Mediocre at best sadly

Well it's a bit of a challenge to use, many design flaws. You have to take off 2/3rds of the grill including the meat to add charcoal and wood chips, you can't access the water bowl unless you disassemble the grill..... The temp gauge is not accurate, but I'm hoping that with the additional $60 of equipment I had to buy MAYBE this will be an "okay" smoker. But so far my impression is not good. Wish I would've spent more money on something easier to use and something designed a bit better

It isn’t the best but not the worst

Not the best but it works. Will probably do modifications to make it more functional. Quality of production was not the best so some pieces needed tweaked to fit together. Racks not in the best locations which can make cooking a little annoying.

Useless

Ultimately, don't waste your money and time, this style just does not work. It will not hold heat no matter how much charcoal you chimney in. The paint and metal are cheap. The water bowl idea is just a hindrance because water will never break 100 C. Which is below your 225 F cooking temp and it completely blocks the heat from rising. Cook over a fire on the ground like the caveman did if you want real meat.

Can’t get up to temperature

After 2 hours, the thermometer was stuck at 150. Took the water bowl out and immediately the temperature went to over 250. Put the water bowl back in, without water, temperature went back up to 250. Unfortunately without the water bowl in, you can’t control the temp to 225. Even tried putting a smaller bowl filled with water on the lower rack, still couldn’t control the temp. Guess it’s going back

My husband made the best smoked beer chicken in this thing. He really liked how the smoker can be detached without disturbing the chicken when he needed to refill the smoker with wood chips and charcoal. He wasn’t a big fan of the clippers that attach the bottom part to the top...not as sturdy as he would like them to be. For the price, I think this is a great smoker and it does the job! The pictures on the website and on the box are deceiving. This is a small smoker. Don’t be like me - read the fine print! Haha

love the idea.

Just got it for my birthday, The thermometer doesn't work, and once its together you can't remove the water bowl when you're finished to clean it with out turning it vertically to get around the lower shelf brackets (which are riveted into place). This results in dumping the water onto the hot coals, or waiting for it too cool, and then dumping it into the ashes making a real mess.

Need better directions and hard to reach and maintain temps

Looks good. Perfect size to have moderate feast, BUT WHY NO DIRECTIONS OR RECIPES? Even on the cusineart website..nothing. Hard to get up to good temperature and hold it. Lower ash pan with air damper fills up with ash much too fast. Disappointed in purchase so far. I'll keep trying, but when you dump $100. Worth of meat in the trash not so good

[Rewarded Review] HOLY SMOKES!! literally

Takes the flavor of food to a whole new level!!! Nice design & wasn't too difficult to put together, took about 20 minutes Love the way the charcoal adds a great flavor to the meat.Even though this is a charcoal smoker, you still have ability to be able to put wood chips along with it too, which is great.You can use it as a grill, as a smoker, with charcoal, with wood chips, you can add apple cider to the water bowl for added flavor. We have cooked everything from burgers, fish and steaks to brisket on this smoker. the size is great for our smaller sized patio, and we love using it while entertaining our guests. It makes everything so much easier, that it's vertical and we can take it along to the beach, camping & outdoor parties, We foresee using it many summer weekends to come!

You can do better Cuisinart

Go ahead and spend the extra bucks to get a better smoker. Not exactly cheap and flimsy, but whatever the the next step up would be. Latches to hold down the midsection and bottom did not match up during installation, so i had to drill separate holes for the latches. Not the worst but for $100, it could have been better.

[Rewarded Review] Great new cooking option

Although it was quite challenging to assemble, once it was done, it was fairly easy to use. I've always wanted a smoker but was intimidated by the idea of needing to stay engaged during the process. This is definitely fool proof, but something an outdoor griller would be able to understand. Is there anything better than smoked meats?

[Rewarded Review] Another great Cuisinart product

Super excited about this smoker right out of the box. Assembly wasn't the easiest, but just keep in mind that it'll be worth it in the end. I love that this is a vertical smoker, as even though it's pretty big it definitely takes up less space than it would if it were wider.

[Rewarded Review] Good for beginner smokers

I received this 2 weeks ago and couldn't wait to start using it! I was a little slow in putting it together partly because I'm not super handy and partly there were a lot of parts to put together. I did think the packaging was very organized and I like the way they packaged all the bolts, nuts and washers in one package an labeled all of them accordingly.

[Rewarded Review] Works great

This product is what i wished for. It has amazing features. We tried to make smoked fish and beef. The result surprised us. It was much better than the same one in the store. Assembly was very easy. The charcoal smoker is very easy to use. Very professional work!

[Rewarded Review] Cookout

This amazing this product was something new to us. My dad so amazed by it. Never seen anything like this but this great mini grill. Even for like camping when don't want take big grill. I enjoy our meat and veggies heated up. It work perfectly since our backgrad supper small. N just did the job fantastic .

[Rewarded Review] Happy Smoking

I received the Cuisinart Charcoal Smoker and had my husband put it together the same day - The next day we smoked salmon and it cooked the salmon so good that we smoked salmon again the very next day! It smokes very fast and evenly and gives your meat a very nice smokey taste, it very easy to assemble, great size, easy to store!!! We are looking forward to having a million and one smoke-outs all Fall / Winter long- at least before rainfall. This Vertical smoker is one of the best charcoal smokers i've seen

[Rewarded Review] Smoky Gourmet Delight

I was excited to whip up some smoky gourmet food the minute I received the Weber Smoker Verticle 16" Charcoal Smoker. I received this smoker for free to use and review. The smoker is well constructed and sturdy. It has a 3 year warranty. It is a nice size for storage and use. Since I'm a novice at this activity, I spent time reviewing the instruction booklet regarding how to use it safely. I read the "For The Love Of Smoke Recipe Book". I decided to try a simple recipe so I chose to do the stuffed mushrooms. They turned out great! The Barbeque Rub (in the recipe book) I sprinkled on them before the smoking process was delicious. The whole process was easy and the mushrooms took about an hour to smoke. Next time, I will try smoking some meat! This has opened up a whole new flavor adventure!

[Rewarded Review] Love It!

Super happy with this charcoal smoker by Cuisinart. Very easy set up, easy to clean and it smokes thoroughly. We really like the size of it. It makes it easy and convenient to carry around. We were looking for something to be able to travel with esp on our camping trips. This smoker is perfect for that. If you are new to smoking or even and experienced one this would be a great set up. I highly recommend it.

[Rewarded Review] I love my smoker

Love my smoker. There is a lot of space. Installment was easy. The only thing that is difficult is the bottom vents. Controlling air flow through the bottom vents is used through one (and only one) source. Its sturdy and well-designed. Just what I needed to make my signature dish--slow-smoked brisket.so