MatSailer Pellet Smoker Tube Perforated Stainless Steel BBQ Smoke Generator to Add Smoke Flavor to Grilled Foods 12" Cuboid (Cuboid)

These are a little disappointing. I've smoked for years now using wood chips but lately I've felt it's time to move onto pellets. So after lots of research, I tried these tubes cause pellet grills can get expensive. How I've made it 40 years and still haven't learned this, but if it sounds to good to be true, it is. Don't get me wrong, these work, kind of. I bought 2, one big and one small for my 2 grills. I've smoked chicken, chicken wings, burgers, cheese, and tritip so far (all different times).Here's my problem, sometimes I blow out the flame and it smokes great. My grills however, don't have a vent on them so I had to prop them open so I could get air circulation or the pellets just burn out and I had to re light (basic chemistry).Next problem is, I'd blow out the flame and after a while some of the pellets would reignite and I'd come back to the smoker an hour later and the temp would be 500+ degrees and my meat would be burnt (happened twice but not every time).Another problem is you can't time your smoke and how many pellets you'll need. So for instance, with my burgers I want a 1 hour smoke, not long. One time I filled up my tube 1/2 way. I got lots of smoke the few times I checked it but at the end I came back and the pellets had all burned out. The next time I filled it up and when it was done, I still had smoke and pellets left. If you try and extinguish them you are only going to make a huge ash mess. If you just let them burn out you are wasting pellets and the rest of the money you were trying to save by buying these things. (I know it's not a lot of money but over time it adds up plus if the meat burns or is not cooked to perfection everytime, I consider that a loss even though I still eat it).So this weekend the local hardware store had a camp chef on sale for a damn good price $299 so I said "f" it and bought one. Much easier and the food turns out almost the exact same everytime. Set the grill, do whatever the hell you want and come back to perfect food everytime. Not just with this tube but also with some of my past smokers, I have ruined to much meat so I figured I'm just gonna do it right and be the king of the block! Why I didn't do this sooner is beyond me...

The smoke only takes a few minutes to begin.