Newer Reviews than 2013 on Electric (sigh) smokers...any real improvement since then?

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Have to use electric..but older reviews seem quite negative...have these improved in any way over the last few years? Thanks...

[DWCowles]

Have no ideal and welcome to the Pit

[Jerod Broussard]

Not sure. Max Good is on holiday and out of pocket for the next few days.

Welcome to the Pit!!!

[David Parrish]

Welcome! We're glad you're here. While we're waiting on Max to get back let us know your budget, what you want to cook, and how many you cook for. That'll help us help you.

Also please confirm you've read the article on electric smokers. There's only so much that can be done with the technology.

One last thing. Please email me at [email protected] and let me know if you'd like a new username. It's not a good idea to use your email address.

[fuzzydaddy]

Welcome aboard @[email protected]!
We'd love to get an intro from you over in the Introduce Yourself channel when you get a minute. Thank you.

[GadjetGriller]

do you live at complex that doesn't allow open flames? (check into pellet smokers GMG and Traeger smoker's are enclosed enough that it appears there are no open flames) I got the GMG just for that reason and it passed inspection when they saw the plug they were happy.

[GadjetGriller]

now that was 5 or so years ago when Pellet smokers were just coming on the market. management might be more informed now a days

[Jerod Broussard]

Yeah, with all the YouTube videos of people cooking and what not.

[Max Good]

Masterbuilt seems to have improved construction quality a bit. Char-Broil recently introduced their SmartChef electrics that can be monitored from your smart phone. However, even the Cadillac of electric smokers, Cookshack, has the inherent limitations present in all electrics. Here's why we believe smokers that cook with some form of combustion are superior to electrics: http://amazingribs.com/BBQ_buyers_gu...c_smokers.html

[SmokeyGator]

Probably not. When you think about it, all electric smokers are pretty much the same assuming you can set the temperature accurately. I have a masterbuilt pro with a digital controller. And I know it is 25 degrees off if I want the temperature to be 225. So I set it to 200 and it's just as good as any other electric model that has a more accurate thermostat. in fact I rely on a known good external digital thermometer and ignore the built in display. Considering I bought it at a deep discount after Christmas (it was returned) I think I did OK. But my next purchase won't be another electric. I'm looking at a pellet or BGE.

[Henry Bissonnette]

A couple of years back I was looking for something that I did not have to babysit constantly adjusting the flame to maintain temperature on. I was impressed that Meathead had awarded the cookshack elite smokette an award so on that basis I bought one. With the base and the cover it cost me around $1,400. After all of that I have to admit I have been pretty disappointed in the flavor of the meat. It seems to taste more like creosote (bitter) than the sweet smoke that I had become accustomed to on either charcoal or gas. I think at the time there were not the abundance of automatic pellet smokers that there are now. Had I to do it over again that is probably the way I would go.