Best Electric Smokers for BBQ Parties in the UK

If you don't have an opportunity or desire to get a traditional smoker but still would like to enjoy smoked food, you may like this 40" Masterbuilt Digital Electric Smoker. The Masterbuilt really knows its onions when it comes to smoking delicious food, so we bet you won't be disappointed with this mighty guy.

To begin with, the smoker offers a nice amount of room for the size. The 2464 sq. cm. should be enough for smoking 4 turkeys, 16 chickens or 8 pork tenderloins, so if you want to feed a crowd, then this model is likely to meet your needs. And owing to the 1200-watt heating element, everything will get smoked evenly and within a quite short time.

As just mentioned, it's a vertical smoker powered by an electrical element rather than charcoal flame, which means it needs wood chips to be fed into the bottom of the unit. Luckily, the patented side wood chip loading system lets you comfortably add chips to the chamber without opening the door of the smoker.

Out of the box, the smoker looks like a mini fridge and has a good heft to feel solid. That's mostly achieved thanks to the generously insulated walls that ensure nice airtightness and minimal heat loss. Appearance-wise, it has a classic old-school style with no unnecessary design elements or bits sticking out like a sore thumb.

The Klarstein GQM-1500 is another well-built smoker that boasts galvanised surfaces in the interior, a tough stainless steel grate, and a black powder coating on the outside. With that, its weight is 25 kg and exterior dimensions are approximately 46 x 81 x 40.5 cm, meaning it's quite compact and stable. That's also largely achieved thanks to the low-profile feet that make it a bit stubby yet well-set.

When it comes to the interior, the smoker comes with 4 slots for grates and an extra slot for the drip pan. The grates, each 40 x 30 cm, can easily accommodate fish, bacon, tofu blocks, meat, sausage, or vegetables and deliver the best-smoked flavour to the ingredients in a very convenient and simple way.

Fitted with the 650W electric heating element, it slowly releases the flavour of the wood chips. Overall, it can be adjusted from 37 to 136 degrees C depending on your culinary needs.

The only thing to take into account is that the smoker can only be operated outdoors or in indoor spaces with adequate ventilation due to smoke emission. Also, take note that it comes with a licensed EU to UK converter plug and can operate at 220-240 V.

Masterbuilt is one of the world-leading manufacturers that never cut corners when producing electric appliances for grilling and smoking. So, if you want to start your smoking experience with something ultra-durable, you should seriously consider the MasterBuilt MES140B.

First off, we would like to point out that this smoker has a reasonable cooking surface of 6,271 square cm, which makes it a great choice for smoking meals for large families. By strategically separating the interior space with 4 chrome-plated racks (included in the box), you'll be able to grill a whole turkey, chicken, and hearty cuts of meat in it.

Next, we would like to pivot to the ease of use. The MES140B smoker is really straightforward to start and control. It's fitted with a digital panel on the top with simple controls and a 24-hour timer. Also, the unit has a precise built-in thermostat, allowing it to maintain the desired cooking temperature within the 30-135°C range. The low heat is perfect for making jerky, while the highest setting works better for smoking large cuts of meat or fish. The fully insulated body ensures great heat retention.

During the smoking process, you'll be able to always add wood chips without opening the inner chamber and losing smoke/heat accordingly, since the patented wood-chip loading system is wisely situated on the side.

Are you tired of smoke coming from your neighbour’s brisket? Then it's high time that you entered the fun of backyard smoking with the 30" Masterbuilt Digital Electric Smoker. It's a perfect model for beginners that don't want to shell lots of money but still want to get a decent piece of smoking equipment. It's a compact smoker from a reliable manufacturer that strikes the perfect balance between size, quality, and price.

To begin with, it's a vertical smoker with an electric heating element that is simple to use and control. It heats up to the required temperature quite quickly, allowing you to easily add wood smoking chips wherever you want. The wood chips need to be fed into the bottom of the unit where they gradually combust, releasing heat into the main chamber (the integrated thermostat will help you maintain a consistent temperature during the whole process). As a result, the food acquires a very smoky flavour along the way. Speaking of which, the 1805 sq. cm. of interior space should be enough for cooking pulled pork, brisket, and ribs. The majority of novice users should find this enough for their needs.

As far as electric smokers go, this model also ranks among the best for beginners because of its ease of use. Equipped with digital control, it lets you adjust all the settings easily. Simply plug it into a power socket, set the temperature, and it will do the trick, while the patented side wood chip loader will give you an opportunity to experiment with flavours without opening the smoker's door. This will also aid in keeping the internal temperature of the smoker consistent. Ideal purchase for mastering the art of smoking.

Whether you want to smoke meat, fish, or veggies at the comfort of your own home without the need to hassle of charcoal or propane, the Klarstein Flintstone is your perfect smoker. Suitable for the beginner or the pro, it'll particularly come to liking to those individuals who're limited in free space or would like to smoke on an occasional basis. The thing is, it's one of the most compact and lightweight smokers on the market, which is easy to transport or carry to your garage when not in use (there is a handle on the top for easy transfer). At 74 x 50 x 35 cm and 13.5 kg, it measures almost twice less than the competition, so if portability is the thing you cherish the most, keep on reading and discover more about this little guy.

Despite the modest dimensions, the Klarstein smoker has three chromed grates in the oven, each is 40 x 25 cm. The interior capacity should be quite enough for smoking bacon sides, tofu, ribs, brisket, or your own fancy sausage creations. As a nice touch, there are three additional hooks inside the chamber, which are great for smoking whole pieces of pork belly or bacon (at least one of the wire racks should be removed). Also, the manufacturer has included a removable bowl for smoked chips and aromas.

The unit is delivered already assembled with everything nicely wrapped in plastic and secured inside the oven. Once all the parts are unwrapped and installed in the slots, the smoker is ready to use. The overall build quality is quite good for a hobby smoker - magnetic door closure works smoothly and the rubber feet seem very stable. Plus, it has cool-touch handles on the door and the top.