Both the Pit Barrel Cooker and the Weber Smokey Mountain cooker measure 18.5 inches in diameter. Both cookers are made barrel type smokers. The Pit Barrel Cooker cover is flat while the Weber Smokey Mountain cooker’s lid is shaped like a dome.
Pit cooker has only 1 vent while the Weber cooker has 4 vents in which one of them is located at the top, and it remains open. Both cookers have the same size of the charcoal chamber; the only difference when it comes to this part is that the Weber cooker has a removable ring.
The most notable difference between these two cookers is just the cooking method. The Weber cooker uses the bottom and top grates for smoking; however, the other cooker uses a hanging-type of the cooker. The standard set with comes with grate is included in the box to smoke fish, pizza, shellfish, and veggies.