Cave Tools Grill Smoker Box Starter Kit for Wood Chips, Stainless Steel Bucket Style with Hinged Lid, BBQ Grill and Smoker Accessories – Large

My new Weber Genesis gas grill was just delivered this morning from Lowe’s and I’ve been itching to try it out. After a burn off and seasoning the grates and cook chamber with bacon, it was time to get down to my first cooking. Nothing special, just a few pre-formed burger patties. To add a little outdoor flavor, I also decided to try out my new Cave Tools smoker box. I used a handful of dry apple chips that filled the smoker box less than halfway. Cranked up the grill, put the smoker box in the front left corner on top of the Flavorizer bars and sat back to wait for the smoke to appear. It didn’t take long to see the first wisps of smoke rising. I dropped the seasoned and still frozen burger patties on the grates, closed the lid and began the odyssey.I’m here to report the burgers were delicious. The grill worked perfectly (as expected) and the Cave Tools smoker box was impressive. The chips started smoking pretty quickly and never caught fire. That’s really all that’s you can ask for from a simple tool like this–it works! I’ve used a couple of those cast iron boxes before and I was less impressed. If the chips didn’t burn up immediately they usually didn’t smolder either. And the cast iron boxes always turned red and crusty with rust in short order. I’ve also used foil pouches that failed miserably to ever produce even a tiny wisp of smoke. I pretty much had given up ever getting a wood smoke flavor from a gas grill until now.Finally, since other reviewers have questioned the honesty of the positive reviews posted here, I would further like to report that I have not in any way been compensated for this review. Nobody paid me or even offered indirect encouragement. I was not provided with any free merchandise. No compensation whatsoever. None. Not a damn penny.Not that I can’t be bought, it’s just that no one is apparently interested. :-)Give this thing a try and see for yourself.