Ratings & Reviews for Master Forge 531-Sq. in Black Electric Smoker

Best Smoker!!

We tested this product for the first time last night, not only did it make our meat so tender and had a great smoky flavor! We also made our Mac and cheese in here to finish it off! Can’t wait to use it again!! Also super easy to set up and clean after.

Beginner friendly smoker

I recently tried out the Master Forge Black Electric Smoker, and overall, it’s a solid, beginner-friendly smoker with a few pros and cons . Setup was pretty straightforward. It heats up quickly but doesn’t maintain a consistent temperature. The digital controls if you have the model with them make it really easy to set temp and walk away. Cons - Wood chip tray is a bit small (needs refilling during long smokes. Not ideal for extreme cold-weather use.

Good product! Highly recommend!

This food smoker is a useful tool to enhance the flavor and cosmetic value of food, saving time and energy and easy to use. This is a worthy product for every business unit. The master Forge elictric smoker has a large capacity with 531 sq in total cooking area, 1500w elictric elements with variable temperature control , I really love this machine,

Compact Smoker and Easy to Use

Thank you Lowes and Influenster for giving me this smoker. It took my husband about 30 mins to assemble the whole smoker. I like the capacity this smoker holds. It’s a compact smoker which is good size for us. You need to burn this off first before putting food in. Very easy to use so far! We used it to smoke ribs and it tasted very good!

Cooks good

It cooks real good. The chip holder needs.to be bigger and so does the thing that hold water.

Basic smoker

Simple and works

Nice Little Smoker.. But....

I don't do a lot of smoking and so this fitted my needs for size and price point. Took me 20-30 minutes to assemble alone and then I took the time to do the initial burn-off. I see so many 1 star reviews saying that it doesn't produce smoke at low temps. Clearly they have not read the manual where it states that you start on high to get the smoke going and then turn down to required temp. This works and I got smoke every time with no issues. I like the side load for chips and the back load f...

Great design

Better design and than masterbuilt

Impressed

I like the capacity this smoker holds. My first time using it, I smoked a 8 pound brisket for 12 hours. I love pecan wood.

Do not buy.

I bought this smoker in May 25, 2024 and it stoped working Nov. 1, 2024. I have contacted Lowes because it says it has a 1 year warranty. They will not refund nor replace said I had to contact Master Forge which has yet to email me back. The heating element burn out in it. I would love for some one to make this right. Very disappointed in the product and customer service. I had to purchase a different smoker to get through the holidays.

If it’s broken…just return it

Product was broken when the box was opened. Had to use it and it 80% works…Lowes only offered 10% reimbursement and wouldn’t budge on the percentage. As it was used, I just kept it and will fix it on my own but was surprised at how a company worth so much can be so cheap

Heating element

It is garbage, after 3 uses it causes GFCI issues, to much leakage current.

Does not produce smoke at low temperatures.

Does not smoke at Low temperature. Thank you 220° is the perfect temperature for smoking meat. The smoker does not produce smoke at that temperature you have to turn it up to high, defeats the purpose of a low slow smoker. Waste of money don’t bother. I Took it back and got a full refund. Again, don’t waste your money on it.

Do not buy

This thing is a piece of junk, won't hold temp, won't put out any smoke, the pieces all feel cheap it's all around so poorly built. Soend the extra $150 and get the pitboss vertical smoker and save yourself the headache.

Great smoker

This smoker grill is one of the most convenient grills that I have ever seen. We don't have to mess with gas anymore. The food cooked in this smoker is so delicious every time. Cleanup is very easy as well.

Does not smoke

bought a month ago. First use, It heated up great, but did not produce any smoke, after 4 hours cooking time at 225 deg F. Got around to use it again yesterday, again after 4 hours no smoke. The chips removed only a few were black but most were like when I placed them in smoker. Right now I feel like I have an outside electric oven only.

Great smoker, low price

Works very well, Heats up fast, can get to 300 degrees fast, then turn down to 200 degrees then slow cooks to perfection

Junk do not waste your money

Came dented

Top of smoker was dented in package, but set up was easy and still works okay