Magnum P.I.G. Cold Smoke Generator – Heavy-Duty USA-Made Aluminum Body, Works with All BBQ & Pellet Grills – 2.5 hr Burn Time

I have used this smoke generator with my Pit Boss 850 for almost a month now with 6 cooks topping 8+ hours. I use high quality pellets that help with a better smokey flavor but this smoke generator takes it to a new level of smokiness. Not the bitter smoke flavor from a smoking tube but that of a clean smoke from unprocessed wood.It is a well build product. Easy to install and use (once you figure out how to properly start it up). Basic clean-up is quick. It needs a deeper cleaning after 3-4 long cooks. I love that most of it is made in the United States of America. Unfortunately some of the smaller parts like the bottom cap for example are made in China.After a little trial and error and online videos I learned when you want to pair this generator with a pellet smoker just run it for 30 - 45 minutes before you start to get clean smoke. I just started the smoke generator first then pre-heating my smoker.One more tip. Instructions say you should check the wood chips / chunks every 2 to 2 1/2 hours. But at the beginning of a smoke check it after an hour. Sometimes it burns through a lot of wood at the very beginning as it settles in. For me after the second wood refill it was going 3+ hours before needing for wood.

Finally, I can get great smoke in my Weber Genesis gas grill. The grill is great, but every way I tried before to get decent smoke failed. The Big Kahuna solved that problem. Now I can get an hour or so of smoke from chips and chunks while cooking meats or I can leave the burners all off and cold smoke using just the Big Kahuna. In other words, it makes the smoke independent from the grill burners. You can use either heat or smoke or both.This opens up a whole new set of possibilities. Now I can even slow-cook ribs for hours and get lots of smoke flavor. Previously, to get smoke it required at least one of the burners to be on strongly and that is too much heat for something like ribs. Problem solved!The air pump works well as a boost to getting the smoke started and to control the burn inside the Big Kahuna.You can add more wood while smoking but you may want a pliers to take off the top as the knob on the top can get too hot to handle.Keep the knob that locks the bottom in place tight or the bottom and sparks could fall to the ground. I would not use this device over flammable surfaces without some protection and continual monitoring. Eventually I will fasten a metal drip pan close under the smoker to catch anything that falls and that should make it safer.This installed very easily in the Genesis by drilling a 1 1/8" hole in the aluminum back of the grill between two of the flavor bars near the center. It is at a very slight angle, but that is no problem.

I've had mine for a couple years now and use it for pulled pork, turkey, chicken and brisket on my Pit Boss pellet grill. I'm pleased with the results and would purchase again. I punched an appropriate sized hole on the right side of my grill for the smoke tube and keep the Smoke Daddy installed full time, regardless of whether it's in use or not. I've learned a couple things during my time with this product:1) Follow instructions regarding cleaning creosote out of the product, especially the smoke tube! I went too long between cleanings and wondered why performance was getting so poor until I found the smoke tube 95% blocked. After cleaning, performance went back to it's normal state.2) I was hoping to keep the pellet grill on low to perform a slow cook while applying smoke. Does not work as the grill blows outside air to keep the pellets lit which overwhelms the Smoke Daddy's air pump. No fault of this product, simply my trying to use it improperly.

Would give this product 10 stars if I could. I’ve smoked meats for years with a “real” custom built refrigerator smoker built in Texas. My wife bought me a Traeger as a gift. I used it twice and was so thoroughly disgusted with the lack of smoke volume and flavor, I put it away in my garage and haven’t used it for 3 years - until today. I happened to stumble across the Smoke Daddy on Amazon. Did my research and it seemed to make sense and may give my Traeger a shot at actually being more than just a convenience grill. I installed it today and smoked a couple of whole chickens. The chickens came out perfectly. With the Smoke Daddy, I had continuous smoke - real smoke and flavor, not that pellet smoke where you think the meat may be smoked but you’re not sure. The Smoke Daddy is a total game changer. With it I get the convenience of thermostatically controlled temp and GREAT smoke flavor. I highly recommend.

All you need is a power drill to make a small hole, which they provide the drill bit. This thing kicks out the smoke and for a long time. Make great cheese, salmon lox or just add extra smoke to the grill.

The media could not be loaded. I have been through three different pellet, smokers continuously, upgrading trying to get more smoke flavor like an offset. Still no luck after spending thousands and thousands of dollars. I’ve also tried several different smoke tubes and trays .. nothing seems to work at all. I recently installed the smoke daddy smoke generator. And it is literally a godsend for smoking on a pellet grill. Extremely easy to use and install. Unlimited amount of smoke and smoke flavor. This will turn in a pellet grill into a real smoker. I thought it was a little pricey at first. But now that it’s installed and I’ve used it on several cooks, it is worth every penny and more! I will never own a Grille again without having one of these installed. Works flawless, and even better than I could’ve ever hoped for. A+++++