This pellet smoker hands down produces the best smoke flavor and better bark than any other pellet smoker on the market. This is due to the smoke box the woodwind pro added. I am now able to produce flavor and bark similar to an offset smoker. Just add chunks of your favorite wood,(apple, cherry, pecan whatever) every few hours in the smoke box and you get that great smoke flavor. One of the biggest complaints to many pellet smokers is the lake of smoke flavor. Not anymore with the smoke box you not get that flavor you were missing in a pellet smoker. I love this smoker and already smoked 3 briskets, wild turkey, bacon, burgers, pork butt. It does it all.