Oklahoma Joe's Bronco Drum Smoker

I love this cooker I have cooked alot on this drum I have 4 outdoor cookers and the bronco is my first choice hands down unless I'm doing big briskets then I use my stick burner it is almost a set it and forget it cooker I have produced an outstanding product everytime definitely thinking about bronco pro

I have been testing a new OKJ Bronco for 2 months now at the URE BBQ Lab. Let me start w/ this, the Bronco is built heavy, it is well made and the design is very elegant. I love that it will run 14 hours at 225'f on 11 lbs of charcoal with me only needing to adjust the intake 3-4 times, not set it and forget it but nothing good comes easy. Easy to put together, good manual too. I like the shelf adn towel rack can be interchanged so to speak, good idea. The Bronco has an easy to read thermometer, a plus for the new Pit-Master. I can not see one of these ever wearing our, just not getting super hot then cooling down like off-sets, this is why the paint on a used Bronco looks so nice, they are running in the 200'f to 300'f most of the time. I love the easy to read dampers & find that leaving the stack open and the intake damper set on 1, 2 or 3 will give one good cooks in the 225'-275'-325 range, just up or down on that intake to dial it in. I have been running a pit for 40 years, nothing cooks chicken as well as a Bronco. That is why we say Bronco-Yeah!

My first purpose made smoker purchase and it rocks!! Smoked some ribs, chicken and a chuck roast for pulled beef so far. Working up my courage toward a Brisket soon. I adapted a temp controller to the intake and it's truly set it and forget it! I'm gonna be popular with this Bronco lol. Quality and function is top notch. I did seal the two half's with high temp RTV along with the bolts to minimize any grease drippings on the exterior! Also ordered the second accessory shelf for more room. I love this pony and look for any excuse to get Smokey! Well done Oklahoma Joe's!!

I had an old Char-Broil offset smoker for years, but had outgrown it, so I got the Bronco based on the online research I did. I've done pork butt, sausage & chicken in it, and every one turned out great. The beauty of this smoker is how it holds temp for such a long time, and how accurately you can adjust the temp. Build a good fire, adjust the temp to your needs, and it will hold that temp for many hours without any tending. I love it!

I had no experience smoking, with bronco I have made the best ribs for my friends, it is robust and firm, it brings the problem of short air intake, but it was not a problem for cooking, and the thermometer is not accurate, it marks up to 50 degrees less than the real thing, it is necessary to use a good digital thermometer. But in general, this versatile smoker is highly recommended. Customer service will send me a correct tube, I hope it arrives and I update my comment.

I've been barbecuing for over 15 years and when I buy a new smoker it usually takes a few burns to get it right. I put the bronco together and seasoned it Dec 6th. I cooked two slabs of babybacks and a brisket Dec 7th and the outcome was phenomenal. Beautiful smoke ring, perfect smoke flavor just down right delicious. The temperature control was so easy and all the accessories made it a breeze. I recommend this smoker for beginners all the way to pitmasters. I love this smoker!!

Father's day gift. A little difficult assembling as the holes didn't seem to line up properly at first but got it together and it works great. Have only grilled with it so far, but wow, better grilling experience than anything else I have used. Looking forward to trying it as a smoker and learning this different way to smoke.

I bought the Bronco about 2 months ago. I have been on it every weekend, plus and I am impressed. I have smoked and grilled chicken legs, wings, whole chickens, burgers, short ribs and today 2 briskets. Everything has come out amazing! What has really impressed me is the cooking time you can get from this tank. I started my cook at 2:00am, 21 hours later it was still burning hot and consistent. I would have kept it going to see how long it would burn, but I was done! Impressive!

I bought this smoker and haven't stopped using it. This smoker set up cleaning and seasoning were all easy. It goes perfect on my back deck and doesn't eat up so much space like a traditional side smoker. Everything I have cooked has been juicy full of quality smoke flavor I want. Highly recommend this smoker to anyone looking to start smoking or those people that have been smoking for a long time. I like that you can also use this smoker as a traditional grill if you want as wel by raising the catch can and charcoal basket up onto the smoke diffuser. I would recommend getting a digital thermometer to watch the temp of the smoker and your internal temp of the meat. The front thermometer is close but not dead on accurate.

Love the smoker! I had an upright with the side pit and loved it. Rusted out decided to go smaller with an electric. Had it for about six months threw it out in the trash and bought this. I'm back to my smoking meat again. Love it. The only thing I would add as a side door to add wood for large & long smokes.