After reading the reviews.... here and elsewhere, I decided to roll the dice on a Smoke Hollow 44.
A combination birthday and Christmas gift for me....a year-round reward for the family.
I upgraded from a
Masterbuilt Pro dual fuel unit. I can't say enough about the
Masterbuilt, wonderful "starter model, but alas, the bottom rotted out after 3 HEAVY use seasons.
Downside to the
Masterbuilt is the SIZE... brisket, and ribs have to cut , in order to fit (bonus to cutting briskets in half... MORE barked edges...YUMMY)
Now, the Smoke Hollow.... I have had it a month, and have smoked, Ribs, Turkey, and Ham. each came out perfect.. Clean up a breeze... the unit has performed as advertised...
EXCEPT, as so many have noted, the chip pans warped....I replaced them with cast iron pans of similar size.
Thermometer on the door??? purely for decoration, I can not tell you what it reads
I have built a nice little shelter for the smoker, and my rill.... and will post more pictures after this next project...
Over all I rate the Smoke Hollow a solid 7.... maybe an 8.
Perfect NO.... but I am not in position to spend thousands of dollars for a "professional" unit, and I am content being the best pittmaster on my block. the only ribbons I need, is the smiles on my friends faces, when they bite into my food
to the actual unit.