I've used the smoker now on 3 separate occasions. I've made 1 pulled pork and 2 briskets. My smoker seems to take longer than most recipes call for when cooking but that could be because it's winter or the individual meat. Either way I just plan an extra few hours to my cook times. 

One thing I thought odd is that the water pan just catches all the grease due to being right under the racks. So the grease pan doesn't actually catch much grease. Also the instructions say to keep 10' away from any structure but the power cord is less than 10' long. Minor complaint, but seems silly. 

All in all good smoker for someone trying to dip their toes into smoking. If you don't want to buy an expensive model/brand if you are unsure of how much you'll like smoking then this is a good option.