EAST OAK 30" Electric Smoker for Outdoors | Built-in Meat Probe & Clear Viewing Window | Side Chip Loader for 6x Longer Uninterrupted Smoking | 725 sq in Cooking Area for Bigger Batches, Night Blue

Bought this for my son for his birthday because he grills and cooks outside all the time, and he was really excited to try smoking meats. Overall, we have been very happy with it. The smoker was easy to put together, looks nice, and holds temperature pretty well once you get used to it.There is definitely a learning curve if you’ve never used an electric smoker before, especially figuring out the wood chips, timing, and temperature settings. After a couple tries though, the food turned out great. It was ready to set up an start using.One downside is the glass gets dirty really fast, especially after longer smokes, so be prepared to clean it often if you want to keep that nice look. Other than that, it has worked really well and was a great birthday gift for someone who loves grilling and BBQ.

The smoker was easy to assemble and the wheels make it very portable. There were no flaws in any of the smokers parts or casing. Seasoned it twice then cooked a Boston Butt on the 3rd day and it turned out perfect. Clean up is easy. The controls are easy to use and the meat thermometer works great and is very accurate. I highly recommend this smoker.

I recently started using this electric smoker and I’m honestly impressed with how easy it is to use and how good everything turns out. The temperature stays consistent, which makes smoking meat so much less stressful, especially for beginners. I’ve made ribs, pulled pork, chicken, and even smoked mac and cheese, and everything has come out flavorful, tender, and juicy.I also love that it doesn’t take a ton of effort to keep it going like a traditional smoker. Just set the temperature, add your wood chips, and let it do the work. Cleanup is pretty simple too, which is a huge plus.If you’re looking for a smoker that gives amazing flavor without being complicated, this is definitely worth it!

The East Oak smoker with glass window has worked very well for me. I've had it about a year and a half now, use it frequently, and am very happy with both the smoker and the customer service at East Oak.The smoker is well made, durable, and easy to use. That combined with the customer service has made an enjoyable experience.The outside temperature will affect cooking time and temperature, and can be compensated for. The included temperature probe works very well and is accurate. I like the glass window as it makes it easy to check on what you're cooking, as opening the door let's out heat and can add to cooking time. The door seals well, temperature is easy to maintain with the digital readout and controls.The smoker has proven easy and enjoyable to use. I keep the inside clean with soap and water and a grill and smoker cleaner. Which works well on the glass.Thank you East Oak

I have to give this four stars for one reason: poorly thought out internal sizing. The cooking industry uses full, half, and quarter-sized sheet pans as a standard for sizing. The internal racks of this unit are 15"x12". A half sheet pan is 18"x13" and a quarter-sheet pan is 13"x9". That means you can't fit one half sheet pan on a rack and you can't fit two quarter sheet pans on a rack, only one quarter sheet pan with leftover space. The same thing goes for almost all the disposable aluminum pans you buy as those are typically sized the same way. That means you have to cook directly on wire racks to optimized available space and that means a lot more mess and cleanup. I have a pretty ridiculous cooking setup at home and none of my dozens of pans fit optimally in this smoker.As far as functionality goes this product does a great job. It's simple to assemble, easy to use, and does a great job of smoking with minimal effort and great results. It does scratch easily on the outside though, so beware of that. It's light enough to pick up and carry inside and outside, which I have to do because I live in an isolated mountain area of WNC and can't leave it outside due to bears.Item arrived dented in one corner but still fully functional so it didn't bother me enough to go through the return process since you have to cut the shipping box apart to get it out. There's no taping that back together for return shipping! I did not take the star off for the damage, I took it off for the poor decision in internal sizing.If they want a five start product then it needs to be designed for industry-standard pan sizes internally just like every oven, in my opinion.

This is a fantastic smoker. I had a different brand that I tried on Amazon last year but it was a major hassle and did not smoke well at all. I was constantly having to adjust the temperature and the smoke would just stop. However, this East Oak smoker is excellent. First, the thing actually smokes! It makes our meat taste like the wonderful meats we had in Kansas City - which is famous for their BBQ. The meat comes out tender, moist and extremely flavorful. The glass door is a plus as you can see inside without having to open it. It comes with a thermometer which works fine and the "set it and forget it" feature of the electronic thermometer is perfect. I do routinely check my meats because I tend to be a perfectionist about the smoked quality but the smoker makes the entire process super easy. I love this smoker!!! I never thought it could be this much fun to smoke our own meats. Thank you East Oak!!! The price is very reasonable as well. We did buy the stand for the East Oak smoker as well as we did not have a place to put the smoker otherwise.

Up date: I accidentally missed a rack for the smoker. Customer service is responded and taking care of me. I also ordered the stand legs that came with two wheels. **** Came boxed and and pack extremely well. No damage. I was surprised it was not as heavy as it looks which is a good thing for me. Easy to move around and sturdy.Did my first smoke using chicken thighs. Came out great. From warm up to final cook was 3.5 hours. Using apple wood chips about 3/4 full in the firebox still plenty of smoke. I think I could have gone a couple of more hours with out filling the firebox. Very surprised. I am sure different woods burn at different rates. To make clean up easier. I took two small aluminum SHEET pans that fit the depth of the rack and was just over half the width, place one on a bottom rack over the fire box. I then staggered another on the next rack up on the opposite side. I then placed the thighs on a third rack. Worked out great. Smoke could still circulate. Easy peasy clean up. The aluminum sheet pans about 12x 8 in. or so, only have a 1 inch or so edge on them.

I've been grilling for many years but never really looks smoking until recently as I wanted to try making beef brisket. I looked online and came across East Oaks electric smoker. I had never even heard of this company before but based on the reviews here and reddit, I decided to give it try.Smoker arrived quickly and safely, thanks to it being double boxed. There were only a few things that needed to put together and only took a short time. After doing the initial burn and seasoning, I made brisket and though it was not perfect it tasted a lot better than any brisket that I had made in oven before. The ability to add wood chips gave it extra flavor that oven brisket lacked.So far I've done multiple briskets, chickens and even jerky, and my observation is that the smoker runs hotter than what the display show so it is good to have an external probe to double check. The included meat probe is perfect, I checked with TempPro and reading were within couple of degrees. Lastly, the thing that bothered me the most is that the chip box sits higher on the heating element so it does not product any smoke below 240 F. This is not an issue on regular cooks but if you are doing jerky or something that required very low temps, you will have to bump up the temp to max and once there is smoke, bring the temps back down before putting in your item. I wish that East Oak offers an external smoke module as that would definitely help with this issue.Now the customer service part is where East Oaks really shine. I reached out them them multiple times with questions and each time I received a prompt response within few hours. I had an issue with the water container chipping and with one email to customer service, I received band new one in couple of days.On my first long cook over 15 hours, doing multiple briskets I noticed that some of dripping was coming out of the side, instead of going to the drip tray below. I reached out to customer service with pictures of the issue and they offered a partial refund or a replacement. I took the replacement option and two days later brand new smoker was delivered to my door. Needless to say, I am extremely happy with East Oak and really wish that other companies took customer service as seriously.

First this device is China made but delivered from US, being with an US plug and 110V. Had to buy an transformer. After the first use I cleaned the water tank and the fat collector pan, with soap and water, and parts of the galvanization already came off. The rolls at the bottom that are meant to let you move it around, are fixed with pins that ate too long and scratch all over the floor. The temperature display is Fahrenheit only. The remote control works up to 3 meters, which makes it pretty useless. Definitely not worth the money.