Smokehouse Products Mini Chief Top Load Smoker
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| Smokehouse Products Mini Chief Top Load Smoker |
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| Manufacturer: Smokehouse Products |
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| List Price: $110.95 |
| Sale Price: $87.71 |
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Product Description |
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Mini Chief Top load smoker made by Smokehouse Products is the smallest version in the Smokehouse family. This condescended version has a 250 watt element and 15 pound capacity designed for fish, beef, poultry, pork and all other game. With the perfect amount of venting this model will smoke any meat perfectly. This all aluminum sided unit has been around for generations and still to this date is number one. Includes electric cord, flavor pan, grilling racks, and smoker.
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Product Details |
- 250 watt electric smoker
- 15 pound capacity
- This is an all aluminum sided unit
- Removable rack with 3 grilling racks to smoke up to 15 pounds
- Its dimensions are 14 H x 11.5 W x 11.5 D inches
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Customer Reviews |
 Great smoker |
| Review Date: March 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Eric E. Huntoon, Bellingham, Wa USA |
| Had a Little Chief smoker (20 years old). Decided for my type of smoking I would get a mini-chief. It was 3 shelves vs 4 shelves, but being much shorter in height,I really liked that feature. I mainly smoke lake trout and venison. Smoker worked excellent. Took about 5-6 hours smoking time and the results were fantastic. Bought the insulated blanket which I thinks really helps a lot. Also purchased the shelf pads which greatly helps in laying the fish and meat strips on the racks. They are easy to clean. |
DANGEROUS AND VERY POOR QUALITY PRODUCT!
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| Review Date: October 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Magic chef, Up North |
INEFFECTIVE SMOKE
The mini chief smoker only smokes food -- it does not actually get hot enough to safely cook meats to eat out of the smoker. Beef and chicken have to be removed from the smoker and put in the oven to finish the cooking process. This can be a big mess, makes for more dirty pans to clean and is not at all convient.
The smoker then is to hot to smoke cheese. The cheese will melt and ran down through the cooker grates. The "cold smoke" method the manufacture suggested is a joke; turn the empty box upside on top of the open smoker. The flimsy box will last about a week and you still do not have a cold smoked product as a result.
DANGEROUS CHIEF SMOKER
The mini chief I purchased started to trip the ground fault. I though the problem was with the GFI and purchased and installed a new one. The GFI continued to trip. I then thought it was some internal wiring in that location of the house and plugged the mini chief smoker into another outlet. This time the result was near disastrous. The entire smoker went up in flames and smoke. The problem was with the supplied electrical cord. It appears to have sorted out and burned through about an inch from the back of the unit. Anyways, some quick thinking and the help of a garden hose put the fire out. There was minor damage to the house that I will now repair, or make an insurance claim for.
VERY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE
I contacted the manufacture, [...] and offered to send the unit back if they provided a UPS call tag, or I could take photos of the damage to the driveway, house damaged electrical cord and ruined smoker. The Luhr Jensen smoker rep e mailed me that a call tag would be sent. Photos were not requested. Days went by and another rep got involved and asked questions (ie location of smoker when fire occurred) that had already been addressed. The rep now was requesting photos, etc. After additional delays I was told to just take the mini chief smoker back to the store where I bought it! Why wasn't that said when the whole process started?
RECOMMENDATION
There are other very good smokers out there to buy. Read thier reviews, here on Amazon (which I think is a great web site) before you buy! You will pay less, or maybe the same as a Chief Smoker and you will get a product that actually works, is not dangerous and if needed, I'm sure, provide good customer service!
CONCLUSION
This matter had to be settled in Small Claims Court due to the manufactures unwillness to accept their responsibilities. After the Judgement against the manufacture was made, it still took numerous phone calls and faxes to the manufacture before the settlement was finally paid. |
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