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★★★★★
SMOKES LIKE THE REAL DEAL!
This little gem is not made to replace your big heavy production smokers. I don't believe that it's purpose. What it IS - is a grand little unit that produces awesome smoked food in reasonable amounts of time while IN THE COMFORTS of your kitchen OR while out camping. 23 min of smoke time makes killer salmon steaks! 80 min of smoke time creates wings to die for! I am not affiliated with Cameron's on any level, but I should buy stock in the company. Absolutely EVERY ONE who has seen me use this smoker ordered one.. even the hardcore nonbelievers were FULL believers after they saw it in use. One friend ordered 4 for her Christmas gifts this year and she's a vegetarian...LOL Yes, they are that AWESOME!
It's key that you understand the nature of your "cooking source" be it a kitchen stove (gas or electric)or your grill. The Camerons smoker is designed to do it's "thang" on medium heat. Not HOT HOT or cool.. medium heat. The internal temp in the smoker runs about 350° - 375°if you're doing it right. It omits a t-i-n-y wisp of smoke when in the smoking process, but the fan on the stove handles it beautifully. If it's belching smoke (which mine has not done) you can just "tweak" the lid to tighten it up which is explained in the instruction booklet.
I was pleasantly surprised at the Camerons grade of stainless steel too. It's much heavier then I had expected. I would not get the smaller one. 3# of wings fit perfectly in the large one, and they are gone in a about 2 minutes once people taste them.
I'd give this thing 10 stars if that was an option.
October 2013 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase