Bought our Longhorn Reverse Flow Smoker a year ago after a lot of research. This is easily the best offset smoker for the money. There are better smokers, but you will pay 3 - 10 times more for them. This is not a tightly sealed smoker as it comes out of the box. I purchased the gaskets and high temperature caulk and used them during assembly and am extremely pleased with the results. You can google Oklahoma Joe's Longhorn modifications and find kits and videos to do this. I bought the door clamps but didn't install them and after a year, I don't think they are necessary. It seals tight enough to maintain temperature over a long period of time and is easily regulated with the smoke stack and firebox dampers. However, you can't shut it down tight when finished to save all of the remaining charcoal which doesn't bother me a bit given the reasonable price. The paint will burn off in the hot spots and those spots will rust. Just expect it, it's going to happen. I plan to paint those spots at the end of the season with a high temperature black paint. This is a fairly large smoker which is what we needed for the size groups we serve at the farm. The Highland Reverse flow smoker is a little smaller and may be more appropriate for backyard applications. Bottom line, if you need an offset smoker and it's big enough, take a hard look at the Longhorn. This is a well built, well designed smoker for the money that with a few modifications will serve you well. We are cooking 50 pounds of beef a day, two days a week and getting ready to purchase a second one as we expand.
- Expertise
- Advanced
- Frequency
- At least once a week
- Length of ownership
- 1 to 5 years
Yes, I recommend this product