It is a bit pricey, and would be vastly improved with a built-in thermometer and slightly deeper (more volume)water bowl. Otherwise, however, very well made and well-designed. Much more sturdy and solid than the competitor's products I have used. Where the Weber Smokey Mountain really shines is in the control of air flow. The competitors do not have adjustable air vents and ability to get good ventilation to the bottom (coals).

The Smokey Mountain is a joy to use, and gives excellent flavor and moist-ness to the meat.

This is one of the best smokers on the market at any price. It is very easy to control the temperature so one can produce the best quality of bar b q. I have recieved nothing but rave reviews on my cooking since I obtained the Smokey Mountain Smoker.

This smoker does an accetable job but the design is old and could use improvement. It is overpriced.

A very successful cook on the first try.

Simply the best bullet smoker. Holds temperature well, excellent from the first pork butt 'till my last batch of ribs.

It would be an improvement if the middle section had handles, otherwise, the smoker is what I had hoped for.

Couldn't be happier

When I thought about getting a smoker, in my mind I was thinking of getting the traditional offset. After thoroughly researching things and seeing the rave reviews the WSM got, I decided to give it a go and I have to say, it lives up to the hype. It will hold a consistent temperature for a long period of time and, using the minion method, I've not had to add extra coals to a cook once. This is the first smoker I have owned and I've not had a bad cook yet (2 chuck roasts, ribs and a pork butt). In fact, it has been perfect every time. Two thumbs WAY up!

Excellent smoker. Dittos to all the other great reviews on the WSM. Great support from Weber. A pleasure to deal with Cooking.com.

used it twice so far...there is an excellent website dedicated to this smoker. its a little tricky to learn the cooking methods, but so far so good. very happy with the quality of the smoker. looking forward to trying other things, including a whole turkey. So far, I've made two batches of the best baby back ribs I ever had. I've gone through two cheaper smokers, neither of which were very good at maintaining a constantly low cooking temp. This one solves the problem.

Great quality smoker! Heavy construction, heavy support on the Internet, heavy capacity. Has two racks for cooking which will be more than enough for that family reunion, church gathering, or competition cooking. These are seen on the Food channel, and PBS highlighting professional competitions. One cook team in particular uses 4 or 5 of these! You just can't beat them! Enjoy!

This was the first time that we smoked a brisket. The results were fantastic and we are looking forward to cooking other meats.

Excellent Product. If you like GOOD smoked meats and want to do it yourself. This is the way to go.
You can't get Bar-B-Q as good as this in restaurants.

As usual, you get what you pay for. Weber quality is obvious in this smoker. Product arrived on time, in perfect condition. First "smoke" was with two slabs of salmon filets (about 4.5 lbs.) which were greeted with rave reviews from all the samplers.