I am not an expert but a consumer that does a lot of research before buying something like this. This model has many improvements over the "Non-RF" model:
1) Wheels that work when the unit is tilted, (caveat: the slide on grease drip tray must be removed before you can tilt and roll.)
2) A light inside the unit, (caveat, It's a little hard to see the meat with the smoke and smoke "grim" on the inside of the huge window but still very nice feature.)
3) The meat thermometer. It is a real needed item on this type of smoker. You never have to open the door to check the temperature. *I double checked it against my own digital thermometer and it runs true within a degree or two.
4) A handheld remote control. No AAA batteries included, (2 req.) You can program the time & temp as well as check the meat probe temp & switch the light on & off. You cannot see the current temp of the smoker, i.e.; watch it rise to the temp you set. To do this just look at the display on top of the unit for this info. Speaking of the top digital unit; it automatically alternates between the time left on the smoker and the current temp of the smoker. To see the meat probe temp, just push the temp button once.
The unit is well insulated and comes up to temp well within a reasonable time, (outside air temp = 46 degrees. The smoker came up to temp of 225 degrees within 17 minutes.) The unit appears well built and of solid construction. I did have a small warpage of the bottom back portion of the back metal panel. This impeded the grease tray a little. This could have been due to the shipper, (Fed Ex) but the unit very well packed. Assembly took 15 minutes. Very simple. The chip tray feature will lock in place after you dump a load into the smoker and the alignment mark for new chips is an easy step to miss when reloading, no bigge. It uses no more than one cup of chips at a time and seems to take a while at 225 degrees to burn them. The racks, water pan, grease pan all are easy to remove and somewhat easy to clean. The nice feature of the bottom grease pan is it is tilted to the back grease trap and comes out for easy cleaning. Overall, I like to keep my tools clean and I spent 15 minutes cleaning this unit, not bad.
I smoked two racks of baby back ribs last night and the unit seemed to cook it faster than expected. The internal temp was reached prior to the time I set. Of course it is not an exact science but the ribs were well smoked and delicious. I used hickory with some mesquite chips and the smoke flavor was strong. Mesquite sucks as opinionated by a lot of "experts." I also smoke some pork bellies, (bacon) that I had cured and they will be tried tomorrow after a 24 sit in the fridge. I am now smoking a brisket and we will see how it does. All in all I am very pleased with this unit and all the new features. I am really liking the fact that I can check the internal temp of the meat by using the remote. I can be doing something elsewhere and always click the "meat probe" button on the remote and know when its time to stop the smoking process. pros: all the features that you want from a smoker of this caliber, well built and good smoke. Cons, can't see the current temp of the smoker on the remote, just the "set" temp. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a smoker in this class.
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The size and shape is perfect for my balcony and I was looking forward to ...
I bought this model after having previously owned a Masterbuilt 20070411 30 inch Electric Smoker with RF Controller mounted to the top. The size and shape is perfect for my balcony and I was looking forward to the newer version of the smoker after the controller of my old one started acting flaky on a regular basis.The smoker arrived on time but the packing was not the best. The drip deflector's bracket was broken due to weak welding. Also, the contents on the inside of the smoker were loose upon arrival causing the inside surface of the wall to be scratched. Unfortunately, after informing Masterbuilt of this issue, I've been waiting for nearly 3 months to get the replacement part (with little to no unsolicited updates from support).I do like the new builtin control panel. The blue led lighting is much easier to see in the daylight than the old monochrome LCD which had no back-lighting. The RF remote is still the old model with the monochrome LCD screen. It is hard to see during the day and if the remote for my last smoker is any indication of the future performance of this one, I expect the LCD of the remote to degrade after a small amount of usage. I also prefer the new design choice or placing the grease tray inline with the feet of the smoker. This makes for a better fit when using a cover over the smoker without the need to remove the grease tray each time.Despite my disappointment at Masterbuilt's customer support, I look forward to the usage of this new smoker and plan to update my review once I've gotten the part.
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Must say off the top that the size of this smoker caught me off guard! I would have been fine with a 30 inch but I really wanted the 1200 watt element for those cooler days and wanted something I could smoke a full turkey in. Oh yeah, it'll do a turkey! Lots of room! First order of business, preseason the smoker. Ambient temperature was only 7C but I was amazed that after a cold start the smoker was well over 200C in 10 minutes! Timer and heat set point right on the money.
Jumped in with both feet and smoked a 12 Lb. turkey first thing. Used a maple smoke and some herbs with garlic cloves and onion in the cavity. Just some salt and pepper on outside. Was easily able to adjust cooking temperature and using the cold smoker attachment I had a good 3 hour smoke to the meat. Just barely had the top vent open to keep turkey moist.
Produced an incredible smoked turkey better than the butcher used to do. Very, very moist, a bit too much so. Perfect smoke flavour and not too strong. Looked incredible!
UPDATE: May 22, 2016 Have done cheese (cold smoked), nuts, brisket, pork chops and another turkey. Everything came out wonderful. Learning every time it is used! Love it!! Trying different wood chips, spices, temperatures and herbs.
Thanks to another reviewer for suggesting using foil to cut down on clean-up! Awesome!
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