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Pros

The *'s airflow and smoke management can be modded. I made a sheet metal smokestack on the exhaust to keep smoke off the controller. This really puts out very good bbq. From summer sausage, to snack sticks, to briskets it really does a nice job.

The mb20071117 has an insulated body, which helps a ton when you live in colder climates. The digital temp control & timer is very helpful and makes using this * so much easier. Box is pretty well insulated. Keep everything off the heating element...  Read More



Cons

In less than one year, another electronics issue. The issue is the chip loader. These devices should be recalled. No matter where on the warranty spectrum you are, they did nothing.

Smoke box is garbage without a external cold * addin. The control panel only allows heating to 275 degrees. Back temp probe is a well known issue.

My disappointment in what remains a highly rated product is high. I hope to try to get a response because i plan to continue to communicate but at this time it's looking to be the biggest let down since using amazon. Never going to purchase any large ...  Read More

Great when they work but horrible when they don't. Made in china junk. Customer service is a joke.

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Quality


Used only once a month, works well, happy with the purchase


I had one minor mishap with the control panel but that was fixed promptly.


It could be that the chip holder wasn't really in contact with the element.


The temperature was hard to regulate with the gas flame.

Price


Great price, cooks lots of meat, low wood chips with excellent smoke.


Masterbuilt is a brand you can count on.

Competitiveness


Over the years we have had several masterbuilt electric smokers.


This is my 2nd masterbuilt smoker, first one wore out due to neglect on not protecting from weather.


I have written to masterbuilt customer service , let's see what they say.


Like that i could figure it out without instructionsdislike no information paperwork in the boxhowever i found a utube that wal...  Read More

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, first, still and new.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 9,989 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The temperature was hard to regulate with the gas flame


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I burnt off the oil on the new metal


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I ordered the cold smoker attachment that has not arrived yet


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im waiting until i get that working to cook some meat


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The temperature controller on mine has about a 10 degree dead band


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The shelves need to be open not covered for heat circulation


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Where theres smoke theres flavor

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