Z GRILLS ZPG-450A 2022 Upgrade Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker 8 in 1 BBQ Grill Auto Temperature Control, 450 Sq in Bronze

Los pellets le rinden mucho, está muy espacioso. Es difícil de limpiar y los saltos de temperatura los muy grandes.

Description described it bigger but was much smaller. Made of good materials but would suggest a vinyl cover!

I've had it for 2 years still using it works great

Smoked well with new clouds about every fifteen minutes for the first few months, then only produced smoke at startup. Once temperature was set, no smoke. Also be prepared for assembly frustration, this was the most poorly written assembly instruction manual I have ever seen (and I'm 72 and have seen a few manuals in my time). When it says to install the legs be aware they show and it is necessary for the smoker to be upside down. The round design of the smoker is not stationary upside down and will roll around without some kind of support on both sides of the smoker (I used some 4x4's). The feet on the angled smoker legs cannot be assembled in the order the manual suggests; you must install one leg on the smoker, assemble the opposing leg and foot, then install the assembled leg/foot connected to the first. I expected once ignited this smoker would smoke during the entire cooking time. Leveling adjustments once assembled are also difficult. The instructions indicated starting on the "Smoke" setting and when you see smoke, change the dial to the temperature you want, but as soon as you do that it quits smoking and you think the fire has gone out. After restarting the process several times, I became aware you actually only see a few puffs of smoke about every five minutes, then it again looks like the fire has gone out, but five minutes later you get another puff of smoke. This cycled approach probably economizes the amount of pellets used, but it is not documented in the manual and can fool you as it did me. Temperature display after setting varies a lot; setting the smoker at 275 degrees produced temperature displays from 260-300 degrees probably averaging 275. There are no hooks on this smoker for hanging your cooking utensils and the fold-up/fold-down table is quite small in my opinion as it does not adequately provide enough surface area support for a plate(s) large enough to hold the 450 sq inches of food they advertise you can smoke with this unit; a side table of some sort is going to be a requirement.

This is my first pellet smoker, so I’m still getting used to it. I’m on the fence as to whether or not it does a better job than my last propane smoker. It does seem to require less babysitting, but not sure it gives as much smoke flavor. The temperature does swing high and low for a while, but once it settles down, it stays consistent with the temperature setting. At that point, you just need to keep the hopper full. It does look to be made of quality material, but For the price, it’s not a lot of cooking space. I’ll give it 4 stars for now, may give it 5 after a few more cooks.**Update- after using it for a while , I’d say it doesn’t deliver the smoke flavor that some of the other types of smokers do. Disappointing given its price point. If you like smoke flavor, my advice is get a propane smoker, or one that burns charcoal and wood. Their half the price, and the food tastes better.