I saw that my INKBIRD Smoking Gun had arrived today. Now, normally I don’t partake in cocktails on a work night. Tonight I absolutely had to test it out. It was easy to assemble and be ready to try it out on my favorite caramel whiskey. I chose cherry wood for the first taste test. The smoke filled the glass quickly and used very little wood chips. The whiskey….yum!! The back end sweetness combined with the smoky flavor was an experience. I will definitely be trying this out over the weekend. I also think that it would work well to infuse food with a light smoke without firing up my smoker. Excellent product! Read more

This is a review between the Inkbird, and the Gormea smoking guns: Inkbird- this is well-built takes four AA batteries fire chamber is cast aluminum with a cast aluminum insert and stainless steel mesh, all removable. Has a reservoir for collected oils. you have to be a finger gymnast to open/close the battery compartment. Hose appears to be high-quality black silicone with a nice milled aluminum tip. This unit also comes with a smoking play cover so that you can smoke in a small jar or bowl. comes with two extra stainless mesh a wire brush, and four flavors of wood. Everything seems to be of good quality noise is very low and produces a lot of smoke. Dislikes: limited ability to disassemble and clean (cannot verify materials used for the impeller), uses about twice as much wood as a Gourmia, and large. Gourmia- unit is simple and design made from sheet metal aluminum. Runs on four AA batteries. The fire pot is attached to the top of the unit and cannot be removed for cleaning. Top of unit can be removed to clean internals. Uses about half as much wood to produce good smoke. Dislikes: Internals can get very dirty from the smoke. Impeller is plastic, and fire pot is so close to the impeller, has led to a failure and replacement of this unit. Conclusion: While the Inkbird is larger and has a horrible battery compartment design, and you cannot disassemble the unit as much as the Gourmia, I believe it to be a better unit, and will not fail due to temperatures from the burning wood. If inkbird wants to update this unit in the future, please consider better battery compartment, a metal impeller (if not already on this unit), and the ability to disassemble and clean more thoroughly. Read more

Note: I rarely submit reviews anymore since Amazon removed its "Real Name" designation (the one thing that used to give real credibility to these reviews). I haven't used this smoker in a month or two. It wouldn't turn on. So I thought the batteries were dead. I replaced the batteries. Yet - the smoker was still dead. This item was purchased less than 2 years ago. For $81 it should still work. Pure junk. Read more

This things works great for drinks. I've used it a few times now and it quickly infuses the smoke aroma into your drink. Regarding food, I haven't tried it yet but given the copious clouds of smoke it creates, probably does that well too. Pros: - Billowing clouds of smoke plowed into your container - solid feel to the smoker body, silicon hose feels sturdy and not likely to melt - things that get hot are metal - no worries there - smoke fan trigger feels tight and not crappy - included wood samples allow instant gratification (imagine if they weren't included - agh!) Cons: - the clear plastic disk, that sits on your glass is sturdy and clear, which is great, but it needs to be far heavier. OR, a ring weight needs to be included to hold it down. The silicon hose wants to pull it off your glass, so you have to play around with the arrangement to make sure it doesn't fall off the glass. Read more

I've always wanted to try smoking cocktails, and this smoking gun seemed perfect for the task. The cloche is perfectly sized to fit over a double Old Fashioned glass, and the kit includes a blend of wood chips to test with. I tried smoking with Cherry (which turned out great) and Pear (which turned out not as great) -- in both cases the process was very quick and easy. Something to be aware of that I was a bit confused about -- This smoking gun is mostly a fan/fire box and does not include any heat source. You will need to light the wood chips using a lighter -- but a regular candle lighter (or long match) is sufficient. One thing I was worried about was how difficult this would be to clean, as I expect it will sit when we aren't making cocktails. The base cap snaps off and is very quickly washed for storage. Overall, perfect for my use case. Read more