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Brand: Weber
Category: Lawn & Patio

List Price: ~~$299.00~~
Buy New: $233.58
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

239 reviews
Sales Rank: 127

Color: Smoke
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 43
Dimensions (in): 18.9 x 18.9 x 41

MPN: 2820
Model: 2820
UPC: 779240244054
EAN: 0077924024405
ASIN: B00004U9VA

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Customer Reviews:

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Very pleased with the Smokey Mountain Cooker August 11, 2008
I finally had the chance to use my new WSM cooker this last weekend. I cooked pork spare ribs for about 4-4.5 hours. I was surprised at how good the ribs tasted. I cooked 3 full slabs of ribs and everyone was impressed with the results. I had done quite a bit of research prior to using it for the first time, and it paid off.

One note: When I received my WSM, the packaging was in great shape. However, the first time I put it together I could tell the middle section was out of round (as other reviewers have warned about). Mine was very minor and I was able to gently shape it so it was a snug fit all around. It worked great my first time cooking and I had no problems with the out of round issue after the minor correction.

I would highly recommend this product for a first timer like myself who wants to get into cooking with smoke.

1 out of 5 stars

I really just want one. UPDATE August 5, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

UPDATE - 8/19/08

Ok, as promised, I am amending my review... Weber did send me the new bottom bowl "hand picked" from the assembly line. Incredibly, the ring has a slight marred mark on it along the same lines as the last three! - not bad enough to be out of round, so it fits snug in the middle cylinder, so I am keeping it and moving on... There is CLEARLY a manufacturing issue here!!

Now to the good part... I put the new smoker to the test yesterday. LOADED it with 4 full racks of baby back ribs and 2 4lb shoulders. Ribs took ~5 hours and shoulders ~7 hours. Very, VERY good. I have been smoking on a traditional charcoal grill previously, which is a pain, and I have to say that the Weber is very easy - basically fool proof. I believe it's the design - the shape and tight airflow enable you to load it up with coal/wood and basically just tweak the vents for a very long time. It basically sits at 225-250 degrees by itself.

Ordered three different types of wood tonight on Amazon to experiment with...

Even with the manufacturing/return issue, I am so immpressed with the usability of this smoker, I'll give it a 4.75 ranking.

ORIGINAL POST:

Well, I really would just actually like to have one of these grills, but I'm on my third try to get one that isn't damaged.

I am a Charcoal Grill Nut and have toyed alot with slow smoking meats on my traditional Brinkmann charcoal grill. I've gotten pretty good at it but it's a pain separating the coal to one side, meat to the other, regulating the heat, etc.

...So I did all the research on smokers and decided the Weber SM smoker was the best choice. I am a big Amazon user and fan. So I ordered a few weeks ago.

The smoker arrived in an undamaged package. Opened it up and both the top bowl and the bottom bowl had a very uniform marred/flattened spot on the ring. The rings were too far out of round to use and didn't fit in the middle cylinder correctly.

I returned to Amazon and they immediately sent a new one. As an aside, I have to say from this and other experiences that Amazon is absolutely fantastic on returns.

The new one came in a few days. Opened it up. Top bowl fine. Bottom bowl - same exact flaw. Box was undamaged.

I did not want to go through this again - I was 80% sure a third one from Amazon would be damaged. This is not an Amazon issue that I can tell. Everything I saw tells me this is a manufacturing issue and there is probably an entire mfg lot of the bowls that are flawed.

I instead called Weber directly. They are "hand picking" one off the assembly line and sending it to me. I am current waiting for it.

Once I receive it in good condition and try the smoker I'll revisit my rating on this....

5 out of 5 stars

Mr. August 4, 2008
Outstanding for smoking a pork shoulder. It is made to last for a very long time.

5 out of 5 stars

Smokey Mountain Perfection (or pretty close) July 30, 2008
Prior to buying the Smokey Mountain smoker, I had owned several water smokers - mostly the two piece Brinkmans - the ones with the separate charcoal pan. I wore them out around every 2 years, but they are relatively cheap, so I would just replace them. This year I decided to get something a little more durable and one that would offer more temperature control. I wanted to buy an egg, but they are a little too expensive. During research, I ran across the Virtual Weber Bullet site, and being a Weber fan, I took a look and decided to get the Weber smoker (not readily available in stores - I had never seen it before). Well, it has turned out to be a beautiful purchase. I have used it to grill steaks and chicken, but the best part is that I used it to smoke some pork butts and a couple of racks of ribs (separate smoking sessions), and it works better than any smoker I have ever owned. The temperature control is great; the smoker itself is a heavy gauge steel and looks like it will hold up well. I would recommend this to any serious bar b que fanatic. A bonus - since buying it, I have noticed that a lot of competition bar b que-ers use it - I catch glimpses of it on all of the competitions shown on various TV networks! I am smoking with the big dogs now!!! The Weber is a little pricey - almost 200 bucks - but seems to be a good buy.

5 out of 5 stars

weber smoker - A1 July 20, 2008
The product is up to Weber's quality. I am pleased with it. It did come with a dent from shipping. It seemd to take a while to get here also. That is why I didn't send it back for exchange. Weber's product = A1; Amazon and/or shipper = not so pleased.

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