I think my kids love me cooking on it more then I love cooking with it.

I think my kids love me cooking on it more then I love cooking with it.   Read Less

Not very well built

Not very well built   Read Less

I'm not Lynda. I am her husband.I grew up in a farming family where we had a true smokehouse. I was about 14-15 when a friend...  Read More

I'm not Lynda. I am her husband.I grew up in a farming family where we had a true smokehouse. I was about 14-15 when a friend and I built a smoker out of an old refrigerator. I've used many smokers since then.This is my second Masterbuilt. I recently gave my 15-20 year old Masterbuilt electric smoker to a friend. The wood chip drawer was pretty rotted out. The water tray had holes that I kept patching with aluminum duct tape. It was looking tired and old. We were moving into town from our rural home. That smoker served me well over countless hours.I'm now really happy with a new 30 inch Masterbuilt propane smoker. The smoking area is about the same size as my old electric Masterbuilt.ASSEMBLY. It took me between 1-1/2 to 2 hours to assemble the new smoker. It was very well packed. The illustrated instructions really didn't need any written directions. The text was written in English, French and Spanish. All the parts were there. Everything fit just perfectly. Only a #2 Philips screwdriver was needed for assembly.SEASONING. I seasoned mine twice using leaf lard (pure rendered pork lard) that came from a local butcher shop. A pound cost me (US) $4.95 + tax.I'm just finished my 2nd smoking with this smoker. I couldn't be happier.Before seasoning, I filled the burner tray with 6 pounds of lava rock. It smokes wood chunks very well. As suggested in older posts, I purchased a cheap cast iron frying pan for the smoking chips/chunks. The lava rocks do a great job of smoking wood chunks. I don't think I'll be using the cast iron skillet.I agree with the others that it needs wheels. It is heavy -- which is good. I would be reluctant to install casters on the bottom of the legs. I don't believe the legs would be strong enough to roll it over turf/lawn. I will probably weld a frame-stand using 1-1/2 or 2-inch angle iron, and install large casters or wheels to that frame.As for the doors leaking smoke -- yes they do leak smoke. But, all of my smokers have leaked smoke. It isn't anything I can get excited about.Because I will be using this smoker in reasonably protected areas, it shouldn't be subjected to wind gusts that could possibly blow out the flame. The burner is pretty well protected for moderate winds and gusts. At this time I would not add wind skirts to the legs.I'm able to keep a reasonably constant temperature with mine, well within about +/- 5 F degrees. However, at about 75 F degrees ambient temperature, it doesn't go below about 200 F degrees at the lowest setting. No big deal for me.   Read Less

used it for Thanksgiving turkey I was impressed, when snow leaves this spring I'll be using all summer

used it for Thanksgiving turkey I was impressed, when snow leaves this spring I'll be using all summer   Read Less