Features:

• Versatile cooker can fry, grill, or smoke with gas, or grill or smoke with charcoal
• Dome lid fits every configuration; heat indicator; stay-cool wooden handles
• 2 chrome-plated steel grills will accommodate up to 50 pounds of food
• Aluminized base pan; porcelain-enamel water pan; assembly required
• Measures 17 by 17 by 45 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
This versatile outdoor cooking system offers 5 ways to prepare food: LP gas smoker, gas grill, gas cooker, charcoal smoker or charcoal grill. 2 chrome-plated steel cooking grids provide space for up to 50 lbs. of cooking capacity. 170,000 BTU adjustable high-low burner. Stay-cool wood handles. Heat indicator. UL listed high-pressure regulator with 3-ft. hose (LP tank not included).Use your own fry pan and the All-in-one Grill becomes a great fryer, too! Power Supply: Gas, Max. BTU: 170,000, Capacity (lbs.): 50, Dimensions O.D. x H (in.): 18 3/8 x 32 3/4, Regulator and Gas Hose Included: Yes

Amazon.com Review:
Designed for the highly versatile outdoor chef, the Brinkmann All-in-One cooker delivers five distinct uses in one minimally bulky unit. By removing or rearranging the All-in-One's separate components, you can fry, grill, or smoke with gas, or grill or smoke with charcoal. Constructed with an all-welded frame, the unit features a raised rim for extra stability and sturdy U-shaped legs. Switching between cooking methods is simple and straightforward. For gas frying, the cooker uses the standalone base with a flat pan, a stable enough construction to hold the large pots used to cook turkeys and lobster. For gas grilling, it features a vented, aluminized base pan that holds the included lava rocks securely above the LP gas burner. Replace the lava rocks with charcoal, and voila, you now have a charcoal grill. In its charcoal grill configuration, the All-in-One can be removed from its standing legs for camping, tailgate parties, or picnics. As a smoker, powered by charcoal or by gas, the cooker uses two racks to hold up to 50 pounds of food and a water/marinade pan to generate steam.

An integral part of the All-in-One's versatility, the dome lid fits every configuration and includes a simple heat indicator to cut down on guesswork. Its rounded shape also forces the circulation of heat, smoke, and steam, so food cooks evenly without the necessity of basting or turning. Both the chrome-plated steel grills and the porcelain enamel water pan on this model clean up easily, and the wooden handles stay cool. Brinkmann aluminizes the base pan to prevent rusting and equips the hose with an adjustable regulator for precise flame control. The unit also includes a rust-resistant drip pan to catch ash, embers, and grease. Assembly is required. --Emily Bedard

Rating : - Crude but effective
I've been through two prior Brinkmann smokers, a Gourmet Electric (converted to charcoal) and an El Cheapo Brinkmann ("ECB"). The bottom of the Gourmet rotted out quickly, and each would wander the neighborhood when things got windy. Not entirely a waste of money, because I learned about Brinkmann designs, and how tedious and distracting it is to smoke things with charcoal. With the ECB, I experienced the shock of seeing large flames consume most of the paint, like one other reviewer said. The smokers have thin metal, so they do not retain heat anything like a Weber.

There must be something about these crude smokers that brings me back. Maybe it's the low price, maybe its because making them work can be challenging.

The All In One is a grin inducing collection of assorted Brinkmann parts; an uncharacteristically well built propane burner, a Gourmet style charcoal pan on top, and an ECB on top of that. The propane burner's high output negates the poor heat retention of the ECB while wasting energy. The burner is heavy, and is not about to blow around the neighborhood. Unlike the Gourmets, there is no flimsy sheet metal pan on the ground rusting away; the burner's legs are made out of thick steel, the charcoal pan is high off the ground. The ECB part is characteristically cheesy and lightweight, and wind will blow it away unless it is held to the base somehow (I just use a smoker cover, the whole thing falls over, but stays put). Just like other Brinkmanns, the ECB and Gourmet charcoal pan designs are not designed to keep rain out, so a cover is a must.

The aluminized charcoal pan started rusting immediately after use. I started wiping it with oil after each use to slow the rusting. I also recommend putting the lava rocks in a ziplock bag after each use, to avoid scratches when the wind blows it over and the rocks spread out in the cover.

Brinkmann warns that the paint will catch fire unless you follow directions and are (very) careful. It's surprising they would knowingly create and sell something with that problem, obviously there are baked enamels that don't do that (look at Weber). The metal is thin, I'm not surprised to hear somebody had a burn through. You are supposed to season it with oil, and be careful with heat. It is easy to set the paint on fire with charcoal (oiled or not), but it should be easy to avoid that with propane; you have a lot of control with propane, and there's a charcoal pan and lava rocks between the flame and the ECB. Considering the cost and the risk, stick to the propane when smoking.

The "bubble test" mentioned by another user adds more excitement; it suggests that Brinkmann does not trust their burner hose. In fact the hose has a cheap, shiny, solid plastic look. Then, there's no automatic shut off if the flame goes out. Do not set it and forget it! Check it constantly.

If you need something idiot proof, this is the opposite. If you are reasonably mechanical and careful, you get a lot of outdoor cooking capabilities for a low price.

Bass Pros sells this for $99 with a two gallon frying pot and strainer. Outstanding deal. At that price, you won't feel nearly as bad when the paint ignites.