PELLET SMOKER GRILL

I don't do reviews...however, I've had this smoker for a few weeks, and I love it. I've been telling everyone about it anyway, so I might as well write a review too. The smoker came in a box with all of the parts and pieces inside of the cooking chamber. I feel that I'm pretty handy, and it took about half an hour to assemble. The instructions are pretty simple to follow, and they sent one extra of all of the nuts & bolts so I'd have plenty...just in case. One tip - there is a grate in the pellet chamber that is held in place by four screws. With this grate in place, it would be very difficult to get the pellets out of the chamber, if needed. I removed the four screws, took out the grate, replaced the four screws and held them in place with nuts that I already had (the screw holes in the grate are threaded so the screws won't stay in place without nuts - sorry, I don't know what size the threads on the screws are). So, now the grate rests on top of the screws and can easily be lifted out. After building the smoker, I grabbed a bag of "Traeger Gourmet Blend Wood Pellets" and loaded the pellet chamber. After going through the seasoning process, I decided to christen the smoker properly by smoking a 7 lb. pork loin. I rubbed the pork loin with "Spade L Ranch Pork Chop & Rib Seasoning," started the smoker, heated it up to 225 F, and put the loin on to cook. Two hours and 45 minutes later, and my family was enjoying the BEST pork loin we have ever had! I smoked some salmon a few days later, and again, the results were the same - it was the best we've had. My friend suggested that I try smoking a frozen pizza. He said that smoked frozen pizza is better than take-out/delivery. I wouldn't say that it's better than take-out/delivery, but it's really, really good. For Christmas Eve dinner, I smoked an 11 lb. spiral cut ham. My family LOVED it! Tomorrow, I'm planning to smoke a 6 lb. pork rib roast. I know it's going to be amazing. The Member's Mark 28" Pellet Smoker Grill is awesome. It's a great price too. I've been telling everyone about it. It does everything a smoker needs to do. Sure, you can get smokers with more bells and whistles, that are seriously not needed, but you will pay three to five times more. I mean, the Traeger Pro Series 22 is about $800, and the only real difference is that it's able to hold a few pounds more of the wood pellets. If you are looking for a pellet smoker, you can't find a better one, especially for the price, than the Member's Mark 28" Pellet Smoker Grill!