Oklahoma Joe's Highland Reverse Flow Offset Smoker

Didnt smoke with it yet but the assembly and burn in went very well. Only thing I wish was designed differently is closer spec on smoke stack and design for securing legs and stack other than a clamp bolt design. I did use the door clamps and OK mod seals. Put the seals around both doors and between 2 halves of firebox and not between firebox and cooking chamber. Needed 2 rolls of seal ti finish but have plenty left over. Did not have any smoke leak between firebox and cook chamber without seals. Still have some leaking around doors with the seals but very minimal! My biggest piece of advice is use charcoal to burn in while following instructions. I did not have any bubbling or peeling anywhere. With chimney in traditional port and baffles out I used 1 chimney full of charcoal in the fire box and 2 in the cook chamber on the charcoal grates spaced out time wise to raise temp slowly and careful not to exceed max temp of 450 so I targeted 400 using dampers. Very happy with smoker! Temps did not swing and were rather steady. When using temp probes the temp guage (the gauge glows in the dark!!!) that came with the smoker was very close to probe reading when probe was placed at the same level.

I bought this in Jan 2021, first offset smoker I've ever had or used and I'm 12 briskets in with this bad boy. I have the gaskets and latchs to hold the lid down and whatever temp I want it at, it holds all day. Even in the dead of winter in illinois, just takes a bit longer to heat up. So warp on the firebox, I could care less, it's fire and paint is going to burn away. Keep oil on it and it's been fine. I won first place for my chicken legs in a local comp with this smoker. Next I play on getting casters for it, you should give us an option to buy casters for your smokers. I wheel mine around a lot. But a very excellent smoker!!!