Brinkmann Smoke ‘N Pit Review

On October 8, 2015, Brinkmann filed for Chapter 11 under the US bankruptcy code. 

Cheap Offset Smokers like this Brinkmann can ruin your day, party and marriage. Don’t buy them! We have a lengthy dissertation explaining why. In short: they are hard to use and don’t produce the best BBQ results. This Brinkmann model is exactly the same as Char-Broil’s American Gourmet Deluxe, with bigger wheels and a slightly different bottom storage shelf. We suspect they are made at the same Chinese factory Char-Broil uses.

For design and construction, Smoke ‘N Pit, like American Gourmet, is about as cheap as it gets. At least Brinkmann has decent wheels, an asset when moving these big horizontal drums. They have porcelain coated wire cooking grates, chrome plated warming rack, a small door on the side of the firebox to scoop out ash, a front work shelf and an inaccurate bi-metal thermometer.