OKLAHOMA JOE'S® Bronco Drum Smoker, Black Steel, 19202089

So this thing is a beast! She holds temp like a champ and can do a mixture of 8" splits with charcoal brickettes without issue. I was nervous about the heavier blue smoke boardering on white, however, this did not add any bitterness to the meat at all! This is because of it's highly efficient airflow design, kinda like if an offset had a tall stack and wide air intake. So about 7 lbs of Royal Oak charcoal brickettes and four splits lasted 14 hours which saves you a ton on fuel! Just be sure to light at the center of the coal tray. The best part is it does not leak any smoke! Now, it's important that you seal the two barrel halves and the air intake tube connecting at the bottom barrel with Lavalock Black RTV Silicone. Also coat the inner bolts where the two barrel halves connect and the three inner bolts of the air intake at the bottom barrel. This is because it will leak the avacado oil from the burn in and will leak rendered fat. Next, you want at least a 12" shallow pizza pan (plate style) because the drip cup will overflow with large fatty items like brisket. Also, the thermostats are NOT calibrated as they claim, so you will need to do this yourself. Just use pliers on the stem and apply enough pressure to hold the stem still while you turn the main display. Do these things and this will be a frustration free top notch smoker for years to come! The only two recommendations I would make to Oklahoma Joe's / Char-Griller is to get rid of the removable drip cup, keep the recess and use a side valve instead. Then replace the current thermostat with an adjustable one. This will make for absolute perfection! In any case this smoker is worth the investment, and if you do it right, by taking it lower and slower, you can achieve those offset smoker flavor profiles.

Best of quality smoke like crazy great value for money size is prefect easy to assemble smoke level I’d say prefect prefect size functionality

I have expensive Traegar pellet grills and kamado style ceramic grills. This thing beats them both for smokiness. It holds temps rock steady, it's convertible from a smoker to a regular grill to a pit barrel smoker all with ease. Easy to clean and maintain. You can't beat it for the price. The kamado egg style cooker and the pellet grill are seeing a lot less use these days.

I spent two years studying BBQ pits to buy and I’ve owned several nice offset smokers. The reviews on this one were good no matter where I looked so when I saw it on sale for just a few hundred bucks I figured “why not try it”. I’ve now owned it for one year and use it often. All I can say is that this smoker is almost foolproof. It doesn’t get too hot, and it loves to naturally hover between 200-225 degrees. It doesn’t take much babysitting and the several rounds of ribs, Turkey and brisket I’ve pulled out were very impressive. 100% approval, and no complaints, even from my wife who eats very little meat. She loves the $15 Turkey I smoke from Walmart. If you are just starting out smoking meats, this is perfect for you. You can’t hardly ruin anything in this barrel. And your friends and family will be impressed. I just use a mix of charcoal and hickory wood, a good rub, then let the meat sit in the fridge overnight and run about an hour a pound for brisket staying in the 200-225 zone. Easy Peasy! I’m sure some folks prefer electric smokers but I read too many reviews on heater element and timer failures. Oh, be sure and order the Oklahoma Joes cover for it. Keeps it dry and ready to go. I don’t write many 5 star reviews but this one is deserving.

The OK Bronco is a phenomenal cooker. I stepped away from the world of smoking when I moved out of state and recently jumped back into smoking foods again. Burnt ends, brisket, pulled pork, mac and cheese, pizza and even a bologna chub was done after initial burn in and seasoning. Bang for the buck this as a great drum cooker. Sturdy and heavy, easy to use and holds temp perfectly.