Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Charcoal Smoker

We've never had a smoker before and this is a good one for beginners like us. We made sure to get high quality charcoal and wood. We also bought a wireless dual probed meat & bbq thermometer that really helps. The smoker is relatively easy to clean. We started with pork and it turned out really well. After that we got brave and did a beef brisket but we didn't leave it in long enough so we put it in a slow cooker afterwards to tenderize it. Last weekend we had guests so decided to be brave and did another brisket. This time we left it one for much longer, sprayed it with apple cider vinegar, wrapped it in butcher paper and gave it a few more hours. We took it off and let it rest for 2 hours. It was perfect. We're looking forward to experimenting with other meats. It's a learning curve but this smoker is a game changer!

I really enjoy this smoker; it's easy to operate. It offers good temperature control, straightforward use, and plenty of accessories are available. I'm very happy with my purchase.

Great smoker, holds about 2 chimney of charcoal and can smoke multiple pork butts, fryers, and brisket without having to reload charcoal

It was nice to upgrade to the newer version of weber's smoker. I had an earlier model that lasted me for decades. always an even cook.

Really love this Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker. Had shopped around and this was the one with the best reviews it's small but it's perfect for a family if you're not going to entertain you can also get a larger one that's 18 inches or 22 inches I believe. But it's works rather well and we are enjoying the experience of learning to smoke it was a gift for my husband and he seems to like it. But the best part about it is it is made in the USA

Great for long cooking, I have found it difficult to get up to higher temps. As well keeping it up to temp has been a chore.. Great for long slow cooks though! I love it !

better than some other brands but is difficult to add charcoal and keep temp up. If your going to smoke for more than 2-3 hrs you will need to add charcoal and when you do the temp drops allot.

Have replaced the thermometer twice in 4 yrs; clearly a design flaw. Need to replace it again and they are out of stock so I obviously ain't the only person with this problem. The unit itself is OK, the aluminum side door is remarkably flimsy. Wish Weber was more solidly built and more response customer service....welcome to the 21st century of Customer Service in America...

I purchased the 18" Weber Smoky Mountain (WSM) smoker July3, 2026, based on the high ratings it had been given by people who had purchased it. I have owned a Weber Genesis II gas grill for six years and have been very satisfied with it's performance and excellent built quality. I excepted the same for the WSM smoker, however, that was not the case. Although the construction of the porcelain coated steel body appears to be sturdy and well made, many of the components such are of inferior quality and below expected performance. To begin, the lid has no hinge, so when ever you need to move food in/out of the smoker you need to find a safe place to place a greasy and hot lid down. The four vents are made from thin aluminum sheeting that easily deforms. The vents also get expectantly hot and because they do not have a non heat-transmitting handle/knob, they get very hot making it difficult to operate. As such I have had to purchase after-market tumb-handles in order to safely operate them. In addition the thermometer is very small and of inferior quality allowing moisture to accumulate inside the glass. This too was replace by an after-market thermometer. The aluminum legs are flimsy, and because they are independent of each other, when ever the smoker is moved to protect against inclement weather, the legs rattle badly. As such, I have had to build a platform that secures all three legs together, and added casters under the platform so that the unit can be moved easily. As for the side access planel, I can only say "SHAME ON YOU WEBER!" this panel is poorly made of flimsy aluminum sheeting that easily bends. and because this panel does not have any perimeter insulating a lot of smoke/heat escapes around the edges. There is a reason why the internet has so many after-market modifications for this smoker, and most of them are not inexpensive. When I started my search for the purchase of a smoker, I discover that there were "endless" choices. In the end, I decided to go with a Weber thinking that their product would be comparable with the Weber gas grill that I own. And for $440, which is what I paid for the basic unit, I expected nothing less. However, the overall quality of this unit have been very disappointing. So far I have spent over $150 in needed modifications just to make the unit safe and easy to operate. That brings the overall cost to approx. $590, and that is an absurd price for what this unit. Sorry Weber, you get a los "D" for this unit. Hope someone in the production/design Dept. revisits the current design of this unit and make the necessary modifications without making the final cost of this unit unaffordable.

damaged in shipping .. tried to warranty and customer service could not or would not send me parts to fix my 22 wsm after they said they will replace the parts .. never got to use it .. hauled it off for scrap metal