I’m a first time smoker buyer, and am very happy with the 340G! The ease of use of the electric smoker is great, and it produces a nice cabinet of smoke. The construction is solid and it was easy to assemble. The controls are good, but hard to read in the full sun. The internal temp probe is reasonably accurate - about 10-15 degrees F off.  You will need a separate multichannel temp probe. I smoked a full packer brisket and some trout so far and they turned out great.  You do have to add wood chips every hour or so, but that’s okay. The temp has to be monitored anyway. When it got windy, I got temperature spikes and had to play with it a bit. As long as the external wind is reasonably constant, it seems to be pretty stable from a temp perspective. It’s easy to clean, and easy to use. Great smoker, particularly for a beginner like me.