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The "stacker" sections don't fit together very well without some serious manhandling. Took me 10 minutes to get the lid on, had to bend it and bang it to get it to fit. The whole thing has a very flimsy feel to it. I don't know about Ian's prototypes, or what Roxy is using
When I went to pick up the smoker by the handles to add more lump, one of the handles snapped right off (Screws are crap) and I dropped the whole thing.
Sorry Ian, but either I got a dud, or these smokers are just poorly manufactured. From all the good reviews I read on the web, I thought I had a bad one, but I'm not so sure.
Unfortunately, Fred's Music & BBQ, whom I purchased it through, states "no refunds" on their invoice, so I guess I'm stuck with this piece of junk. [Edit: Been in touch with Fred, and we're working something out] Going to have to spread the word so nobody else makes the same mistake I made. Now I'm out $250 with no way to cook for 150 next weekend. Guess I'm gonna have to do multiple shifts on the WSM. At least it burns for more than 4 hours on a load of coals.
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The "stacker" sections don't fit together very well without some serious manhandling. Took me 10 minutes to get the lid on, had to bend it and bang it to get it to fit. The whole thing has a very flimsy feel to it. I don't know about Ian's prototypes, or what Roxy is using
When I went to pick up the smoker by the handles to add more lump, one of the handles snapped right off (Screws are crap) and I dropped the whole thing.
Sorry Ian, but either I got a dud, or these smokers are just poorly manufactured. From all the good reviews I read on the web, I thought I had a bad one, but I'm not so sure.
Unfortunately, Fred's Music & BBQ, whom I purchased it through, states "no refunds" on their invoice, so I guess I'm stuck with this piece of junk. [Edit: Been in touch with Fred, and we're working something out] Going to have to spread the word so nobody else makes the same mistake I made. Now I'm out $250 with no way to cook for 150 next weekend. Guess I'm gonna have to do multiple shifts on the WSM. At least it burns for more than 4 hours on a load of coals.
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