Best VALUE Smoker on the Market 2020: Char Broil Electric Smoker Review 

Thank you for the review. I normally do not write a comment but I had to say this is what a review should be, straight forward following actual significant use. The fact you have indicated this review is after 2 years of use tells me I can trust it.

Great, straight forward, no BS review. I just bought a Masterbuilt smoker but havent used it yet. Only got it seasoned so far. Thanks.

Nice review! I was going to get one of these, but didn't really see any honest reviews or tutorials on it, until this one. I'm going to get one now. Appreciate you took the time to show us the smoker. Thanks

Thanks for the great review and walkthrough! I'm looking to get into evolve from just using smoke pouches on a gas grill, and this looks like an easy leap to make. Thanks!

Been looking for a smoker for a couple weeks now. Love seeing down to earth, honest reviews like this. Heading to Menards right now! Thank you for this video.

I just bought one of these from Menards a few days ago. I've already smoked 2 lbs. of jerky, and a rack of ribs tonight. Best jerky and "fall-off-the-bone" ribs that I've ever had! I bought this unit for the exact 2 reasons you did. I've never had or used a smoker before and I'm excited to see what else I can create with this thing. I'm going to try smoking burgers tomorrow.

Great review. I haven't been around lately a lot. We had our Christmas with the family yesterday and was prepping a couple weeks before by finishing projects for gifts and so forth. I'll try to go back and watch some of the others. Enjoy reviews about items used in the home. thanks. 😀👋

I been thinking about buying 1 of them cj. But I was iffy at first but now watched you talking about it. Now I'm going to go buy one. Thankyou for a great review. Yall take care and be safe.

All the reviews on RU-vid are for the Masterbuilt... yes, this is the best, everyone said.... buy this. So I did -- and guess what. Total garbage! Worst decision ever. Every person I know that bought a masterbuilt has been angry and frustrated, but the 2 people I know who bought Char Broil's - are happy. So, before I get a new smoker, I am being super careful, so thank you for this.

You've sold me on that model if I ever purchased a smoker. Great review.

Hello. Thank you so much for your review I really appreciate it. After watching this video I decided to purchase one. I just got it today from Amazon , and I seasoned it.. excited to try it out

Just got mine at Menards today!! Rebate week was good timing too. Great review!

Thank you for doing this. Looking to buy one for my husband for Fathers Day. This helped ALOT! :)

Got a masterbuilt electric smoker for Father’s Day but returned it after two smokes. It’s was the type with a dial temp control, not digital. Had to constantly adjust the dial and other reasons. I will be getting this one based on this video and review. Thanks so much and great job!

I have really been wanting to get an offset tower type smoker, but they require a lot of tending and I really like the idea of set it and forget it of an electric type smoker.Great review and tips CJ.

Thanks for the great review, Schick. I bought my CharBroil electric smoker based on your recommendation and I'm really loving it. My favorite thing so far is smoked butterfly chicken breasts stuffed with garlic cloves. I make a weeks worth for my keto/reverse diabetes/virta diet. They are worth the price of the smoker. And my rump roast beef jerky is the best I've ever had. Thanks again!

Appreciate the review! Been looking for a non-sponsored, honest review. I have always wanted a smoker but was kind of intimidated by maintaining a fire and everything

Thanks for taking the time to give your subscribers this excellent review -- and answering all their questions. I'm not certain of your location. I'm in southeast PA. (Unfortunately, there are no Menard's in PA). So I have a question: Can you smoke at lower outdoor temperatures, such as, say 40-45 degrees? Thanks much.

I absolutely agree with everything you said about this smoker. I really love it! One thing I notice with mine is the temperature tends to run about 20-30 degrees above what it is set at, so 225 is more like 250. Easy problem to solve with an external wireless thermometer to keep track of things. Other than that, this smoker is a great deal, also got mine at Menards. Great video, thank you for sharing!

I appreciate this honest practical review. Thanks

This is a very very nice one I don’t have one that’s adjustable mine are homemade so I have to watch him all the time thanks for sharing one day I will get one like this

Thanks for the great review. Lol. Just picked the same model up off the tree lawn and to my surprise it works. Thanks again

Thank You for this review. I just got this from Menard's as a Birthday Present this month. Thank goodness for 11% rebates. My friends bought me a steel cart to put it on as a Birthday gift. I am smoking about 20lbs of butt right now. And around 15 pounds of chicken breast. Hoping for the best!

Ya buddy this was a great review i went to Menards and picked one up ! I even bought the stand thanks again! One thing about putting the stand together i used a socket on my drill to tighten the nuts but it tore one of the screw post right off so either hand tighten them or turn the torque way down.

I wanna buy a second one just in case! Hehe Great video, I love honest reviews

Great review on your smoker! The price is reasonable too!

I purchased one because of your video! Thank you

I’m in Ohio. Just bought one today. Got the stand with it, easy assembly. Starting my seasoning. Nice vid, makes me excited for smoking my food.

Great review. Thanks for the info. I think you sold me on this one. Thanks again.

I just ordered one and after seeing your cements i am really happy i bought this one ($260). Thank You

You Are The only one That knows How To do A Full Review" 10 Stars For you

We have an electric one and love it. We just haven't used it much but this makes me want to. I have (had) a friend that got ticked off at me because I told him I could make as good of smoked meat as he could in his fancy wood one. lol I'll have to try the cherry. I've used hickory and apple. Good review CJ. /Jim..... oh mine has remote.....lol

What is the particular model? Great review. Nice to see an honest review.

We've been looking at smokers. This one is priced right. Nice to hear it's worth it!

Great review, I just ordered one. Thanks.

Great honest review. Thank You!!!!

Very helpful review. I've been wanting to get a smoker for a while. I want something simple like this so I can set it up and walk away for a few hours. Do you have a recipe book that you go off for temps and times on various meats?

Glad you like yours because I just set mine up today and have some pork chops smoking in it. I had a Masterbuilt smoker that gave out in less than 5 years- the coil had a burn through and the display was starting to fritz out and miss parts of the numbers and eventually bit stopped working even after I replaced the heating element. Even though this is the first time I'm using this smoker I noticed one thing. The way the grates sit in the smoker you can't pull them out even halfway and expect them to stay there especially if there's any weight on the grate. Even though the back edge of the grate curves up to hook against the little nub that holds the shelf in you can easily push past those nubs and I may think about adding some kind of a stud to it to allow the shelves some more support when they're slid out. Another thing that's kind of annoying is how the display flashes between the remaining time and the temperature that the smoker is SET to, NOT the current temperature of the smoker. The lower right corner of the remote however does show the current temperature, but it does force you to use the remote instead of purely using the control panel.

Ty for a useful review, sounds like something I'm looking for in a smoker = easy!

My husband gave me one of these for my birthday, today, and I can't wait to fire it up! We have a wood-fired smoker that he built, and while it produces outstanding smoked food, it's pretty labor-intensive, and requires constant monitoring to try to maintain a consistent temperature. Also, it's uphill from the house! Thank you for this thorough review - I'll let ya know how the maiden voyage goes!

Just bought one myself and that was before I watched your video, glad I bought it now, but unlike USA here it's a lot more expensive $460 and I thought that was cheap, it was 600 before sale here, and woodchips are a hell of a lot more expensive here like x8 what you pay over there, great video by the way, nice and simple no bull,

Thank you men. I never thought about cleaning.

I have the same smoker and you can use the meat prob and the timer when using the remote it will show the internal temp of the meat as well as the cook time and smoker temperature.

That's an awesome smoker. Thanks for telling us about it and how you do it. 👍😊🇺🇸

I have the Master Built like your for about 6yrs. I love the smoke mac & cheese. Finna do a turkey this year Xmas dinner

Enjoyed listening to you...down to earth...thanks.

Great review! Just picked mine up from Menards!

I own one, but I don’t have the window, same smoker tho! And I used it so much some of the connections fried at the point of connection to the heating element, I love it because it was a gift from my wife, so I ordered replacement parts and I’m rebuilding it (Like FRANKENSTEIN) and I will use it until it burns out again, then I will use it as a “cold smoker “ for smoking boiled eggs and cheese.

Awesome review! Having me craving barbecue now lol

We love our smoker too and waiting for your smoked bacon school.

Great review I'm definitely going to get one shame in the UK the cheapest I can find is £340 but I'm a start saving for it😉

Enjoyed your honesty💪💪🍻

Thanks!! Looking forward to getting one 😁

very good review! your good at this - thanks!

I really enjoyed that. Thanks.

Thanks, great presentation.

Just picked one up for 25$ can’t wait to get to it

I just bought one 2024...its awesome!

Thanks for the info ! Major help

Great review.

Yeah, I'd go with the timer over the meat probe too.

You do a excellent review.

great review i dont own a smoker but hope to get one some day

I have this same unit for a couple years now. Funny enough I just spent a couple hours cleaning it. Have to replace the heating element but other than that great smoker and will be back in operation for this summer!

highly recommend this purchase

I work at menards and I just got one 2 year’s after this video was posted for my dads birthday!!!

Good video. I think you should make some jerky and bring it to work. Lol.

Thanks for you video. It was very informative. My question is will this smoker hold temp in cold weather?

I’m gonna look into getting one of these!

think it help me to decide to try one of them.

Just got one of these it is that good 😁

i just bought a pressure washer.....that smoker looks like a good job for it

Years ago we went with a charcoal smoker, used to like mixing the fruit wood. Lent it to my Daughter and never saw it again lol

Looks good

Best review so far. So do you soak the wood chips or just drop them in ?

So......IL just provided another option of a smoke flavor. How many ounces would you recommend putting in that box??????🍃😏

Nice!

Cool device, I would like that. Smoked fish such as I like, I can’t buy for any money.

Sold! thanks

What is the maximum weight prime rib that will fit in this smoker?

I need a new smoker I will have to check it out

How does this compare to the masterbuilt one of equally similar electric setup controls? They get more reviews and mixed but the char broil gets fewer but mostly positive.

I bought this smoker a couple of years ago in the month of Nov. Worked great until 5 months later when it started tripping the breaker when turned on.The place where I bought it didn't have a replacement so they gave me a refund.Found out this problem was not uncommon.

I wonder why it doesn't have any dampers for the smoke. You would think that it would be a good idea to control at least that one.

From other reviews the meat probe just shows temp of the meat. It’s not for managing cooking time so you always have to set the time. During cooking press the thermometer to see what the internal meat temp is.

I’ve got this and it sat for 3 years. Went to use it yesterday and the burner isn’t working.

Could you use this almost like a dehydrator?

My sister just gave me one of these units. DO you still use it? I am new to smokers and found your review. Good info in this video. Thanks.

I'm looking at the smoker that you suggested at Menards. There is a 1000W and a 750W option. What do you feel that I would gain or lose between the two?

Probably a very stupid question but can this thing cook/smoke some chicken from start to finish and not have to stick in the oven or anything?

Man I’d love to make some pork loin in that thang

Just got mine from Amazon got $240. Cant wait.

Cliff wants one now. Lol.

Excellent presentation could you please provide the model number of this Char Broil Electric Smoker.thanking you in advance.

I use wood pellets in mine with good results.

I really enjoyed your RU-vid video. I'm getting no smoke or smoke ring on anyting I smoke. What am I doing wrong?

I know for a fact that smoker produces a pretty dang good brisket😉

Questions will this unit still heat up without using any wood chips? I ask because I want to use this as a food warmer.

Nice review. I have never used a smoker before and I have a newbie question. Is this safe for a wooden deck? Do the chips actually catch fire or are they making smoke from heat without catching fire? I have seen electric water smokers, but hard to find information on them or this kind. I have an upper wood patio with outlet and nothing above it so smoke is not a problem, just fire risk. Thank you in advance.

Can this unit use pellets?