Z GRILLS ZPG-550B 2022 Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker and Cover

Love this smoker. The assembly was straight forward and operation is equally easy. It produces excellent smoked food with a prominent and deep smoke ring. The well designed smoke duty cycle is much better than other smokers I have owned, which produces the smoke ring and flavor. It’s compact size requires little storage space or permanent positioning. It’s relatively easy to clean too. The initial start procedure is a bit complicated and time consuming for reasons I don’t quite understand. I’m guessing that it’s a step by step test of the fan unit, feeder tube and igniter. If any part doesn’t operate correctly, it would help customer service to diagnose the problem. Fortunately the process only has to be completed once.

I bought this grill for my first pellet grill. Didn't know if I would like them so didn't want to invest a ton of money. This grill was reasonably priced in comparison. It arrived in perfect condition. It was well packed so no dings or dents. Very easy to assemble. The instructions suggest two people but I did it in just under an hour by myself even using the little toy tools that came with it. It was raining so I didn't want to walk out to my shop for some good ones. I cooked some baby back ribs on it for my first try and they turned out very nice. I just smoked some Boston butt over night. I went out every 2-3 hours to check it and the temps varied from 221 to 232 ( set temp was 225) so was pleased with that. The pellets fed very well although I did stir them when ever I checked on it because I had read about the pellets bridging when I was researching pellet grills. Overall, I am quite pleased with this grill

Easy enough to put together even without clear instructions. Temperature control is questionable with upwards of 50 degree swings not 20 as stated. Extremely short grill so if you're a taller person expect that.Biggest issues for me are customer service at z-grill they don't answer the phone their online chat doesn't work and email support is almost non existent in that it takes 2 days to get a response and then they act like the customer is stupid.My issue with this grill is the stated 10 pound hopper is an outright lie. At best it is 5 pounds with the auger full as well as the hopper. So be aware of that if you intend on doing any long cooks you'll need to babysit.

I am very happy with this smoker, after having it for a year I've had a fair number of hours put on it. Obviously for the price point I wasn't expecting it to perform to the same level as more well-established brand names, but I was pleasantly surprised by this smoker. If you prepped, spritzed, and cooked right, grill was able to put a very nice smoke flavor to most anything I put on it. It even made simple things like frozen pizza have a little extra zing and changed it up from being mundane. Only issues I had with this smoker was I did have the conveyor jam a couple times and had to "help" it along to get started. I did see a couple reviews stating there can be issues with the temp controller, I'm not sure if mine is starting to have issues, sometimes when I turn it on it superheats up the temp, and other times the temp bounces up and down, but if I shut it all the way down and turn it back on its always worked fine after. If I could change one thing on this smoker, I wish the ash trap was removable for cleaning out. A shop vac makes quick work of it as is, but there are days where I'd like to be able to just take it out and dump it. Using tinfoil on the drip pan and changing it every few uses will save you on cleanup. If you plan on smoking in cold temps, I think this smoker may struggle due to being pretty lightly build and it doesn't seem well sealed, but for anything else I wouldn't think twice about buying this again if price is ok. I store mine in garage for winter, so it works perfect for what I need.

I have had this smoker for about a little over a month. I think it works great. Assembly was a snap. Plugged it in and works perfectly. I do not leave pellets in the system, but the one or two cooks where Int was late, I was able to clean the next day without issue.Like any kind of smoker it takes some time to understand how to control temperature and smoke. We have so far done a duck, sausages, a pichana and a brisket with it. I overshot the brisket and wish I took it off a bit before 205. Getting the temperature to consistently stay at ~275 was a bit difficult. For a normal pit smoker I would normally put meat directly on the rack. This smoker seems to work well if you have a pan below the rack. Fill that with water and you'll get a nice moist smoke and you can control the bottom heat a bit better than if you're direct on the rack.

I call this my outdoor oven cuz you set the temp, throw in the meat and walk away. IMO, this a a great smoker for the price. I didn't need a fancy smoker with WiFi ( WiFi adds $400 to the price) I just needed a decent one to smoke the meat and it's not some huge behemoth of a grill. It's a great starter smoker and can fit 3 racks of baby backs if you cut the racks in half. It also has a half top rack too

This is my 1st pellet grill and I'm very happy with it. The first thing I did on it was a brisket point, my 1st one ever, and it came out beautifully. Easy to assemble and the operating instructions take out all the guess work.

Los pellets le rinden mucho, está muy espacioso. Es difícil de limpiar y los saltos de temperatura los muy grandes.

Worked great for 8 Months then totally quit and would not even power up !

So far so good. Mine showed up with a broken wheel bolt cover. I didn't bother using either one, they're just cosmetic anyway. It was easy to put together although as mentioned by others, it's a weird height. The smoker itself works great, good flavour, many complaints about the longevity of the product, will update in time.