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Outdoor Leisure 34168G Smoke Hollow Propane-Gas Smoker |  | Brand: Outdoor Leisure Products
Category: Lawn & Patio
Buy New: $219.99
as of 7/30/2010 13:26 CDT details
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 4049
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 58.2
Dimensions (in): 35 x 15 x 17
Model: 34168G
UPC: 186505000339
EAN: 0186505000339
ASIN: B000Y1U7QC
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Gas smoker for outdoor cooking of meat, vegetables, and more | | • | Push-button ignition; porcelain-coated wood-chip box and water pan | | • | 3 cooking grids; variable temperature settings; magnetic door-latching system | | • | 2 side handles for convenient transport; easy assembly; instructions included | | • | Measures 16 by 14 by 34 inches |
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Product Description
Outdoor Leisure Smoke Hollow Propane Gas Smoker comes equipped with a cast brass burner with three chrome plated cooking grids with multiple adjustment levels and a porcelain coated steel water pan. This unit has a cool touch spring wire door handle and has a push button ignition system.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 10
 Boy, am I impressed!! July 8, 2010
A. Rheingold (Carlsbad, CA United States)
I am not easily impressed. But, wow!!, the Smoke Hollow smoker was easy to assemble and performs beautifully. My first batch of smoked salmon (dry-brined, then 3 hrs with alder chips) was the best I have ever eaten. The control of temperature is exact and steady. This is a well engineered smoker. Briskets and ribs have also been excellent. I look forward to doing turkeys in November. I am truly impressed.
 Almost good July 8, 2010
Mitchell McCarrell
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Almost a great smoker except for two problems. Main issue is it burns too hot. If I use the "LOW" setting the temp is around 300. If I use medium, the temp is 450. I haven't had the courage to use the high setting yet. What is especially irritating about this is that if you read other reviews of their products, you find that this is a long running problem with Smoke Hollow products. They know they are too hot and they don't feel any need to make their products work right. Some reviewers say they contacted company and got a different jet--I contacted the company and I've never heard back. Second issue is just general grousing about the cheap junk quality of their nuts and bolts. Nuts are press fit so you can just screw the bolt in and not bother about holding the nut in place--only even a small cross fit and the barrel nut breaks loose and then you have fun. Also the bolts are cheap pot metal and mush fairly easily. The door handle is press fit and it fell off in my hand when I was trying to mount it. The holes for the right side handle were drilled about 3/8" too low on mine--couldn't use one position for the trays because the handle bolts are in the way. 3/8" isn't much but when you are machining metal, you hope to get closer than 3/8". There's A, B, and C labeled nut/bolt plastic bags, which is nice, but they didn't include B in my packaging. The actual design of the box, the layout and size, are excellent. That's what makes it so extremely sad that they didn't take the time to finish the job.
 Darn good smoker if you are looking for convenience July 6, 2010
Makanuihoho
Bought this model (34168G) as I was looking for a smoker and wanted something easy to use. I almost went electric but finally decided on propane due to cost savings. This smoke was fairly easy to put together and works very well; my only issue is that I wish I would have bought the next size up. A whole rack of ribs doesn't fit into this smoker and I have to cut them in half. This model has a grill width of 20 inches and most racks of ribs are a bit bigger.
Set It and Forget It June 19, 2010
Beersnob (Cincinnati, OH USA)
I use this as a secondary smoker for when I don't want to spend all day and/or all night tending my offset firebox. It definitely has the advantage of being able to walk away for hours at a time, once you have these initial issues worked out...
1) It puts out too many BTUs to maintain a steady 225 degrees. After research I found two resolutions...
One involved putting a secondary regulator between the main regulator and the burner. I forget the name of the device, but opted to not do that. My concern would be wind blowing out the smaller flame and propane reaching the burning wood. Boom!
Instead I drilled a hole on the top of the unit and essentially added a chimney. That did the trick. At least it did with 70 degree outdoor temperatures. I'll be curious how it performs on a 90+ degree day.
2) Not enough smoke flavor. I've read it's best to replace the wood box with something larger, like a coffee can. I've not yet tried this, but assuming the larger can will fit, I think it will resolve that problem.
3) Don't trust the built in temp gauge. Get a couple probe thermometers. One for the meat, one for the internal temp of the smoker.
Made the best brisket I've ever done in this unit, and I got some sleep too!
There's still nothing like all wood smoking, but for those days where you want some BBQ and not spend most of the weekend standing near a fire, this is a great unit.
Great Option For a Gas Smoker June 1, 2010
D. Tipton (Chicago, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I decided to wait on writing a review on this purchase till I used the smoker for a few months. So here goes...
For a gas smoker I believe this thing is about as good as it gets. It has a great design so far as a vertical smoker - the smoker box is located directly above the gas burner so it creates constant smoke so long as it is loaded with chips. I've noticed however that to get the wood chips smoking good, one needs to turn the burner up to medium or high for a few minutes initially and then go back down to low. I've done so far several racks of baby backs and spare ribs, chickens and pork shoulder and this thing imparts a thick pink smoke ring, even on the pork butt. In fact, the smoke ring on the ribs goes to the bone - they even taste kind of sweet and "hammy" from so much smoke.
The cabinet, hinges and door handle are constructed well and do not feel flimsy. The racks are strong and of high quality as is the water bowl and burner. The door has a thermometer placed such that it displays an accurate temperature (I have verified the temp is accurate with a separate internally placed oven thermometer). In all my smoking with this unit so far I've not had any drippings get around the water bowl and fall to the bottom of the cabinet or burner area so this is a plus.
The gas burner, valve, hose and regulator also seem to be of high quality and the smoker so far seems to be a miser so far as gas consumption is concerned. However one negative is that this thing seems to run a little hot for my taste unless you load it with lots of meat. For example, it's difficult to maintain stable/constant internal cabinet temps less than 250 degrees. I've had to fiddle with trying to close the propane tank valve and the cabinet damper to maintain my preference of very low and slow cooking temps when for example only one rack of ribs is cooking. I plan to contact the manufacturer and see if they can provide me with a different gas regulator that may support cooking at lower temps...
Overall this smoker is a real winner for a gas smoker and if I had it to do over I would buy it again and would also recommend it to anyone needing a simple to operate, well-built gas smoker unit.
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