Char-Broil 17202004 Digital Electric Smoker - Review 2023

Char-Broil 17202004 Digital Electric Smoker
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I love this smoker. I knew I wanted a smoker ever since my Dad got his Masterbuilt electric. I chose this one because it was very reasonably priced and came with a ton of bonus features that I liked, such as the remote control, glass door, and built-in meat probe. I have used my smoker a handful of times so far for pork butt, ribs, chicken wings, and soon I'll try my hand at brisket. All of them have turned out great and the smoker is super easy to use. The preheat setting is very useful and takes a lot of variability out of the smoking process.
-- I love the huge wood chip box in this smoker - filled all the way, it lets you run up to ~6 hours before having to refill. I'd recommend refilling before that if you want maximum smoke flavor. The large wood chip box takes away a lot of the nuisance with smoking, where you'd have to add more wood chips every hour or so using another electric smoker.
-- The temperature control seems good. It recovers slowly after opening the door so don't be too nosy while the smoker is going, just let it do its thing!
-- Remote control lets me check on time, change time, change temperature, and monitor meat temperature without having to get up from the couch on game day
-- All the trays and grates are removable and can be thrown in the dishwasher so clean-up is a breeze