Oklahoma Joe's Highland 879 Square Inch Offset Smoker

Wasn't pleased with the packaging condition. I was surprised it wasn't damaged.I photographed it before I left the store for proof of condition. It took about 30 minutes to assemble everything was there to my surprise considering the packaging condition. This is an awesome grill. Love it! It's a heavy duty grill and appears it will serve well. Hope it lives up to the BARB-E-CHEF from Grills Gallore I used for 14 years and multiple replacement grates.

I was really shocked when I got this smoker built. Almost 3x heavier construction then my old char broil 1280 which mind you leaked like no tomorrow. I'm extremely happy with my purchase plus I got it for 100.00+ LESS then other stores are selling it for. 5 ☆☆☆☆☆.

Had been looking at the Oklahoma Joe Longhorn grill for 2 years now. I just couldn't afford the nearly 500 dollar price tag. So when I saw the Highland version a couple of weeks ago for nearly half the price, I was hesitant to get excited. But after researching it, I liked what I saw. The ONLY difference between this grill and the Longhorn addition is a slight size difference. But with that said, the Highland is the biggest grill I've ever used. For an idea, I was able to get 6 full slabs of ribs on the main cooling surface. Overall, this is a great grill.

Easy assembly with all the components fitting as they're supposed to. Good quality materials and heavy gauge metal. You can't tell the difference between the Highland and the twice as expensive Longhorn smoker. Heat was consistent and long lasting with minimal loss of smoke. The brisket, pork and turkey all came out great with the first cook!!

I have smoked BBQ professionally for restaurants in Oklahoma and this smoker produces the same quality meat. Each smoker is different in how it smokes and this one was very easy to adjust to. I HIGHLY recommend this smoker to the beginner and the expert.

Easy assembly. You need 2 people for ease of assembly, takes about 1 hour assembly to put together. Season smoker after assembled instructions are provided in manual. It is very well built, has nice features porcelain coated cooking grates, heating plate on fire box, temperature gauge, heavy duty wheels and is easy to move around if you need to. It maintains an even temperature when in use. Note: facing fire box away from stronger winds help maintain heat control and longevity of wood and /or charcoal also helps from always adjusting vents. I cook all year round in all kinds of weather and it works well no matter when I use it. My only drawback with this smoker and it is just my opinion is the firebox could be made out of a little heavier gauge of steel for even longer longevity and heat retention. But overall for the price it is an excellent smoker.

Very heavy duty awesome charcoal grill. Love the smoker on the side. So easy to keep the coals going with the side door and the overall heavy duty build for all parts make you think you paid hundreds more! Grill space fits ample food for an aimpressive spread and Food tastes amazing! Best purchase for a great bbq! Great job Oaklahoma Joe!!

Overall a nice smoker good size, you will need a convection plate to even out the temp ($80) or make your own. The fire box steel around the door and where it bolts to the smoker warped a little bit when first using it , probably could have used a couple more tack welds. But overall nice grill for the price.

The durability of this smoker is very nice. Very thick steel walls compared to some other units I looked at in big box stores. This is a very nice unit to start with, but it is temperamental when it comes to holding a constant temperature. Look this unit up on YouTube for some customization ideas such as: - Fireplace insulation around the smoker door to prevent air escape. - 3" aluminum flex duct to lower the flue exhaust pipe location - Purchase a diffuser place to better distribute heat from the firebox. - Install bolts with washers to raise the level of the firebox grate. (otherwise the ash fills it up over a long smoke). I am very happy with the purchase of this unit and all of my downwind neighbors are envious of the delicious smells wafting downwind.

I ordered online and picked this up at the nearest store and the box was cut, torn, smashed, crunched, taped, and pieces of it was missing. However, the unit had only a 2" scratch through the outside coating. I did some minor touch up and hopefully it doesn't rust out in a couple of years. I'm not sure if it was from the damage during shipping/storing, but the lids were warped and didn't seat properly against the inside lips. During assembly the wheeled leg lower shelf mounting holes weren't aligned so the wheels pointed in different directions. After some brute force and adjustments I was able to fix the problem while keeping the leg mounts securely attached. The welds and design of this unit leaves A LOT to be desired for $270. Some people will point out the "good" smokers are $800+, but still, nearly $300 for anything is a lot to spend for bad workmanship. It didn't even include a drip bucket. Mods: (1) Permatex high-temp red copper rtv to seal the 2-piece firebox and firebox to main chamber connection. (2) Used a ratcheting tie down, rubber mallet, and couple of crescent wrenches I had to re-align the main chamber and inside lid lip for a more uniform seal. (3) LavaLock gasket to seal main chamber lid and firebox lid. (4) Built my own 'minion method' coal box using safety wire and expanded metal sheets from Lowes (will rebuild using 3/4" expanded metal because ash not falling away with 1/2" expanded metal). First seasoning: Cleaned inside and out using water and Simple Green. Dried it out with a towel. Coated everything inside with vegetable oil. With one minion method load, I ran temp up to 500 then brought it back down to 300 and burn lasted 6 hours with another 3 hours of coals left. Points of interest: (1) With vent 3/4 open and intake completely closed internal temp never dropped below 260 (big gap in firebox door - need to seal before next test). Closed vent halfway, no change. (2) During initial temp increase, main chamber varied around 30 degrees between left and right side, but during a steady temp hold, temp stayed +/-3 degrees without any tuning plates. (3) Easy to maintain consistent temp for about 2 hours (problem became the ash in my coal box). (4) Using Maverick ET-733 wireless thermometer (monitoring left/right of main chamber) differences between grate temp and lid mounted thermometer (included) was 30-50 degrees different. After sealing the firebox door gap I expect complete control of main chamber temp so I can drop it to 200, since that's where I like to hold my long smokes. Overall, this smoker has potential, but I still hold the idea that for $300 I shouldn't have to do any mods. I don't think I'll need to mess with tuning plates since the main chamber temp seemed pretty even during steady holds.