200 F.

The whole chicken I cooked was great. After four hours of smoking on my back patio, the chicken was moist and had a delicious hint of BBQ. It was smoking pretty good for a couple of hours. My wife had doubts about me buying a smoker. Now she has a BBQ menu planned for next week.

All in all I would recommend this to a friend. It is easy to use and keeping the heat consistent throughout the smoking is very easy with the propane controls and the vent.

Good for the price
This a very basic smoker. It is well built. Easy to assemble w/ good instructions. Not much information on the actual smoking process but the internet is full of information.
No information on how to adjust the vent to make it run cooler or hotter. Do not think it should matter w/ gas. It might just regulate the amount of smoke. I leave mine 1/2 open.

Runs to hot for a smoker when set as the instructions recommended, gas valve 1.5 turns open. I have mine less than 1/3 of a turn open to achieve 225deg. It took some trial and error to figure out how to get the temp low but once you figure it out the gas smoker works great.

Would have been 5 stars if knob on the smoker was able to adjust the temp low enough. I keep mine pegged on low.

Smokin with the Pro's
I have been wanting a smoker for a long time and have looked at several.I liked the looks of this unit and could not be happier with the results. I smoked baby back ribs and they were fabulous. I have used it three times and the results were the same fantastic. I talked my grandson into buying one, thats what I think of the smoker.
It assembles easily and is quite attractive on my patio. I just purchased a cover to keep it protected from the sweltering Texas climate. R.F.O'Hara