You will love it!! I bought a smoker last year and used it for the Thanksgiving turkey, and have used it occasionally ever since. I have yet to have a bad experience with it.
The Thanksgiving turkey was incredible!
The ham at Christmas was awesome!!!
It's fun experimenting with different types of wood and seasoning, with different kinds of meat. So far the Thanksgiving turkey was the most fun to fix. It was my first time using the smoker, and having a fairly large turkey, I lit up the charcoal for it at 4AM Thanksgiving morning(it was windy and freezing outside) to have it done by the planned for dinner time. I almost think it's impossible to fix a bad meal using the smoker. Just don't over do it on the wood, especially Hickory, because too much Hickory gives the meat a very bitter taste.
It seems that the demise of Perry was just a flickering moment. Not a tear was shed.
The BBQ however, certainly has folks attention!