DLX

Let me start by saying I have no attachment to Camp Chef other than I own this unit. I wanting a pellet grill so I researched many different units before making a decision. For the price and with all the features it was the choice for me. I’ve owned mine between 12-18 months and have burned through some 100-150 pounds of pellets with zero issues. I have done a few mods to my unit like adding a folding shelf to the front, added the sear box and placing a heat seal to the door to help with smoke and heat leakage. I’ve cooked dozens of whole chickens and racks of ribs, plus briskets, hams and turkeys with great success. The recent addition of the sear box allows me to reverse sear steaks, tri-tips and burgers which gain a little wood flavor before finishing off on the grill. Wanting to cook more food at one time I wish Camp Chef offered the same basic unit just taller with 3 full racks. Keeping all the basic features as well but adding a multiple food probe system that allowed the monitoring for different degrees of doneness.

I've been considering upgrading from my electric (less smoke / size and not set and forget) & charcoal/wood "mountain" smokers (not set and forget, too long to get set up). A couple friends have this or the woodwind and rave about them. Finally did some reading about how electric smokers smolder the wood so you don't get a good smoke ring or as much smoke flavor and I wanted easy, set and forget type cooking. After tons of review reading I settled on the DLX24 and couldn't be happier I did. It arrived quickly (4 days) and is really well packed. I got a pleasant surprise when I opened the box in that there are a lot of Woodwind features added to this which aren't pictured. The window to the pellet hopper, the bottle opener, the handle on the pellet hopper have all been upgraded over the picture. Setup was quick and easy - was able to do myself and get it seasoning in about 1/2 hour. Didn't have any issue with dents, screws stripping or any things that I've read in other reviews. The only minor issue I had was I didn't catch that when turning the dial to "Feed" you also have to hold the bypass button in for 3 seconds for it to begin feeding. User error and no big deal. Since seasoning I've done porterhouse pork chops (seared on my weber kettle to finish), spatchcock whole chicken, pork shoulder and wings on consecutive days - all were best I've done using any other smoker. I have a bluetooth temp probe and the temperature probe on the DLX controller is spot on with the probe I put on grill with a grill clip. Cooking was truly set it and forget it - temps stayed within 10 degrees-ish of where I'd set it, when it looks like it's getting a bit higher than set it'll begin to drop as the auger has stopped, when it gets a bit below set temp don't worry, auger will start to warm things up. Couldn't be easier. I've done a couple "modifications" to it which have really helped, first I built a shelf between the legs for storage, the legs have holes pre-drilled as I'm sure they're the same legs used on Woodwind which comes with a bottom shelf. A couple pieces of leftover deck board and I was in business. I also bought a box of fire bricks and lined the bottom of the smoker with them, this will be used year round in WI and I wanted to make sure it held heat well and was stable and didn't run through pellets like crazy in the winter. I drilled out the temp probe hole a bit to more easily accommodate multiple probes going through the hole. Lastly I picked up a 6" joint knife to scrape down the drip tray and keep it clean - I'm going to try putting some no-stick grill mats down there next smoke as well to make clean up even easier. Overall, HIGHLY recommended!

I bought this over a year ago, and don’t regret it one bit! We use this workhorse at least 3 times a week. From ribs, roasts, jerky, bread to even pizzas! After buying the jerky rack, we can do four pizzas at once. I have four kids, everyone likes the smoke flavor! Not to mention there pellets are cheap too! Love the quick ash clean out option. We still vacuum it out after about three times of use. I see the have newer model out with Wi Fi and the slide gate, but this one works great for us. I feel like it’s going to last quiet a while as long as we maintain it! If your hesitant, don’t be! You won’t be disappointed!