Weber 286 sq. in. Smokey Mountain Charcoal Cooker, 14 in.

I am 86 years old and I have owned a number of Weber grills through those years. Weber has not only built wonderful grills, they have stood behind what they build. They are good people to do business with. However, I just purchased a Weber Smoky Mountain 14" grill as the last one my wife and I I would need. When it arrived the package was not damaged. but was miss manufactured. Sickness for days prevented me from assembling it, I learned It did not fit together. No matter what I did, it would not fit tougher. I even had another couple wiho i exsperienced at things like this come over and all of us could not assemble it. We even tried gasket tapes to seal the air and smoke passages. No avail. A flashlight inside showed large spaces between the pieces where light would come out after the gaskets were applied. When I called the copany. they failed to offer any return of money or replacement of the grill. They offered only to send me replacement parts as an alternative I needed the whole grill replaced. It did not fit. When I called Weber they reused to replace it. Since I was taken with the small size that was ideal and my preference for Weber, I bought a second one hoping that between the two I would have enough parts. That cost me an extra. The new one is perfect.

I have enjoyed the 22" smokey mountain cooker for almost 17 years. The 14" smoker has all the excellent attributes of easy, consistent, predictable, low-maintenance performance at a scale more convenient and fuel-efficient for smaller, faster, more frequent meals.

As usual Weber has created a great well made product. I used it to smoke a Thanksgiving turkey and to everyone in our house it was a great success. My son even told me that it was like it used to be when he was growing up.

Husband loves this smoker, and it’s still going strong after 10yrs! All kinds of meats and cheeses have been smoked for small family gatherings.