I love this smoker too much not to throw in positive reviews everywhere I can! I've had my smoker for a few weeks and I've cooked four times on it in two weekends. This was one of the best purchases I've made and I absolutely love the smoker! What's better is the support and community you get from people on here! This is one of the best forums for anything I've ever been a part of. I've posted questions which i get good answers to and when I've posted my food people have been very nice and often offer tips on how to improve! Reading through the forum you find that everybody is positive, nice, helpful, and extremely knowledgeable when you have a question. Using this smoker isn't that hard but this forum is like getting a full library of knowledge on everything you would need to know and people are constantly experimenting with new ideas! To anybody looking at this forum as part of their research before purchasing I say this.
*The smokin-it smokers are top quality and very easy to use. To the people telling you using an electric smoker isn't "real" BBQ, using a smokin-it smoker will turn out some of the best BBQ you or the naysayers have ever had.
*I've seen and used (but never owned) Cajun Injector and Masterbuilt smokers, and the quality doesn't compare to the smokin-it insulated stainless steel smokers.
*Get the biggest one you think you might need. It's a theme throughout the forum and if you can afford it totally worth it. I bought the 3D after some prompting from this forum and I will say the amount of space in it is amazing!
*Being active on the forum is great! The people here are fantastic and I love spending time on here reading and seeing what other people do and getting feedback on what i'm doing! There is no forum that is more helpful and positive then this one on any subject!