Oklahoma Joe's Highland Reverse Flow Offset Smoker

Didnt smoke with it yet but the assembly and burn in went very well. Only thing I wish was designed differently is closer spec on smoke stack and design for securing legs and stack other than a clamp bolt design. I did use the door clamps and OK mod seals. Put the seals around both doors and between 2 halves of firebox and not between firebox and cooking chamber. Needed 2 rolls of seal ti finish but have plenty left over. Did not have any smoke leak between firebox and cook chamber without seals. Still have some leaking around doors with the seals but very minimal! My biggest piece of advice is use charcoal to burn in while following instructions. I did not have any bubbling or peeling anywhere. With chimney in traditional port and baffles out I used 1 chimney full ... MoreDidnt smoke with it yet but the assembly and burn in went very well. Only thing I wish was designed differently is closer spec on smoke stack and design for securing legs and stack other than a clamp bolt design. I did use the door clamps and OK mod seals. Put the seals around both doors and between 2 halves of firebox and not between firebox and cooking chamber. Needed 2 rolls of seal ti finish but have plenty left over. Did not have any smoke leak between firebox and cook chamber without seals. Still have some leaking around doors with the seals but very minimal! My biggest piece of advice is use charcoal to burn in while following instructions. I did not have any bubbling or peeling anywhere. With chimney in traditional port and baffles out I used 1 chimney full of charcoal in the fire box and 2 in the cook chamber on the charcoal grates spaced out time wise to raise temp slowly and careful not to exceed max temp of 450 so I targeted 400 using dampers. Very happy with smoker! Temps did not swing and were rather steady. When using temp probes the temp guage (the gauge glows in the dark!!!) that came with the smoker was very close to probe reading when probe was placed at the same level.

I would say that this is an overall great smoker for a beginner/intermediate cook. I've had it for a couple of months now and almost every weekend. I like the versatility of being able to use it as either a reverse flow or typical offset smoker. It holds temps pretty well and seems fairly well made.I modified it some out of the box. I used silicon caulking around the seams while I was putting it together and added a gasket around both hatches. The only place smoke escapes now is the outflow and occasionally the grease port on the bottom.Like other reviewers, the top of the firebox on mine has started rusting, but it's not terrible and can be easily remedied. I have never seen a smoker where this didn't happen but I've never seen any of the really expensive ... MoreI would say that this is an overall great smoker for a beginner/intermediate cook. I've had it for a couple of months now and almost every weekend. I like the versatility of being able to use it as either a reverse flow or typical offset smoker. It holds temps pretty well and seems fairly well made.I modified it some out of the box. I used silicon caulking around the seams while I was putting it together and added a gasket around both hatches. The only place smoke escapes now is the outflow and occasionally the grease port on the bottom.Like other reviewers, the top of the firebox on mine has started rusting, but it's not terrible and can be easily remedied. I have never seen a smoker where this didn't happen but I've never seen any of the really expensive professional ones. The instructions for this unit account for it and tell you how to fix it.Other than that, I have been very happy with this purchase and my family and friends love what I've been cooking on it. For the price, you can't really do much better.

I got this smoker for my birthday about 4 years ago. I typically smoke food with it about once or twice a month and more frequently during football season. This smoker has done it all! I havent used it for grilling per se, just smoking.I’ve smoked multiple pork butts, briskets, chicken legs/thighs, beer butt chicken, jalepeno poppers and all turn out great!With that said, this grill isn’t perfect. There are some smoke leaks. The fire box could be a little bigger. The fire box has rusted some. But for the leaks, i used a heat regulated felt gasket to go around the smoking chamber lid. That took care of most the leaks. I used a mesh grate box in the fire box, and use primarily charcoal and add a few chunks of wood every so often to achieve good smoke. I also ... MoreI got this smoker for my birthday about 4 years ago. I typically smoke food with it about once or twice a month and more frequently during football season. This smoker has done it all! I havent used it for grilling per se, just smoking.I’ve smoked multiple pork butts, briskets, chicken legs/thighs, beer butt chicken, jalepeno poppers and all turn out great!With that said, this grill isn’t perfect. There are some smoke leaks. The fire box could be a little bigger. The fire box has rusted some. But for the leaks, i used a heat regulated felt gasket to go around the smoking chamber lid. That took care of most the leaks. I used a mesh grate box in the fire box, and use primarily charcoal and add a few chunks of wood every so often to achieve good smoke. I also use foil water pans in the main smoking area to keep food moist. I also spray the fire box with cooking spray/oil to limit rust.So would I say this is the best smoker out there? No. But is it better than any other $200-$300 kingsford or other cheap smokers? Absolutely! You cannot buy a better offset smoker and achieve great results like i get for under $300 bux. I love mine, it gets great results, and i didnt have to spend $800-$1000 to get it. When this one gives out in another 5-7 years, i may consider upgrading, but could very well purchase again.