Pit Boss 77232 Silver Star 3 Series 21-Inch Vertical Digital Electric Smoker w/ Window

So far, I love it ! I like the size, you can smoke much more in this big boy then I can in my Masterbuilt electric smoker. So far, very easy to use.

Customer service for Pit Boss is friendly but will do nothing to help you. Once you purchase it you are on your own. They will only replace certain parts for 5 years. I had mine less than 3 months and used it 4 times before it had a hopper fire due to unit malfunction and Pit Boss agreed it was a unit malfunction. The door is warped, the ashpan has to be forced out when emptying, the hopper is full of half burnt pellets, melted sight glass, and bubbled paint. I was told if it still works they will send me paint codes so I can purchase paint for it and that's all they could do! Been a huge Pit Boss Fan for years and have 4 grills and smokers by them. No more!

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I bought this when it first came out. I liked it over series 3 because the computer is not on the bottom of the unit like the series 3 where all the grease drips to. Plus the pot is easy remove and clean. No more vacuuming. Make sure to clean out the pot after each use. I made the mistake of not cleaning it and burned up the auger motor assembly when the hopper started smoking. Fortunately I know how to fix things. I ordered the parts from online and had it back up and running in under 2 weeks. It has been working wonderfully for well over 3 years now.

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This is a great smoker. I've made Black Forest Bacon, Corned Beef, Pastrami, Spare Ribs, best ever Smoked Chicken ~ everything! The spent pellets produce very little ash. Clean up is quick and easy. My old electric smoker produced much more smoke flavor, but it was almost impossible to maintain any given temperature. The pellets provide a ton of smoke at the lowest setting of 130º, but once it hits 225º there is very little smoke, and the final result is a very subtle smoke flavor. The perfect solution is to buy a smoke tube and fill it with pellets. Get it going and put it in the smoker. You'll have all the smoke you could want. I recommend also buying a second probe. The first one is for the internal temp of the meat. The second one monitors the temp in the box. The app works well, so I can adjust the temperature without having to go out to the smoker. One star deducted for 2 things: only one probe, when there are 2 probe connections ~ and the temperature can only be adjusted in 10 degree increments. 5º would be perfect. Stlll, I highly recommend this smoker.

I've only been using it for 9 months, but really like this smoker. It holds temp well. I haven't used the app, don't have a need for the app. Would have given 5 stars, but it only came with 1 probe thermometer and has outlets for 2. I thought that was a little bit chicken.

820 sportsman grill smoker. I bought this to replace my vertical one it doesn't hold temp as good as the other one did 15-20 degree swings in temp Otherwise works great.

I just bought this smoker 5 or 6 days ago. I smoked pork chops and Saint Lewis style rips Saturday and Saint Lewis style ribs a 2 pork loins Sunday.. Temperature controller kept the temperature with in 3 degrees of set point. My other pellet grill would have 15 degrees swings from set point and at times more. It is not a Pit Boss. I used the meat prob on Sunday for the pork loin and it worked perfectly. I did use a pellet smoke box Sunday for heavily smoked ribs. But, Saturdays rib were well smoked with a great smoke ring. I down loaded the app for the grill on my phone. Saturday I went to the liquor store, about 4 or 5 miles away. I was able to monitor the grill the whole time. I have been smoking on pellet grills around 4 years, and smoking on vertical off set log, charcoal grills for over 30 years. I can smoke with this new Pit Boss grill with the same flavor and half the work as the log smoker.

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After having and using it for 6 months there's nothing I could say good about it.

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I have the pitbull's pro series and it is nothing but give me problems with the auger my brother purchased this for me he has also had 2 of his replaced one went on fire and the other 1 just stop working now supposedly they are going to help him with another 1 well where is my help for a new auger that's its .

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This smoker has been a huge waste of money. Worked well first 2 smoking sessions, then last 10 smokes it has failed every time. I get constant pellet errors. I use Pitboss pellets bit get pellet error the entire time I try to smoke. I would look at a different brand of smoker all together.

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