The accessory arrived somewhat unexpectedly today (DPD man showed up with it - no tracking or shipping confirmation though!). It was £89.99 from Wishbox, expensive as a headline price but I fancied treating myself.
It came boxed up fairly well and is surprisingly heavy - it's definitely high quality stainless steel and the water reservoir is pretty deep - on inspection I can believe the claims in their marketing that a cook can last ~8 hours.
In the box was an Amazing Ribs 90-day pitmaster membership offer with a food temperature guide on the reverse. It also included an instruction booklet with colour pictures explaining the process on lighting it and setting up for a long cook.
Here it is unboxed:
http://matt.fragilegeek.com/sns.jpgMy first impression (other than the weight of it) was that it looked a little 'used'. I don't think it has actually been used, but the construction isn't elegant. Now, I'm going to be shoving lighter cubes, charcoal and wood in there to burn away so I guess it won't matter after my first cook, but it was surprising:
http://matt.fragilegeek.com/sns-build.jpgI have a few folk coming over this weekend and I'm going to cook 3 spare ribs with it and I'll report back how it goes. I might sneak out tomorrow morning and put some baby back ribs on for lunch just to see...