Z GRILLS Wood Pellet Grill Smoker with PID Controller, 8-in-1 Master Sear BBQ Grill, Auto Temperature Control, Huge Storage Cabinet Side Shelf with Tool Hooks, 572 sq in Cooking Area for Outdoor, 600D

Works great . Assembly was fairly easy, tools were included, parts were numbered. Very sturdy product. Cooked some delicious smoked kabobs, sausage and burgers Very pleased, would recommend. Thank you.

This is my second Z Grill. I think it’s the best on the market. And, the price is fair. Any product you want to smoke, this is the best way! Ribs to baked potatoes. We smoke everything!

Summary: Great quality first smoker, and I'm a huge skeptic.Long-winded review: Have a lot of info to give, so here goes;Bought this smoker after doing heavy research, reading reviews, poring through forums, and even talking to dozens of people. The facts that it comes with a cover and was deliverable by Amazon were huge bonuses. Box arrived in great shape, all pieces and parts accounted for and intact, straight. Assembly was somewhat tedious, but easy. I was able to assemble the entire smoker by myself - Quick tip: flex the big box, while tipping the cooking chamber back, to sneak the lid open and remove all packing and parts, then assemble the stand before taking the cooking chamber out of the box. This makes things way easier and much lighter, and the cooking chamber then sets immediately on the stand after removing the shipping brace. I like this smoker design because it has the extra shelf out front - VERY handy! Shelves and main grate are all counter-height, not something you find on all smokers. (Usually they are a lower height, which is not as natural feeling.) Basic settings, basic controls, well-built, seems to be very durable, is very stable and secure. Cover fits well, is set up with eyelets to use bungee cords or to install your own drawstring to secure the cover to the smoker. (Although the cover is custom fit, so eyelets will only need to be used for high wind areas.) Timing of this purchase for me was to smoke a turkey for Thanksgiving. I ordered early, smoked a big whole roaster chicken to get accustomed to this smoker before attempting the turkey when it counts. Temps held steady for duration of the cook time, meat was amazing! Have smoked chicken, ribs, turkey, and rump roast, can't wait to try a brisket and a tenderloin. Some advice: Read up on multiple smoking methods and times, get accustomed to the whats and whys of each method, and try them out, see what works best for your taste and style. Instructions for the smoker mention covering the grease drain pan with aluminum foil - This is a huge time saver, very good advice, and will help keep the smoker in cleaner condition. Racks have a very durable ceramic/porcelain coating on them. I wash the racks and change the pan foil after every session. Removable ash tray is a huge bonus - Again, not something found on all smokers. Pellet usage is about a pound per hour - Competition blend is a great overall pellet to use, has good flavor for most any meat. Be prepared for a somewhat lengthy initial burn process, and perform this before needing to smoke food. This burns off assembly oils and "seasons" the smoker for use.Only cons for me are no window and no lid-mounted analog temp gauge, but I consider those things to be luxuries, and not terribly important.If you're like me and want to spend your money the best way possible on a great smoker without regret, stop here - You'll be glad you bought this one.

I don't post many reviews anymore, but this product was worth the effort. After using the unit for about 10 cooks, it has proven to do everything quite well. The only feature missing from this unit that could be attractive to some people is WIFI connectivity, but that is available in a newer version, the 7002C2E/7002F2. I'll try to touch on some key considerations that I thought were important in selecting a pellet smoker, and how this unit fared against those key criteria. First, I wanted a smoker that had a sufficient capacity to smoke a good sized turkey (17-20 pounds). And a really important point related to the grilling area was the pellet hopper capacity. If you're smoking something big, like a whole brisket or a couple of pork butts, you want to have a pellet hopper that's big enough to allow 10 - 12 hours of continuous operation. I was happy to find that this unit has both plenty of room for a big turkey, and sufficient hopper capacity for a long duration cook. Next, I was concerned about the unit's ability to maintain a constant temperature. When you're cooking low and slow, it's really critical to be able to depend on keeping a fairly constant temperature. Again this unit scored very well, as it was able to maintain temperature within about 5 degrees for some long duration cooks. Another important consideration for me was temperature probes. It's very convenient to have integrated temperature probes, so you can monitor internal meat temperature without opening the smoker. This unit has 2 probes, and the temperature from each registers on the control panel. They're not as accurate as my hand-held meat thermometer, but good enough to within +/-3 to 5 degrees. The one and only issue I have encountered with this unit was a lack of ideal smoke flavor in the first few cooks I completed. There is a 'smoke' setting, but the operating temperature when using the 'smoke' setting is very low, so using it effectively makes every cook take longer. The better way to remedy this issue was to use smoke tubes, which can be purchased on Amazon separately. They're inexpensive, and made a big difference in smoke flavor. I found that a single smoke tube can produce supplemental smoke for about 3 hours.Overall, this Z Grills 7002C turned out to be a very good value, and does almost everything really well. I didn't care about WIFI connectivity, and with the inexpensive addition of a set of smoke tubes, this unit does everything I need. My family has raved about the food I have prepared so far, and more experience with the smoker should only make for better results.One other point I didn't state earlier - it's very well made, and feels sturdy. You do have to assemble it yourself, but I was able to do that without assistance in about 45 minutes.