Cuisinart 16" Vertical Charcoal Smoker

Air flow needs a redesign a bigger charcoal pan with no holes in the bottom I will say it smokes ok for a little bit until the charcoal pan fills with ash then the holes on the bottom fill up with ash and the air adjustment on the bottom fills up with ash and the air flow is choked off and the fire goes out with everything wide open I do have a different brand with a similar design and work really well but I need a bigger one thought it would work well I was wrong I know Cuisinart I s a great product but not this particular item I am disappointed in this item

This is an easy to use smoker which made all the meat we have made in it taste delicious.

I've already smoked a few things on my smoker. Everything has turned out great

Really 3.5 stars. Thermometer is not accurate, flimsy latches including the door latch. Ash cup fits very loosely sometimes falling off when trying to adjust the airflow.

Was easy to put together. Had an old Brinkman vertical smoker that was about 20 years that was worn out. This one is a lot bigger than the Brinkman. Does leak a lot of smoke around the door and top. Got some gaskets material for smokers and put around the door and lid and now it still leaks around the bottom of the door. Will have to get some more of the gasket material to seal that area up.

My most important complaint is the thermometer…it doesn't indicate the correct temp I will have to replace it. It takes a lot more than designated time to assemble. The directions could be more clear the door handle was very difficult as to orientation of the parts was unclear. The Hatches are very flimsy both in the attachment to the base and it being securely fastened to the base. I've used it two times and was satisfactory but it's difficult with the thermometer is inaccurate s both times overcooked! It was at least 100+ over?

The instructions are not clearly printed (literally)...it's difficult to see which nut, screw etc is being pointed to AND there are enough extras so that you're wondering if you did not miss some steps!

It smokes great but the paint on e body peeled off from the heat and the body has rusted during 1 summer of use. It still works just looks bad. The top has some ceramic and is fine

The seller created a shipping label, so then I could not cancel the order although the item was not shipped. It is currently not yet with the carrier 4 days after expected delivery

Very dissatisfied The temperature gauge did not work properly. The outside shows where the paint bubbled and it doesn't seal properly. The locking pegs don't line up with the locks.