Smoke Hollow 44241G2 Propane Gas Smoker Review
Smoke Hollow delivers yet another impressive smoker into the market, and it offers pleasing features with added style and durability. Today, we take an intimate look at the 44241G2 Vertical Propane Gas Smoker by Smoke Hollow.
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Detailed Review of Smoke Hollow 44241G2 Propane Gas Smoker
Smoke Hollow presents itself to potential buyers with a combination of durability, style, and overall functionality with the 44241G2 Propane Gas Smoker. It exudes a classic yet refined look. However, the device is not just designed to look good, but to be a capable masterpiece to smoking different types of food to perfection. The 44241G2 even has the necessary features found at the right price point to convey excellent value for money, which should be, considering that it can be an expensive investment.
This particular smoker has versatility as part of its many advantages as it lets users smoke different types of food and ingredients. You can cook evenly smoked bacon, other pieces of meat, fish, poultry, and even vegetables. It also has a large 6.5 cubic feet area capacity to serve food for a large crowd of about 6 to 8 people. This device might even be the highlight of your Sunday barbecue.
There is some assembly required once you take it out of its packaging, but it’s not too difficult that would otherwise take an entire day just to set things up properly. One thing to note is that this particular smoker is not designed to be airtight on the inside to let smoke escape. However, if you plan on having an air tight smoker, then you might want to consider filling the gap around the top of the box portion, and near the door opening.
Large cooking area
- Assembly is quick and straightforward to do
- Ease of use
- Even cooking and maintains moisture in food
- Durable build quality
- Excellently maintains temperature levels
- While the smoker excellently performs cooking large pieces of meat, cooking smaller pieces denotes another story as it takes more energy to cook them
- It has a heavyweight construction. Trying to move it after its complete assembly is difficult. It is advised to assemble this smoker where you want it permanently placed
- Sealing is not very good in certain areas. Users that want a tight seal when smoking ought to use countermeasures
Best Features of Smoke Hollow 44241G2 Propane Gas Smoker
Different Cooking Grids
Some smokers that have only one style of cooking grids throughout the entire cabin area, but for the 44241G2 Propane Gas Smoker, it has five different cooking grids. These cooking grids are two jerky grids, two standard cooking grids, and one rib rack or sausage hanger. These grids are non-adjustable, however, but they do a good job in staying in place. However, users can remove some of the grids to make way for larger pieces of food.
Spacious Design
There’s no shortage of space even when you’re just looking at the Smoke Hollow Gas Smoker. It measures 44 x 24 x 16 inches for the height, width, and depth of its cabin. As for the entire unit, it has measurements of 60 x 33 x 24.5 inches. While it does contribute the right amount of space for just about all of your smoking requirements, it does make the machine to be on the heavy side, especially when you also consider its steel construction.
Dual Stainless Steel Burners
The Smoke Hollow Gas Smoker offers complete temperature control and optimum performance with the use of its dual stainless steel burners. Unlike other smokers that only make use of one heating element, this product accomplishes even smoking for your food as you can individually fine-tune the temperatures brought upon by its dual-burner system. The temperature gauge is also pleasingly accurate, so you don’t have to use an oven thermometer while you’re cooking food with this machine.
Easy-to-Use Construction
Probably one of the traits of the Smoke Hollow Gas Smoker is it offers ease-of-use to both beginner or veteran chefs who take advantage of the smoking method of cooking. Assembly is simple to accomplish, and there’s even an instructional guide included in the package to assist you in the setup process every step of the way.
As mentioned in a previous section, it is easy to fine-tune temperature levels on the smoker due to its dual stainless steel burner system. It’s also quite simple to maintain its temperature throughout the entire time you’re cooking. It is with this thought that this particular smoker is forgiving enough that it allows you to focus on other chores while it’s smoking your food.
Easy Cleanup
Albeit the Smoke Hollow Gas Smoker is a large device, cleanup and maintenance are easy. The walls can attract residue from all the smoking that you’re going to do, but cleaning it is as manageable as wiping off the soot and ash from the walls and grids with a clean towel, and you’re finished with the task at hand. However, it’s still advised to do a deep cleaning on the unit every once-in-a-while.
Excellent Value for Money
This particular smoker might not be the cheapest model you can find on the market, but the 44241G2 Gas Smoker by Smoke Hollow is unique in its right. It offers ease-of-use, user friendliness, and the right set of features to justify the heft in its price tag.
What You Get in The Package
- One (1) Smoke Hollow 44241G2 Propane Gas Smoker
- Five (5) different cooking grids
- One (1) dual door design
- One (1) tempered glass window
- Two (2) stainless steel burners
- One (1) large porcelain coated water pan
- Two (2) porcelain-coated wood chip pans (lids included)
- One (1) temperature gauge
Our Verdict
There’s no denying that the Smoke Hollow 44241G2 is an excellent propane gas smoker. It offers a large capacity for its cabin, can provide even smoking, and has the right feature set to make any chef happy with the results. It’s even easy to clean and maintain.
However, excellent as it may seem, the Smoke Hollow Gas Smoker is not without its shortcomings. For instance, you might notice that the fire box door doesn’t look as durable as the rest of the unit. Furthermore, the material used in the creation of the flame control panel can warp and might need replacing after some time. The gas controls do take some getting used to and are very sensitive.
Another caveat to note is that even if you followed the instruction manual to the letter, some pieces wouldn’t give a tight fit. As such, users that are looking for an air tight seal when smoking their food might want to do some countermeasures. For example, you might need to fill the gap between the top of the box area as it will have an opening of about 1/4-inch. It might look intentional, but many users might not like this design choice. Also, you might also want to seal the gap near the door opening with a gasket tape, just for good measure.
The installation of the water tray and wood chip boxes are also not as sturdy as you might initially think. These components are a bit weak, and they do tend to flop around. However, while the machine is under operation, these parts still do their jobs right.
Furthermore, interested buyers that would want to use this particular model as a charcoal smoker should look elsewhere as its walls are not as thick as other heavy-duty variants on the market.
Nonetheless, these shortcomings do not get in the way to what is otherwise an excellent gas smoker providing exemplary results.
While this device does promote ease-of-use, it’s still important to follow some safety instructions. When you’re trying to fully open the valve on the propane tank, especially when the tank is still filled to the brim, you need to undo the connection first. Then, you need to wait 5 minutes before reconnecting the pieces back together. Once that’s been done, slowly open the propane tank with just a quarter turn before lighting the unit. If done correctly, then you’re ready to go.