TIKIPatio Fire Pit Bundle – 25-Inch Smokeless Wood Burning Outdoor Fire Pit for Backyard, Patio, Deck & Garden with Removable Ash Pan, Stand & Weather-Resistant Cover – Modern Black Stainless Steel

Compact, sturdy, and truly smokeless. Heats well, easy to clean with the removable ash base, and the cover is a nice bonus. Perfect size for patio gatherings. Highly recommend.

I have this for several fires now and will get right to the good and could be better.The good:*Looks great*built solid*nice cover*Definitely low smoke. It does smoke at startup and if you let it burn down and add several logs all at once. No one ever waves their hands anymore trying to get the smoke out of their eyes. It's just not there. My clothes and hair still have a little smoke smell when done, but I'm the one lighting the fire and adding wood.*Burns hot. We have been able to roast hotdogs and marshmallows with a good flame. No more waiting for the logs to burn down into coals and the flame to disappear. As long as you have some good coals under the fire, cooking is good with a flame. Actually need to keep it farther from the fire than you would think.The could be better:*Opening is not as big as my firewood. I had to cut all my logs in half. If they stick out of the top of the pit, you get smoke. I've not burnt the bag of wood that came with it. I prefer a long fire with logs.*Because the fire is down in the pit, the heat is not felt as easily when sitting nearby. The heat has to go up first. It's good for a summer fire, but when the temps were in the 50's we had to stand next to it to really feel the heat.*the recommend letting the fire just burn out naturally and the coal cool overnight. I.e. no water to put it out. If you do that, the fine powder is easy to clean up. If you put it out with water, it is a bit of a mess to clean up. And if you don't clean it up, the water will cause it to rust. So I recommend you let it die out naturally. There are very few sparks and pops with this fire.

We didn’t really understand firepits and outdoor living until we moved to Minnesota. Now we use one regularly to spend more time outdoors, prolong the season for being outdoors, and simply enjoy the coziness of a fire pit to bring family and friends together.We decided to upgrade to the Tiki Stainless Steel Low Smoke version and already we love it. It was very simple to put together. It took about five minutes. I love the design and that it is incredibly sturdy. It’s manageable to move easily. It’s got a diameter of 25 inches, so it does not take a huge amount of space. Best of all, I love the wood-pack that came with it. It was very easy to light and because of the depth of the fire pit itself, I was able to do it easily in high winds. The wood pack created a robust fire that provided a lot more warmth than I expected. And it was truly SMOKELESS! The packs last a little over thirty minutes which was perfect for us. With our old fire pit, in order to produce a similar fire and heat, we would have had to build a pretty big fire and tend it to for hours after the fun.I’m glad I can use regular firewood or the wood pack, however I am already a huge fan of the ease of the wood packs and the certainty of knowing when the fire is out. I immediately signed up for monthly delivery of the Tiki wood pack and was eligible for a ten percent discount on the packs. The fire pit has been a great addition to our household!

We looked at Solo, Breeo and others before purchasing a Tiki fire pit, and we're very pleased with our purchase. It's a solid product, designed to last and to provide warm, inviting fires with minimal smoke, particularly when fueled with Tiki wood pellet bags. The fire bowl and other heated components are heavy-gauge stainless steel, and the outer frame is heavy-gauge powder-coated steel (the matching legs are powder-coated aluminum). The 16" diameter fire bowl is a little small to accommodate standard firewood, so you stack your logs on end with their tops protruding above the rim until they burn down.Ordinary stove pellets are made of compressed sawdust and other local wood by-products and can be purchased in bulk at local hardware stores for ~$6 per large 40-lb bag. Smaller, more expensive bags of specialty pellets are sold for use in outdoor pellet smokers.The 8-lb Tiki pellet bags contain just enough accelerant to ensure that the pellets light quickly and burn efficiently for about 30 minutes (something like "Match-Light" charcoal briquettes). They are great when you want a quick, no-fuss fire that's reliable and clean-burning with minimal smoke. The photo showing 36" flames above the fire pit rim are surprisingly representative of what you can expect between 5 and 20 minutes, perhaps longer. These convenient Tiki pellet bags are heavy paper with a thin impermeable lining that keeps the pellets dry and ready to burn, you simply light the 4 corners and the bags quickly burn up along with the pellets they contain.Tiki also sells smaller 1-lb "Fire Starter" pellet bags that can be used to light ordinary stove pellets or seasoned firewood. You can also use ethanol fire-starter gel or BBQ grill lighter fluid to help light stove pellets. It's easy to add more pellets into the fire pit with a metal scoop as the fire dies down.Ideally, seasoned firewood should be cut 14" or shorter to fit safely inside the Tiki's 16" diameter fire bowl. Most firewood is longer than 16" and will protrude above the top rim of the fire pit, requiring constant attention and producing unwanted smoke (some will prefer this "natural" fire). Firewood can be stacked leaning inwards around the fire pit's center cone, or the cone can be removed to uncover more bottom ventilation holes and provide more space for firewood logs.

Not completely smokeless. LESS smoke for sure but even when burning hot you see smoke and with cross winds your clothes do smell like smoke. Pit itself is built sturdy and looks good. For the price it is a steal compared to some of the other popular options which are either not built as well and changed for the make OR are overbuilt and cost way too much. I sort of regret the purchase but it has also not given me much trouble. Cleaning the ashes is the greatest thing about this fire pit.