Meco 5025 Stainless Steel Charcoal Combo Water Smoker

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Stainless Charcoal Water Smoker, Two 15.5 Daimeter Grids, Built-in Heat Indicator With Two Acess Doors
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- Charcoal Water Smoker
- Sliding Acess Door
- Removable Thermostat
- Heat Resistant Wood side and Hood Handles
- 351 Square Inches of Cooking Surface
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 "Stainless Steel Smoker" 2008-08-04
By Paul F. Carpenter (Brandon,Florida)
It cooks so good the wife wants me to use it every day.Its great.Put the meat on,walk away for hours,come back take it off and enjoy.

 "Incredibly dissapointed :(" 2007-08-04
By B. Seymour (Portland, OR)
I have owned a MECO Charcoal Water Smoker for over 10 years and wanted to replace it since the firebox and charcoal grate were wearing out from so many years of use. I used the smoker about once a week, 52 weeks a year for the 10 years I've owned it and it's held up very well.



What a complete dissapointment my new Stainless water smoker is!!! Instead of improving on the fantastic unit that I purchased so many years ago, the new "Upgraded" Stainless model I recently purchased was a total dissapointment! The "fire box" is simply the same as the water bowl...Hey, MECO, that's WAY TOO LIGHT a gauge of steel for a fire box. Also, it has no charcoal grate that the charcoal rests on. You just put the charcoal directly into the flimsy bowl [which is fine for holding the water....but no way will it hold up to contact with burning charcoal. I'm guessing it would burn through in a matter of months. Further, the firebox is no longer seperate from the body of the smoker, which was very convenient to start the charcoal or to take off the body while cooking to easily mess around with whatever you were cooking or refill the water bowl, add charcoal or whatever. Now, you'll be leaning right over the fire while you attempt to do any of these operations.....BAH!!!



Meco, what happened to your lovely, practical and reliable smoker??? WHO changed the wonderful design of your fantastic product to turn it into a mere shadow of it's former self??



You force me to look elsewhere to replace your formerly great product!



Regretfully,

Bruce in Portland

 "Looks better than it cooks" 2005-09-05
By L. Moyse (Baton Rouge, La.)
The pluses here are price and ease of assembly, even for me. The smoker has an outside heat guage that is convenient, if general: the settings are warm, ideal and hot. So, it's not a thermometer but useful enough.



Some negatives have to include cheesy material and insecure fittings that result in any number of leaky spots, even along seams. The smoker has a vent, but you don't really need it because of the ill fitting parts. My biggest complaint, though, is the material itself, because the thing is so lightweight that cooking in a stiff enough wind might be an invitation to a conflgration.



Ok, I guess, if you are an occasional enthusiast, but for those who are serious about outdoor cooking, skip this and step up and spend some money like I'm fixing to do.


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Meco 5029 Stainless Steel Electric Combo Water Smoker

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Stainless Electric Water Smoker, Two 15.5 Daimeter Grids, Built-in Heat Indicator With Two Acess Doors
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Technical Details

- Electric Water Smoker
- 1650 Watt Heating Element
- Removable Thermostat
- Heat Resistant Wood side and Hood Handles
- 351 Square Inches of Cooking Surface
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 "Bought as a gift" 2008-10-15
By Heather Goodwin
I use a charcoal smoker, but bought this for my father who really wanted the electric version. After a lot of trying, I could not convince him that an electric smoker was just a big old crock pot. He's glad he held out. He called me after using it and was thrilled with the results.



Brownie points from dad are always a great thing!

 "Fine for most people most of the time..." 2007-12-13
By Eric in MO
I've owned and used both the black steel model (5030) and this stainless one (5029). There are 2 things missing on the stainless model that my black 5030 had: 1) There are no dampers in the lid to help regulate smoke/heat and 2) The body does not rotate a few degrees and come up-off the base. You have to reach down in this model to clean the pan around the element and empty ashes. I miss both of these features.



Tips:

--Soak wood chunks overnight, at a minimum. As soon as you open the lid to take food out or open the door to check your wood, it's pretty easy to start a fire in the bottom. Wood that is soaked to the center really helps.

--The first time you use it, turn the dial to low and let it heat up. You may be temped to crank it up, but the element will stay on without occasionally turning off -- good way to start a fire.

--Unplug before spraying hose in bottom to put out fire. You'll end up wandering around the house trying to find which GFI circuit your patio outlet was piggy-backing on.



Cons;

--The thermometer is a "Low/Ideal/High" type - completely worthless. I drilled a hole in my 5030 for a large dial thermometer, but no such luck with stainless. You'll definitely want to keep a thermometer inside, either wireless or wire pinched under the lid, if you care about temps like I do.

--The bottom rack is very awkward to get in and out, especially with anything on it. The top rack supports get in the way.

--The body does not detach from the base making it difficult to clean out the ashes. I recommend letting it cool and using the shop-vac.

--The 2 racks won't fit nearly as much meat as you may think. A cabinet style smoker is for you if you want to cook for more than a small get-together.



Overall I'm actually pretty happy with this smoker. Sure, it's not a giant competition rig, but for 200 bucks it's hard to beat. This is my go-to backyard smoker.

 "Wish to top fit better" 2007-12-08
By Kevin P. Decker (Harsens Island, MI USA)
This is a replacement for another (not stainless) smoker. It is as advertised, quite easy to assemble, however, the cover should fit more snuggly as to retain more of the heat. Other than that - a fine unit.

 "MELCO 5029 Stainless Steel Electric Water Smoker " 2007-06-26
By K. Norton (California)
The smoker was delivered as promised. It took around an hour to assemble it while I was having my morning coffee. If you are in a hurry, just buy your meats from the market already smoked.



So far I have smoked beef tri-tip with apple wood, and king salmon with cherry wood. Both turned out fantastic.



Beef takes a few hours and the fish takes around one hour; of course it depends on size and temperature, etc. It is nice that I only need to add wood chips and turn the electric thermostat on without the need for charcoal.

 "Good, but..." 2007-06-12
By Frobozz (Alexandria, VA USA)
This pulls some serious electricity -- it runs off a 1000-plus-watt element -- and in my house, it causes breakers to switch off. I eventually converted this to a charcoal smoker (Meco sells a kit to do this). This really shouldn't be a problem in newer houses.



At this price, though, I'd have to look hard at a Weber Smoky Mountain cooker. It's not stainless but it is enameled steel and it comes with a cover -- it should last for years and years, if not decades and decades. It also has superior heat control (this Meco unit, like many water smokers, has no controllable vents). I've made some very good BBQ with this Meco but it does require a lot more attention than my Smoky Mountain. I use this at big BBQs when I often will fire up this, plus a Weber, plus a big barrel grill.


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Grillfinity 510101 Stainless Steel Smoker Box

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Stainless Steel Smoker Box
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- Deep drawn smoker box turns your charcoal grill into a wood smoker
- Stainless steel construction with polished finish
- Works on almost all charcoal grills
- Professional quality and everyday durability
- Measures 9 x 3.5 x 1.5 inches
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Bradley Smoker, Stainless Steel

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Bradley Smoker in Stainless Steel. All the same great features of the Original Bradley smoker with a stainless steel finish inside and out.
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- Stainless Steel Smoker
- 4 Cooking Racks
- 8 hours of controlled cool smoke
- Cooks meat, chicken, pork and fish
- 9 different flavors of hardwoods
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 "Fantastic smoker" 2009-07-13
By Timothy Lam (Temple City, CA United States)
I wanted to get an electric smoker because I really don't have the time or patience to attend to a charcoal or propane smoker. This smoker uses an advanced light bulb to regulate heat. There is a sliding switch that increases the power to the bulb thus raising the temp. I found this a bit cumbersome because you cannot tell what the temperature will be so you have to guess and monitor, you cant mark the temps either because other factors will affect the heat element as well, such as the smoke damper open or closed and the outside temperature. So much for my lack of attention.



The best part of the smoker is the automated delivery of wood pucks that you have to buy, they are expensive but work wonderfully. Besides the wood pucks you don't have to worry about ashes floating up on to your meat. They get pushed into a bowl of water that you place into the smoker, which comes with the unit.



The company has a great online forum where you can ask questions and get quick answers from other owners, they share recipes and advice. My first 3 recipes where chicken, ribs and brisket. The chicken and ribs where very good and the brisket was ok. The issue was the operator, I just got to do a better job of temperature control, the temperature does stay steady once you dial it in.

 "Bradley Smoker Original - Stainless Steel" 2009-01-11
By Joni Smith (Newark, Delaware)
I purchased the Bradley Smoker as a Christmas present for my husband. I believe he had hoped for a "bullet type" smoker becuase he thought an electric smoker was not going to provide the results he wanted. After using it once, my husband is addicted to smoking on this grill! Seriously. It truly is a "set and forget" type grill. Since opening the box 3 weeks ago, we have smoked ribs 3 times, a pork roast once, and the famous buffalo atomic turds that you read about on the Bradley Forums. Everthing we make is great. Take advantage of the Bradley Forums you can find on the internet. When my husband is not using the Bradley, he is on the forums learning from other people. This is a unit that can be taken with you anywhere. LOVE IT!

 "Very nice for true low & slow smoking" 2008-07-15
By GSM (Boston Area)
This unit really does a great job with providing a steady temperature all day long which you need to do real smoking. Anything with charcoal like the Weber another reviewer mentioned requires lots of attention. This device can run all day with a minimum of fuss. The digital temperature model is also nice although more money. The smoker wood pucks are about $15 for 50 or so and I rarely use more than 8 or 10 for a turkey or brisket.



Capacity is pretty generous. Again, not sure what the other reviewer was talking about. I've done 20+ lb turkeys, 2 12lb briskets, etc.



The only reason I didn't give this unit 5 stars is that the puck feeding mechanism can be finicky. If a lot of wood flakes or dirt get into the mechanism it can create problems with automatically feeding the pucks onto the smoking plate. That said, when my unit had that problem after a couple of years I found it straightforward to take the feeder apart and clean and lubricate where appropriate.



I store my unit outside year round and the optional cover makes that possible.

 "TOO MUCH MONEY - TOO MANY PROBLEMS" 2008-01-13
By John ChiTown (Chicago)
Not worth the money, There are othere units of similar style that are large and won't cause the headaches.



Limited capacity is another minus, cost of proprietary wood is quite expensive.



This thing is so bad that after 4 months I bit the bullet and purchased a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. Less than half the price and woeks every time.

 "Holy smokes!" 2007-10-27
By Bass Cadet (California)
I have a Weber grill with a smoker box. It's OK for giving a smoke flavor, but not really suited for serious smoking. For real smoking, this is it. Bradley's ingenious system produces great flavor with minimal attention. Since adding a Proportional/Integral/Derivative (PID) controller (see [...]), I've just set the temperature, loaded the smoker and generator, and walked away. I have yet to make anything bad in it and have used it almost every weekend since I've bought it.



As far as models, the Original Bradley Smoker (OBS) is OK but I prefer the stainless steel look (BSS). The digital models (DBS) have more control out of the box, but you can build or buy an external controller, such as the PID, if better temperature control is desired. Lots of people are happy with the simple slider in the OBS or BSS models. Whichever model you choose, you won't go wrong with a Bradley smoker.




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- Stainless-steel smoker smokes meat, fish, and vegetables right on the stovetop
- Durable stainless-steel pan with cover; dishwasher-safe
- Works over any heat source, including open flame or electric stovetop
- Includes samples of four wood-chip flavors
- Seven-year warranty
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 "Great addition for alternative cooking methods!" 2009-07-13
By P. Hames (Missouri)
My husband & I love smoked foods, but didn't want to take up a lot of outdoor space for a big smoker.This Cameron Stove-top Smoker was the perfect solution for us.The wonderful aroma of the wood chips fills the house with no smoking visible outside the pan.The stainless is high quality & it's easy to use & clean up when using foil & oil spray as suggested in directions.Our salmon turned out perfectly.The recipes included in the book all sound wonderful & are most helpful.I hope they come out with a whole cookbook soon.Great purchase!



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 "worth the money" 2009-06-26
By Mark J. Dooley (Massachusetts)
This thing really works! I've only used it a few times and am still trying to figure temperature times but my salmon and ribs came out well. Great smoke flavor. I cooked chicken thighs and they also tasted good they were underdone and I had to finish in the oven. It does make your house smell a bit smoky but I like it.

 "Piss poor delivery" 2009-05-13
By Deadboys (PA, USA)
Would love to give a more experienced review about the product, but after 19 days and being billed, I've yet to see the damned smoker

 "Smoke your foods with less effort and less time" 2009-04-24
By Z~
This stovetop smoker is amazing. We currently own the Char Broil Silver Smoker and it take 5+ hours to smoke fish and meats. The stovetop smoker can achieve the same results in about 30-40 minutes. I love using different varietities of the smoking chips and foods come out tender, juicy and full of flavor. Clean up is simple since I use foil to line the bottom of the drip pan. All I have to do is toss out the smoking chips ashes, peel back the aluminum foil, give it a quick wash and rinse to get any moisture or any food splatter on the lid and store it until the next use. This unit does not fill your house with smoke but you can smell the wonderful aroma of cedar, apple, mesquite or whatever flavor of chips you use.



Since I have a smooth top stove and do not want to scratch the surface, I use the stovetop smoker on top of Sanyo HPS-SG3 200-Square-Inch Electric Indoor Barbeque Grill, Black and also use it on with my Weber 586002 Q 320 Portable Outdoor Gas Grill. Using it on the Weber Grill gets slower cooking results but it is great to take to picnics and camping to smoke up those fish you catch!

 "Yummy!" 2009-04-15
By Krista Storms (Greenville, TX)
I bought this for my husband for our Anniversary (tin/alluminum). He loves to cook, but doesn't do it very often. I have not personally used it, but my husband says it is very easy to use. I can, however, vouch for the taste...YUMMY! He has made chicken and pork ribs in the smoker and they were delicious.



It doesn't fill the house with smoke, but if you put in hot peppers or hot spices with the meat, it will choke you. You may need to open windows and doors.


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