Masterbuilt Electric Smoker Review

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@ohiorelichunter912 Жыл бұрын

i have the same smoker and love it. probably 1000 hours on it so far.. one of the best thigs i did is to take the one screw out of the wire rack under the wood chip tray and remove the rack completly so the chip tray rests directly on the heating element..produces much better smoke at lower temps..great vid!

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Excellent tip. Will give it a try

@benscott3603 7 ай бұрын

Does that then mean you can get a bigger wood chip tray?

@marcbazuin8687 7 ай бұрын

Well did you try it@@SamkoTradBow

@robertcunningham8374 Жыл бұрын

This is what’s great about your channels. Always showing what works but doesn’t cost an arm and a leg with a couple of toes thrown in for tax.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

yep I hate spending money, especially now that im semi retired...lol But i definelty like quality and function but often that doesnt mean spending a fortune. There are some great and expensive smokers out there. my friends have them. they are excellent. but they cost a ton of money and you have to be right there baby sitting them for temp contol, fuel etc. this is affordable, functional and simple. set it and walk away. come back when its done.

@StacyK0731 15 күн бұрын

Love this video, I've never thought about an electric smoker until today...I smoked a 7lb rib roast on a Masterbuilt and I have to be honest, keeping the temperature where it should have been a work out for sure. My goal was between 140 and 165 and it was tough to keep it there. It turned out phenomenal, don't get me wrong, but it pretty much ate up my whole day and I only get 2 days off a week....ugh....lol. This is definitely something to consider because I really do miss smoking food, and I enjoy it so much. Thanks for sharing this with us.

@SamkoTradBow 13 күн бұрын

@@StacyK0731 glad you enjoyed it

@gregtessmer5310 Жыл бұрын

I have a separate smoker for salmon, because after you smoke salmon your other items you smoke take on a salmon flavor (just something to think about) Jason Thanks for your great videos

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Never noticed that and we smoke alot of salmon. I do make aure to clean the smoker out well each time though and I know you don't have to. Maybe that help or maybe I just haven't noticed.

@rondent2879 Жыл бұрын

I agree I use a dedicated smoker for fish.

@ReconExpert52 Жыл бұрын

This smoker is like driving and flying. Love it

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Best of both worlds

@briannpatricia9772 Жыл бұрын

Manufacturer says to do a two hour empty burn on some models prior to use. It will reduce chemical contamination during cooking.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Good to know

@cybernode33 7 ай бұрын

As a previous Qstoves+ user, I was hesitant to switch to another brand. However, after trying the Asmoke grill, I couldn't be happier. The pellet system was a game-changer for me. It's so much easier to use and allows for precise temperature control. Plus, the variety of wood pellet flavors available really elevated my cooking. I particularly love the smoky flavor it imparts to my meats and vegetables. The compact and portable design of Asmoke also makes it perfect for my camping and tailgating trips. It's battery-powered and lasts up to 10 hours, so I don't have to worry about finding a power source. I also appreciate the environmentally friendly aspect of using recycled wood materials for the pellets. Overall, Asmoke has truly transformed my outdoor cooking experience. #Asmoke

@jamz87 Жыл бұрын

Going to pick one up today. Hope it works as well as stated

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Love mine

@findrest3073 8 ай бұрын

I use wood pellets in mine for longer smokes, I bought an amazin smoker and light it, put it under the water trey and remove the wood chip trey for more air flow and you get WAY more and good flavored smoke

@SamkoTradBow 8 ай бұрын

Excellent tip. Thank you

@findrest3073 8 ай бұрын

Its important to have the tube right beneath the waterpan and off the bottom because any liquid in the pellets will swell and it doesn't work but its 1000% better in my opinion

@haroldgreen1425 Ай бұрын

I have a love hate relationship with these smokers. I likely bought my first one perhaps 17 or so years ago. Since then I've likely had six or more. I will say they do an excellent job of smoking meat. Yesterday I smoked 20 pounds of fresh venison sausage. It does great brisket or pork shoulders and my favorite smoked turkey. But they are not quality smokers. Mine is on a screened in porch with a roof overhead so it's never exposed to rain. But they only last about two years for me. I've had leads burn off the heating element. Bad controllers after a year. One developed an issue in a part that's sealed where it would turn off after an hour or two allowing your meat to get cold unless you happened to notice. I had one that came with a remote. Fantastic. I could sit in my den and see the time left, smoker temp, and meat temp without going out on the deck. Next one I bought you had to use your phone and it was more trouble than it was worth. One got to where it wouldn't come on if the outside temp was in the forties or below. They've downsized the wood chip feeder size so it's far harder to put wood chips in without wasting them all over the floor. The water pans rust out in just over a year and the wood pan in under two years. Fortunately you can order those online. My current one lacks the meat thermometer. I do miss that feature but less to go wrong I suppose. If you leave them closed they will mildew so I use one of those washer door devices that holds the door open enough to allow air into the unit.

@keithsklerov8618 Жыл бұрын

I bought a used Masterbuilt because wasn’t sure I would be into smoking. I definitely am. Anyways, you can clean glass with a razor blade and spraying rubbing alcohol. I like to use a pellet tube which produces 4-5 hours of smoke.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Fantastic tips. Thank you

@chrisdaily5022 11 ай бұрын

Just bought this smoker and it says never use pellets but i dont see the difference between pellets and chips besides burn time have you noticed any difference? Does it void the wrranty?

@scottlacy6886 5 ай бұрын

@chrisdaily5022 you would not want to put pellets in the original tray or drop tray. He is referring to a smoke tube or smoke snake tube. You simply fill the tube and place it on one of the racks, light it, then blow the flame out. It will produce more smoke if that is what you desire. Cheers 🍻

@masaigeraghty3525 Жыл бұрын

Great video..I own 1 and smoked all kinds of meat n still running strong and true 👍

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

They are simple affordable and work like a champ. Love ours too.

@JoshuaMcMillion 10 ай бұрын

is that a standard extension cord you've got the smoker plugged into? if so, is that recommended or should I plug directly into the wall?

@SamkoTradBow 10 ай бұрын

It is a standard extension cord. Have used the same 100 foot cord for all my smokers without a problem. Never looked to see if plugging right in the wall was required

@jameshutson8431 Жыл бұрын

I’m about due to buy my second ones , just wish they came with casters on the legs

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%. Casters sure would be nice

@Kulpythekulpster Жыл бұрын

I'm going to add casters to mine

@scottmeskan1931 10 ай бұрын

Do you need to dump the ash everytime you add chips?

@SamkoTradBow 10 ай бұрын

Nope. Just pull out cylinder shaped tray and add more

@Jimbobd421 7 ай бұрын

Ive had mine for years and love it. Im just starting to get a tingle or shock when i use it so i think its the plug. Going to upgrade to a newer one. Ive smoked tons of meat on mine.

@SamkoTradBow 7 ай бұрын

Glad yours has server you well for so long too. We love these

@Time2Go2Work 9 ай бұрын

My gf just got me one of these… might just have to change that title to wife after this 😂

@SamkoTradBow 9 ай бұрын

lol! glad you are loving it.

@nevesdarocha 9 ай бұрын

If you've got a girl who buys you something like this, you should have married her yesterday.

@Time2Go2Work 9 ай бұрын

@@nevesdarocha 😂 working on it

@bradleytannehill9585 Жыл бұрын

Nice!! I’ve been looking to get a smoker, looks like a good option.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

This is our 3rd masterbuilt and they have always been excellent

@rossbrewer4369 Жыл бұрын

Good video. So u think that smoker is big enough for a packer size brisket? 12-15 pounds? Thanks

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

never smoked one of those but I bet it would work great.

@rodolfolozoya2739 Жыл бұрын

Would you be able to cook some ribs or even a brisket?

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Not sure never tried them. But it gets up to 270 degrees I think

@UsmanJanjua-t1g 2 ай бұрын

Hey. Great video. I am wanting to smoke pepperoni in this. Can you add multiple smoke temp and times to this remotely?

@SamkoTradBow 2 ай бұрын

@@UsmanJanjua-t1g mine i can not

@randyamyot1602 9 ай бұрын

How big is the internal wood chip tray? Im looking to buy a new smoker, my last one died.

@T.I.R.TalkShow6044 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I wanted to know if you would recommend doing brisket or turkey on these.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Yep can do either one just fine. They even have time recommendations in thier manual for both

@lazarogonzalez8216 Жыл бұрын

How low does it go ?can I also use it as a holding oven?

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Not sure on either.

@craigha7959 2 ай бұрын

I have a masterbuilt, bullet smoker. Its suppose to use wood chips, but have had better luck with pellets. Could this smoker use pellets instead?

@SamkoTradBow 2 ай бұрын

@@craigha7959 never tried.

@williamjackson4436 Жыл бұрын

Where did you get the side table, is it worth it?

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Walmart for 23 bucks. It's an aluminum folding camp table. Love it. Have had it for 10 years and they they still make it. Just bought one for my parents.

@vincemcmahon9867 5 ай бұрын

How does it smoke the wood? Like an electric heating element?

@SamkoTradBow 5 ай бұрын

@@vincemcmahon9867 yes electric

@joeavery6587 Жыл бұрын

How is it holding up

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Works like a champ

@UBeesh10 2 ай бұрын

I ceramic coated the window on the door and it literally never fogs up. Nothing can stick to it. Its the same thing professional detailers use on cars paint work. And it is good for 500°F.

@SamkoTradBow 2 ай бұрын

@@UBeesh10 brilliant

@jus1047 7 ай бұрын

Can you use pellets instead of wood chips?

@SamkoTradBow 7 ай бұрын

Not sure

@legendftws5763 Жыл бұрын

Salmon is a little over cooked. When the fat coagulates like that, it is a clear indicator of being over cooked. Great review though.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Thats because tina got held up and didnt make it home in time. so I was left to keep it going and I dont cook fish very often. so It was my fault it got over cooked. my lack of experience with fish.

@BackCountryStan Жыл бұрын

Do you need to add water to the pan?

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

You can depending on what your smoking

@VaughnB711 6 ай бұрын

How much did it cost? Which model is it?

@SamkoTradBow 6 ай бұрын

should be linked in the video description

@valdius85 Жыл бұрын

Does the hearing comes form the wood or plug? It seems to me that from the plug but I might be wrong. One day I’d love to have smoker that controls the heat form the timber by itself 😊

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Heat is via electricity. Thats the simplicity and beauty of an electric smoker. no need to baby sit it like you have to with wood or charcoal or even propane. just a simple set it and forget simple smoker.

@monte4150 Жыл бұрын

Very cool and hope dinner was great! Will you be smoking some venison jerky or hog? Thanks for the video and take care.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

Will be for sure. I bought a stuffer and a mixer and plan to make our own sausages, summer sausages, Jerry, etc when hunting season slows down

@blueridgebikeman Жыл бұрын

I have this exact same Masterbuilt digital electric smoker. It's less than 2 months old. How do you get it smoker to stay on? I My smoker began turning itself off on the second smoke. I filed a warranty claim, and MB at first (Shannon S) said they would send me a new one if I gave them my shipping address. I did, Shannon acknowledged that, and then they sent me an email 6 days later saying I have never supplied the shipping address they had already acknowledged, so MB was canceling the warranty service.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

I'd contact them again. I've never had to deal with warranty as all the ones I've owned were trouble free. And they did say they send you a new one. I'd call and get that sorted

@jonb6133 Жыл бұрын

Does this have wheels?

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

No. But you can put it one of those harbor freight roller flats and works great

@cobra_1964 Жыл бұрын

I’m a little concerned this is your third. I have a Webber bbq going on 30 years.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

This isn't a BBQ it's an electric smoker. It's eventually gonna die. But you can get 8 to 10 years out of it using it quite a bit. And for the price you can't beat it

@robertdigby4504 8 ай бұрын

I’m concerned you don’t know the difference between a bbq and a smoker

@stanleybednara6254 Жыл бұрын

Our old masterbuilt started having control issues, so we ordered this unit and couldn't be more shocked at the quality. Well, OK it could be worse. you look to show a decent door gasket, like our old unit, the new one is a flimsy rubber that didn' follow the contour of the door. the chip loader is rough on the hands, the old one has well moulded corners and is user friendly. the chip burner tray use to be of good size, the new one is tiny and would burn up way to often, the chip shield is made like by mentally challenged, (I can only guess made by Chinese labor camps), the grease drip port is now on the back so rain, debris, and mice will clutter it and mice can get stuck in the grease. the old lock was also user friendly with one hand operation the new does not work like the old one. the old had a metal rack guide, this unit, with molded tracks right into the side wall bind the racks from free movement. SHALL I CONTINUE. Its a piece of junk. they went new world order on the unit AANNDD, just rty to contact someone. GOOD LUCK. Even their CHAT is automated, because they THINK they can predertime your needs. You have to conform their questions, till you can't answer the question cuz it no longer applies. What do you do?? , cuz I guess they think AI is going to solve their problems. We are Very luck Amazon had this in stock and was returnable, otherwise you probably can't return them, If you were to buy from Masterbuilt, yo're SOOL. I could not find an email address, I'm guess because that would require a real person to reply,. AND YOU CAN"Y HAVE THAT!! Stay clear folks. As to Traditional....Podcast's video? . because you only don't know better. your KZbin vid is pretty good, but we do and have known better, and wait till you need assistance with this unit. "who do call?? Ghost Busters?? that's a ha ha. anyway, enjoy the smoker till something goes awry. I DO NOT recommend Masterbuilt.

@SamkoTradBow Жыл бұрын

this ones is made the same way my last one was and it lasted me quite a few years. for the money i straight up love it.

@stevejones5303 Жыл бұрын

Could you recommend an electric smoker, my first one?

@peter33414 Ай бұрын

I tried this thing and it is just simple useless! There is no way to generate smoke under 200F which takes us to baking not smoking zone. Water tray for smoking food ? This smoker is a joke , waste of money and health hazard.

@MCBob-nh4cr 10 күн бұрын

The box is the only good thing, I don’t use mine the way it’s intended because it more steams the food than smokes it. I have a cold smoke generator that I route into the side of this where you normally put the wood chips and it works perfect. You can also hot smoke by combining the smoke generator and the heating coil in the box. It’s the only way to properly use this imo.

@peter33414 10 күн бұрын

@@MCBob-nh4cr I did exactly what you did.....got myself a smoke generator. Actually I have returned the Masterbuild back to the store (HD) and purchased PitBoss. This one is better build and generates little more smoke but way from being useful. Purchasing separate cold smoke generator is the way to go.!