The Weber Smokey Mountain (mine is the 18 inch) is incredibly simple and intuitive to use. I was able to have successful smoked meats such as chicken, pork ribs, and pork butt right from the start and that was a relief as a newbie smoker (but veteran griller). The best part is this is a very popular smoker such that there's tons of information out there on how to use it.

Extremely easy to use. Clean up is a breeze. Most importantly - it is simple to control the heat and the resulting smoked food comes out of the smoker perfectly cooked and tasting great.

The WSM is a great all around smoker. The 18” is a perfect size for a 6-10 people smoke. Holds temperature incredibly well with little maintenance

easy to smoke with, lots of tutorials online, lots of recipes offered by weber, and by other weber smokey owners.

I wanted to do some meat smoking but did not want a dedicated smoker, as my family is not in love with “heavily” smoked food. My intentions were to lightly smoke homemade summer sausage, briskets, and whole chickens. So far, I’m learning the temp control process by trial & error. A few things I wish Weber would have used that are better quality. The gauge could have been larger and better sealed. The door is a little flimsy. Also ...

It’s fabulous. We are new to smoking and we are very happy to find its ease of use.

Excellent smoker. Great temp control. Easy to use and quick cleanup

This smoker holds temps very well and for a long time but I needed to modify it to suit my needs. With the water pan full and all the vents open this smoker only got to maybe 250 and would not go higher. I removed the water pan and replaced with a home made baffle to prevent too much direct heat to the underside my meat. Then I added another vent to the lid increase air flow. This gives me way more range in temps. Now I can easily run 275-300 for ribs. The middle rack is too close to the coal...

I bought my smoker a month ago and I use it couple of time per week, for long smoking process as beef brisket, pull pork or pork filet or even for small smoking process as onion rings or chicken wings

I have enjoyed using this smoker, easy use and a great product!!!!!!!