EAST OAK PES23001 Smoker, Black

First this device is China made but delivered from US, being with an US plug and 110V. Had to buy an transformer. After the first use I cleaned the water tank and the fat collector pan, with soap and water, and parts of the galvanization already came off. The rolls at the bottom that are meant to let you move it around, are fixed with pins that ate too long and scratch all over the floor. The temperature display is Fahrenheit only. The remote control works up to 3 meters, which makes it pretty useless. Definitely not worth the money.

As someone completely new to smoking meats, I couldn’t be happier with this smoker. I purchased the 30” East Oak electric smoker because I wanted something beginner-friendly, and it has exceeded my expectations. One of my favorite things is how easy it is to use. The temperature stays consistent, the controls are straightforward, and I never felt intimidated trying it for the first time. I’ve already made several different meats, and everything has come out tender, flavorful, and perfectly smoked. As a woman learning this hobby on my own, this smoker has given me so much confidence in the kitchen and outdoors. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, I’m excited to try new recipes and techniques because this smoker makes the process so approachable. If you’re a beginner—or just want an electric smoker that’s simple, reliable, and produces great results—I highly recommend the East Oak 30”. It’s made smoking meat fun instead of stressful, and I wish I had bought it sooner!

I purchased the East Oak electric smoker a little more than a year ago. I spent months researching every possible option for smoking food. I used a kettle smoker for about 15 years but got frustrated with the ongoing care and attention required during a cook as well as the variability caused by temperature, weather, fuel etc After reading reviews, posts and articles as well as watching endless youtube videos I decided to purchase this smoker. I only wished I made the decision earlier. In the past year or so, I have smoked several racks of ribs, at leats 5 pork butts, chicken wings, jerked chicken, pork chops, sausage, hot peppers, a couple of turkeys and cold smoked cheese. The results are consistent and better than what I ever achieved on the kettle smoker. The East Oak smoker is very easy to use. Plug it in, set the temp and timer, add water and wood chips, let it heat up and add the food. I cooked two racks of ribs using the 321 method and I only opened the smoker to add the food, wrap the ribs and then finish off for the final hour. I did not have to keep checking on it. The temp control and smoke wete consisten throughout the process Some additional features which I appreciate are the ease of clean up and the tenp probe. The grates are stainless steel and clean up easily. There has been no build up despite everything that has been cooked. The inside is easy to wipe out as well. The probe is perfect for cooking the butts and turkeys so I can gauge progress without having to disrupt the process. I highly recommend this product. It is well built, cooks consistently, reliable and exceeded my expectations. It has been money very well spent

Great smoker. Easy to use and most of all reliable. Not like the other ones that are junk. Understands does not come with a rolling stand. You have to buy that separately though. The pictures show it on a stand. I don't think that was the intention. Maybe I missed it. I've cooked on it three or four times and it's your typical messy aftermath but it's worth it that food comes out amazing. Always put water in the tray when you cook. Don't soak your chips. Just put them in smoker box and keep an eye on. I always cook my meat at 225 to 250 depending on what it is and it comes out amazing. I use a remote thermometer and it makes it much easier. When it hits temp I pull it off. Let it rest and The meat and chicken are amazing and moist. Could be a little larger but it is a vertical smoker.

I owned a masterbuilt for 2 years and being on carnivore I use smokers a lot more than an average person, almost every other weekend and sometimes every weekend so it got a lot of use! That being said I’ll compare the two. The built by far is superior and holds temperature much better as well as being very clearly heavy duty on this unit, the smoke tray is better in some ways with some small flaws, it holds more wood so depending on what your smoking can last the entire smoke no refills needed, however the release trigger on the smoke tray to unlock it from the smoker to pull it out conducts heat so you can potentially get burned pulling the tray out, as well as the cover on top is metal so also a burn hazard, not a huge deal just be aware and have good heat resistant gloves and you will be fine. The display on the unit feels much more modern, and it comes with a thermometer that plugs into the units display that is a huge win! It also has a light for late night smokes that gives decent light in the smoker, the light is not in the smoker itself but outside pointing it. Other wins - the interior layout is nice and mostly perfect the grease and oil tray is at the very bottom of the unit and locks so nothing outside that is nice, the water tray is smaller and taller which I like. And lastly the door doesn’t want to swing shut like my previous smoker that’s awesome!Now for the downside over masterbuilt - the trays on masterbuilt could be pulled halfway out to load items into the smoker with ease, you cannot do that with this one you hardly pull them out and they will fall out on the ground that’s a major letdown, the smoke release hole is adjustable cannot totally be shut which for storage is a major flaw in my book for bugs and potential rodents, and lastly the smoker can only be set for 12 hours which I’d you’re doing a large meat(s) the 24 hours on master built was better. For these reasons and the heat issues on the wood tray I have 4/5 stars considered 3 stars as some of this are huge let downs but I’m so blown away with how solid the smoker is otherwise it’s a 4/5 and gained a star alone for its clear durability. For smoke quality I noticed no difference at all between the two units each smokes just as good as well as outputs the same humidity from the water tray. The unit runs slightly hotter than what I set it at but displays correctly the temp, which to me isn’t a big deal just turn it down a few degrees and you’re at what’s needed, it’s far better than what my near dead masterbuilt was doing I’d have to set it to 275 to get 240 it was struggling, get a feeling this one will last a lot longer, we will see