Brinkmann Charcoal Smoker and Grill

Nice entry level barbecue smoker

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By Terry R Des Moines, IA

The Brinkmann 852-7080-V charcoal smoker and barbecue grill is a very nice entry level product indeed. The price is pretty good as well for the amount of smoking and grilling capability you get. And my opinion is that once you smoke your meal you will not go back to using a grill. One thing we found is that prepping the meat first as well as controlling the temperature is important to the success of your smoked meal.

One of the negative features of this barbeque smoker is it is built a little flimsy, but really what can you expect for the low price. Mine was shipped to me in a beat up box and the lid is slightly bent. It doesn’t affect performance but I feel it could stand up to more if it was built better. Though to be fair, the price would be higher.

And the heat is somewhat hard to control until you get used to it. As stated above this is pretty important with a smoker so I’d like to see some improvement here. Using charcoal complicates things but there could be a better way to accomplish this.

If you have more money to spend you should opt for a Weber but this smoker and grill will BBQ your food just fine. This is a good product to get your feet wet with smoking your meat which is why I called it a nice entry level machine.

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