Camp Chef DLX Pellet Grill/Smoker with Gen 3 Wifi Black

I've been on the fence about buying a pellet smoker for a while. I'm a pretty committed, die-hard believer in the Weber Smokey Mountain, charcoal and wood chunks. I've made countless pounds of brisket, ribs, chicken and sausage on my WSM, and I've never had a problem or a complaint. I felt like pellet smokers were easy mode. A cheat. And they are, but in a good way.After a ton of research, I settled on the Camp Chef Smoke Pro DLX 24 as a pretty optimal sweet spot of features and price, and the reviews suggested they were well made, performed well, and good controllers and a logical layout. i couldn't agree more. It's a fantastic smoker and well worth what I paid. i didn't want or need the sear feature, I have plenty of better options for searing on various grills, so i went with the bare bones model, which is what I can strongly recommend.When it arrived, my first impression was great. Assembly was straightforward and simple. The instructions were clear and easy to follow. The included parts and hardware were well made, quality components. It has very nice fit and finish - somewhat unusual at this price point.After I assembled it and set it up, I followed the recommendation for a 30 minute burn-in at 350F. Filled the hopper, turned the controller to fill until the auger began dropping pellets into the burner, and set it to 350. the burner has an electrically heated rod, like a glow plug, that ignites the pellets. Once the pellets catch, the heat is maintained by a thermostat which controls the auger, to deliver fuel, and fans, to deliver air. It works extremely well - once up to temperature, the internal temp usually stays within 3-4 degrees F of the controller setting. It's surprisingly consistent. Using a Thermoworks Smoke, I checked the internal temp to confirm, and the two probes, built-in and Thermoworks, agreed on the temperature within 1-2 degrees, so it seems to be very accurate too.I bought the thing for Thanksgiving, where we usually smoke a turkey, or partially smoke it and finish inside in the oven. I wanted to do that this year, and thought that a pellet smoker would be a much simpler setup on Thanksgiving day than setting up a full burn in the WSM and maintaining it for a few hours. Ultimately, my wife decided she wanted to do the turkey inside, but my concession was two pheasants she got and two very large turkey thighs for smoking. I used Green Mountain Grill Fruitwood blend which seemed like a nice complement to game birds.The Camp Chef DLX has two "high smoke" settings, 160F and 225F, as well as a full range of temp settings from 200-500F. Thanksgiving day, it was about 45-50 degrees out. My plan was to start low and slow, on a high smoke setting and then turn it up at the end to crisp the skin, until the probe in the breast read 170. I ended up going with 160 for about an hour and a half, which cooked very slowly but put some lovely smoke on the birds. I turned it up to the higher high-smoke setting for a another half hour or so, and then finally went to 350 for the remainder. It worked beautifully. Attached is a picture of the pheasants right before I carved. They were tender, and juicy with a nice amount of smoke on them and the skin was crisp. It was incredibly easy, just turning the dial to the setting I wanted and going back inside to drink with my guests. If I'd used the WSM, I would have been outside for hours, building and tending the fire, and no way I could have gotten the precise temperature ranges I used. Clean up on the Camp Chef couldn't have been easier. Scrub down the grates and pull a knob to open the bottom of the firebox to drop the ashes in the ash collector cup. After a 3 hour or so smoke, there was less than a shot glass full of ashes in the cup. This thing burns incredibly efficiently.All of that said, I love the result from a traditional smoker, and there's no way this will be a full replacement. But it's another great tool in the collection, and the next time I want to smoke a chicken on a weeknight in cold weather, I know what I'll use.

This is the right choice for anyone that likes smokey flavors and cooking slow at home. It is my first experience with a pellet grill and I have read and studied them for a while. I was looking for a outdoor cooking solution that would give me the ability to cook like the pros without the super sized trailer. Finally deciding to go with the Camp Chef I haven't been disappointed. The temperature control is flawless so you can dial down the cooking process. I smoked chicken the other day and the red smoke ring was a 1/2" deep. It works like a convection oven so there are no cool or hot zones, it just keeps the heat even and consistent. I have noticed even if smoke isn't pouring out the wood flavors are present.It is a unique cooking system and designed to cook slowly. It doesn't get hot enough to sear thin cuts of meat like steaks but it will have a very good smoke flavor. So it's not a solution for all your outdoor cooking needs, but if you like to slow cook it's great.Pro'sThe hardwood flavor.Temperature control.Large cooking surface will hold two turkeys.Dump tray for easy clean out.Temperature Probe.Power failure restart.Con'sHard to get pellets out of the hopper for storage. (remove the grate or it is impossible)Ashes are blown all over the bottom and must be vacuumed out about every fourth or fifth use.Warming rack is in the way but you can take it out. Not sure I will ever use that.Checking in at six months.Upping it to five stars!Still loving it after cooking about 100 meals. Thru rain, snow, and the occasional nice day it is still going. Today I'm about to grill brats. My weber grill sits around rarely needed so it's going to get sold. I discovered with quality pellets it can grill just fine to temps up to 450. The camp chef grill cover keeps the pellets dry in the hopper so I don't even take them out unless you want to change flavors. I did have to seal the hopper handle around the rivets to keep the rain out but other than that it is very tight. See the pic makes smoke like crazy.Checking in at one year,Still very happy with this purchase. I'm not interested in professional BBQ competitions but my brisket is better than many famous BBQ restaurants I have been to in Missouri, Tennessee and Texas. Thats not just my opinion many of my friends agree and and also have encouraged me to enter some local competitions.This cooker is still the best value for the dollar for pellet grills I have been looking again for a larger rig, but haven't found one better. If you are looking for an entry level pellet grill this is the one you want. Don't be discouraged by the reviews that talk about leaking smoke or not sealing well because it does leak smoke everywhere. Look at the pic I attached to my review you can see it for yourself it does, but isn't it silly to buy a smoker that doesn't smoke. If you ever go to a BBQ competition you will see most of their smokers leak smoke also.I hope this review helps and I can honestly say I am completely satisfied with my purchase and would do it again.Two years and still going.I have used this cooker at least once a week for two years. I recently had a couple of issues with it going out and was thinking it was having a serious issue. Quite frankly as much as I use it it should be worn out by now. Here is what I discovered. Carbon had built up on the tempeture probe and the grill wasn't getting accurate readings. Suspecting the temp probe I checked it with an external one and it was off 50 degrees or more. I am assuming that the readings were off enough that the grill controller just shut it off kind of a fail safe? 30 seconds with steel wool and we are back in business.The old camp chef is heading to a new home. We have been thru thick and thin, rain, or snow, on two ocations high wind blew it off the patio. A few dents bad scratches but it still works like a top. My son is driving in form North Carolina to take it off my hands this weekend it has been replaced by a yoder ys-640. The yoder is bigger and heavier with more btu output if needed. But the camp chef still is easier to clean out and cooks a fine brisket.Just another update: 07/2019, the grill is still going 5 years later. My son and his family still have it and love it. So I guess it has passed the weather and time test also.

Just received our Camp Chef DXL 24 yesterday. Overall impression is positive. Took about 1/2 hour to unbox and assemble. I'm very impressed with the design and how easy the assembly was. You don't need a lot of tools matter of fact just a screw driver because it comes with small wrench. The smoker is very sturdy which I like a lot. You might need an extra pair of hands just because of the weight. Tonight is the setup and seasoning.Okay after having the smoker for a week, I've seasoned and smoked some ribs, wings and a pizza. I have to say I LOVE this smoker. The ease of use is amazing. I'm able to set the temp and then just monitor it from my phone. I can change the temp and smoke level whenever I want. If I had to criticize one thing it would be that it doesn't come with wheels on both set of legs. Its a bit heavy to move around so once you get it in place then things are fine. Until my outdoor cover comes in I'm moving it in and out of my garage and that's a bit of a chore. Clean up is easy. I would highly recommend picking up this camp chef smoker

dose what it says on box, I wanted a pellet smoker for a good while looked up loads of reviews this had a good write up, still learning what to do the results are great joints and jerky spot on. friends and family ask when i am putting smoker on so they can bring some meat to put on grill. I wrap smoker up with fire blanket (UK winter) to keep heat in big saving on how many pellets used. Delivery USA to UK main land took 5 day from order to arrive at my house vary happy.

customer service great, really good product

Ordered this and after just 3 months (not long after amazons return time ) and used just over a dozen times before it quit working completely. We believe the auger quit but can’t confirm Now the manufacturer expects us to take it all apart and figure out what is wrong with it ourselves, which is very complicated and arduous ! I did buy it through Amazon thank goodness so they stood up and made an exception for us and we returned it for a full refundTHANK YOU AMAZON !!

My unit was broken when it arrived. There was an error on the screen that the supplier knew how to handle, and they quickly sent me a replacement probe. Unfortunately it wasn't the plug and play probe that was the problem, it was internal sensor that took some fiddling to install. That got it working but never correctly. The meat probe never worked, the unit would self extinguish regularly, and a few times the temperature ran away and got way high (probably 600F when it was set to 160). Part of the problem was that this was my first pellet grill and I didn't really know what to expect. Now that I have used other brands I know this is not the norm and I would have complained longer and harder. Overall very disappointed but it gets more than the minimum 1 star because I made some great food despite. But I also ruined some nice meat when the temperature took off. I'm shopping for a new one now and I'll definitely be avoiding the Camp Chef brand wherever possible.

Would not start the second time we tried to use itHow Do I return itCannot smoke the Christmas turkey