Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have smoked pulled pork, smoked wings and a whole chicken and all turned out excellent. Not needing to go outside to maintain a smoker is great.

This is crazy and works really well, especially for those super hot days and cold nights. Does not smoke up the house.

When I had the opportunity to test the GE Profile Indoor Smoker I was thrilled because I just purchased a condominium that prohibits gas and charcoal-based grills/smokers. The timing couldn’t have been better! Over the course of the past couple weeks I’ve cooked multiple items in the smoker, which I’ll explain shortly. First, I’ll describe the smoker unboxing and setup experience. This device is fitting of its higher end Profile brand because it looks great, is substantially constructed (I’d estimate it weighs somewhere around 50 pounds), and has a well-organized and easy to read control panel. Setup was simple, beginning with unpacking the 3 oven racks, the food temperature probe, and other components. Also, the box included a starter package of smoker pellets and a cook booklet. I was impressed with the smoker pellet input tray and used pellet bin (which you partly fill with water to extinguish them). Once I finished these steps I added the smoker to my Wi-Fi network by selecting the SSID and entering the password via the control panel. Then I downloaded and installed the SmartHQ iPhone app which immediately recognized the smoker, enabling me to change settings and monitor cooking progress. I’d say that the GE team did a great job with this as I experienced zero issues during the configuration. The first item I cooked wasn’t from the included cook booklet. Instead, I smoked beef flank steak and used the smoker’s temperature probe to cook the meat to a low rare temperature of 120 degrees with the smoker oven set to 275 degrees. I anticipated this would require a couple hours and was surprised when it finished in a little less than 1 hour. After removing the flank steak from the smoker I seared it on the stove in a skillet with butter. The outcome was better than I expected because compared to my normal flank steak oven cooking method, this approach resulted in a distinct smokey flavor I don’t typically get… it was a big success. Next I cooked chicken wings using the included cook booklet, choosing the specific smoker configuration for wings. This too turned out great and once again the smokey flavor resulted in a great taste. The chicken skin was somewhat crispy but of course not as much as it would be with deep frying, but that’s a tradeoff with achieving the smokey flavor. Finally, for New Year’s Day I cooked pork ribs. I was pleased that I could fit 3 rib racks (after splitting them apart). As with the chicken wings, I used the smoker’s preconfigured setting for ribs, turning them after 3 hours and finishing them for another 2 hours. The ribs were great tasting with the expected smokey flavor, but if I had the choice of this method versus traditional charcoal smoker I’d probably choose the latter. For cases where one can’t use a charcoal smoker (like me for my new condo), or for someone who simply doesn’t want to use a charcoal smoker, or when weather isn’t conducive to outdoor cooking, then this smoker is the perfect answer. Everyone who tasted these 3 recipes agreed with me that the results were outstanding.

Everything i wanted and more. This indoor smoker can do everything an outdoor smoker can do. Best investment ever

I was incredibly impressed with the indoor smoker. I assume the technology will continue to advance the device as the years go by. So far I’m impressed.

The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker is a great option for those who want to enjoy the delicious flavor of smoked food without the hassle of using an outdoor smoker. It's also a good choice for those who live in apartments or condos, or who don't have a lot of space for a traditional smoker. Pros: • Active Smoke Filtration: This innovative feature converts smoke into warm air, so you can smoke food indoors without setting off your smoke detector. • Five Adjustable Smoke Settings: Choose from a light smoke to a strong smoke flavor to customize your food to your liking. • Six Preset Food Settings: Take the guesswork out of smoking with presets for brisket, pork ribs, pork butt, chicken wings, chicken breast, and salmon. • Built-In Temperature Probe: Monitor the internal temperature of your food for perfectly cooked results. • Wi-Fi Connected: Control the smoker from your smartphone or tablet using the GE Appliances app. • Easy to Clean: The removable drip pan and interior walls make cleanup a breeze. • GE Appliances offers a variety of recipes for the smoker on their website. Cons: • Expensive: The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker is priced more than many traditional outdoor smokers. • Large: The smoker is 16.5 inches wide, 20.5 inches deep, and 16 inches tall, so it may not fit on all countertops. • Not as versatile as a traditional smoker: You can't smoke large items like turkeys or hams in the GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker. • Even though this is a smokeless cooker, the warm air that comes out has a smoke smell and can be hard to dissipate. Overall, the GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker is a great option for those who want to enjoy the convenience of indoor smoking. It's well-made, has a lot of great features, and produces delicious results. However, it is expensive and not as versatile as a traditional smoker.

OMG I LOVE THIS THING!!!!!!! I HAVE SMOKED A PRIME RIB AND IT WAS AMAZING!!! CRAZY THING IS....I DON'T EVEN LIKE PRIME RIB!!!!

Great product, i love beef ribs but don't have a yard. No problem with this baby!

I have not been able to use yet. The price was good and it arrived when stated. Hope use soon.

Smoker was great cook ribs, brisket, chicken, wings, turkey super juicy

really a nice piece cooks like expected and fun to use best BBQ in your town

Nice quality. It works! Still playing with it but so far so good!

Maybe the best investment I've made since I purchased my house!!!!

The thermometer is always off but the idea is good

I've been using the GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker for a little over a week, and it has truly impressed me with its features catering to home cooks who might not have the space or inclination for an outdoor smoker. Here's a breakdown of my thoughts: Who is this for: This smart smoker is designed for home cooks residing in apartments or those who prefer smoking indoors, especially during winter. The main selling point lies in its indoor usability, making it a valuable addition for those who cannot accommodate a full-sized pellet smoker. While it may not save a significant amount of money compared to traditional pellet smokers, it's a worthwhile investment for those seeking an indoor smoking solution. Build/Features: The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker is a sizable unit, not suitable for compact kitchens with limited counter space. However, its design prioritizes easy cleanup, featuring removable racks and a drip tray beneath the wire rack to maintain a clean smoker floor. The top pellet chamber door allows for easy pellet loading, and a bottom waste bin ensures safe pellet extinguishing with the addition of water. When it comes to cooking, the smoker offers various presets for different smoking types. For experienced pit masters, the option to manually select cooking time and temperature provides flexibility. The "set it and forget it" system, typical of pellet smokers, simplifies the cooking process without the need for constant fire management. A notable feature is the built-in thermometer, enabling users to set the end cook time based on the desired temperature. This makes achieving classic BBQ tenderness or juicy chicken a breeze, akin to using an oven. The smoke level feature adds another layer of control, allowing users to adjust the smoke intensity for those who prefer milder flavors. Overall, the GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker streamlines the complexities of smoking meats, providing a user-friendly experience. Verdict: The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker precisely targets its audience, offering a solution for those living in apartments, condos, or cold climates unwilling to brave the outdoors. It allows users to effortlessly create delicious smoked foods in the convenience of their kitchen. Ideal for individuals who cannot invest in a conventional pellet smoker, this smart smoker's technology, including the thermometer, "set and forget it" features, and the accompanying app for remote tracking, makes it an excellent choice for both beginners and experienced cooks alike. Get ready to make mouthwatering dishes with ease!

Extremely disappointed. Full transparency, I have plenty of outside smoking equipment ranging from stick burners to pellet grills. I have a lot of experience smoking food. I bought this because there are days you just can't smoke outside, and my wife wanted to be able to try things inside. The first thing I did was smoked cream cheese. You could see little whisps of smoke through the door, but no smoke flavor was picked up. 2 hours in and it tasted like baked cream cheese. Did a few more tests and figured I had a defective one. Took it back and ordered a new one. Same thing, different day. I tried 3 smokes with different food and had basically zero smoke flavor. Tried different pellets and it may have helped a smidge , but not enough to call it smoked food. I tried everything I could think and ended up taking it back. I went in to this knowing it would have less smoke flavor than a traditional pellet grill or smoker, but was left extremely disappointed. The good news is it shipped fast from BB and the returns were hassle free. This might be an option if you don't have the ability to have an outside smoker, but don't expect to have bbq flavor.

Received my smoker last week. I have done three cooks on it so far and its been pretty good. However, the meat temperature probe is malfunctioning and not reading correctly. The probe started off fine, but started fluctuating all over the place after an hour of cooking. Meat Probe was reading 300 degrees while my instant read was reading 131. For the price paid I would expect everything to work flawlessly.

Like just about everyone else, I had so many questions about an "indoor smoker," like how can such a thing be, especially with "no smoke!" But as a person who is always willing to try out something new, I jumped at the opportunity to test the GE Profile Indoor Smoker. After the smoker arrived at my house, I noticed how much smaller it was than I originally anticipated. In my mind I was comparing it to traditional smokers that seem to be a bit tall. But as it turns out, it is plenty big enough to handle a LOT of smoking. Unpacking was easy, for the most part. I would highly recommend opening the box from the bottom. When I tried to remove the smoker from the top, it didn't want to come out. So I cut the tape on the bottom, and just lifted the box up. I did this for both the shipping box, and the product box. The box contains the smoker, drip tray, three racks, two rack mounts, water trough and holder, a temperature probe and holder, and even a complimentary bag of wood pellets to get you started. The bag was more than big enough to fill up the hopper with a good bit left over. This saved me an additional trip to the store, thank you, G.E.! Also, there was the usual literature included in the box as well. Speaking of the literature, there is no "quick-start guide" included. But after mulling this around a bit, I realized this was a good decision on the part of G.E. There are a few things that just don't need to be rushed through in order to prevent possible disasters, both in food quality and safety. So you're kind of forced to read through everything in order to understand exactly how to use it. Oh, one other thing, there is a recipe booklet inclosed, but I think it is intended more along the lines of a book of suggestions to help the user get a good understanding on the overall principles of smoking meats, spices to use, smoking times, and so forth. So, after unpacking the box, getting everything assembled, and reading through the instructions, it was time to see what I could do. It is at this point I should confess I have never smoked anything before. The closest I have ever come was to add smoke flavoring to food. So this is quite the learning adventure for me. The recipe book has recipes for larger cuts of meat, anywhere from four to six pounds or more. Since it is just me, four pounds of smoked meat would take a long time to finish off. So I had to mentally calculate not only cooking times, but also the amount of spices to use. I had a chuck roast in the fridge, and even though I have never heard of anyone smoking a roast, I thought, "Why not?" So, following the instructions in the book I gave it a shot. THE PROCESS In a nutshell, G.E. has made smoking foods easy with the Profile Indoor Smoker. Simply put, you make sure the pellet hopper is full and that there is water in the trough, set a couple of settings, and you're off. And I realized that my inexperience with smoking foods could not be factored fairly into the Product Review equation. One of the first things I want to point out is that "Smokeless" does not mean odorless. After the smoker warmed up, a noticeable odor was present, but without any smoke. There is a smoke detector in the kitchen, and it did not go off, which means any smoke was extremely minimal. Is the odor a bad thing? Absolutely not. Nothing smells better than the odor of cooking food, especially when it is combined with the odor of burning wood! Throughout the smoking process I observed the cooking chamber quite frequently, thanks to the interior chamber light. I noticed smoke flowing into the chamber, but it wasn't an "engulfing" smoke, but rather a "timid" smoke. Yes, it completely surrounded the meat, but it was more ghost-like. So I was quite interested in the ultimate taste result. When the timer went off, I took the roast out of the smoker and wrapped in aluminum foil and let it sit for 30 minutes. Then it was time to see what I had created. Now, it may appear as though I am bragging just a bit, but the flavor was astounding. The included wood pellets were a hybrid mix of different woods, so there was no distinct singular flavor. I was happy with the spice recipe I chose, and it was quite interesting when coupled with the smoke flavor. I used a smoke level of 5, which is the strongest level available with this smoker. The levels range from Zero to Five. After snacking happily on the roast, I decided I had best clean the smoker. Before I forget, the recipe booklet recommends brushing the cooking rack with olive oil to minimize sticking. This is a good suggestion to follow, as I found it quite helpful at cleanup. I made sure to clean everything thoroughly so as not to build up a lot of smoke and grease. Clean up was easy, actually. You must be sure to remove and clean the water trough as there endes up being a good amount of debris from the burned pellets. I used a grease-cutting dishwashing soap, which was quite adequate. I then repeated the experience, but this time using a whole chicken. I followed the recipe in the booklet exactly, and so had to make a trip to the store to get a couple of bags of pellets. For the chicken I used Mesquite pellets. OMG! I am now officially addicted to my smoker! It turned out to be a masterpiece, and I am looking forward to a very long and wonderful relationship with the G.E. Indoor Smoker. So did I encounter anything that might be considered a negative? I thought at first the instruction manual was a bit vague, but a quick YouTube search found several videos apparently produced by G.E. Any questions I had were easily answered. The one and only thing I really don't like about this smoker is the Counter Guard. It simply slides under the front of the smoker, and with even the slightest touch, it goes sliding out from under it. It would have been good to have a little clip or something to keep it secured in place. Other than that, I am super happy with this Profile appliance. (I own a couple of others as well!). I would heartily recommend the G.E. Profile Indoor Smoker to anybody and everybody, especially those who, like myself, are complete newbies at food smoking.

The idea of an indoor BBQ has been around for a while, and GE seems to have gotten it right. The smoker uses two heat  sources to cook with. a coil at the bottom of the unit heats the food while the Active Smoke Filtration turns the pellet smoke into warm air that enters the unit through the vents, spreading the smoke flavor. There are no smoke clouds inside or outside the unit. However, you can smell the smoked food after a while of cooking similar to how you can smell something cooking in the oven.   The smoker is small enough to fit under the counter but large enough to cook 8 lbs of beef and more. It has a sleek design with easy to use buttons. The display is large enough for anyone to read, and has a nice friendly interface with touch sensitive buttons and a dial. Assembly is very quick, as the rack supports just pop in. The drip pan slides into the lower  rack slot, and the three cooking racks can go in at different heights as needed. The included  meat thermometer pops into the top right side of the interior. The thermometer slot is covered by a spring hinged flap to help keep food debris from entering the hole. The cooking coil on the bottom of the smoker is protected by a tin cover, keeping the coils from getting mucked up. After the racks and rack supports are removed, the coil and cover swing up to clean the bottom of the smoker. It's very easy to select the different cooking profiles, or use the custom setting to enter  your own temp and smoke levels. Each preset cooking profile also gives you the option to  change the desired smoke level. There is a pamphlet included with the manual that has several recipes with cooking instructions and how to use the smoker for each one. The manual tells you how to set up the cooker. It comes with enough smoker pellets to cook probably 2 different meals. The manual tells you the importance of priming  the pellet auger when the hopper has been completely empty. It is also very important to make sure the water reservoir is full to the correct line. The smoker should not be used without water to cool the used smoker pellets. It's very important to stick with the recommended cooking instructions until you get  familiar with how the smoker works, and how the different foods turn out.  I cooked a pork loin with the recommended settings and it came out fantastic. The meat was nice and tender with plenty of smoke flavor. Everybody loved it. For my second attempt I tried the chicken wing recipe. I had a few pounds of chicken wings I froze a few months ago. I thawed the wings and put them  in the smoker with the recommended settings. This time, things didn't turn  out very well. The chicken had a nice smoked flavor on the outside, but the inside seemed overcooked and rubbery. I don't think it was the smoker, but most likely an effect of trying to use the frozen wings. I later tried to cook some chicken breasts that I soaked in a marinated. I put 4 pieces of chicken in (about 4.5lbs) and set the smoker at the chicken setting and inserted the thermometer into the largest breast. It took over 5 hours for the probe to reach the correct temperature. I took the chicken out, and it looked well with a nice smoked color to it, but the chicken was way too dried out. The flavor was very good with just enough smoke, however, I ended up throwing it out because it was just too tough. For my forth attempt, I followed the book and cooked a brisket. That came out  just as good as my first attempt. Everything worked perfect and came out  just as perfect. Someone with more smoking experience might have better results with  different foods, but I will stick with the basics for a while longer. There are a lot of different smoking pellets out there to choose from,  try to find the best quality food grade pellets for better smoking results.  Virtually any smoker pellets should work though, but try to get a flavor that  can basically go with anything to start with, so that you don't have to  keep trying to swap out the pellets all the time.  The smoker will notify you when you should check the water tray  or add more pellets to continue cooking. Overall, this smoker is a great appliance that can offer amazing indoor  smoked foods all year round, if used correctly. 

I have a big green egg that I love and do all my smoking on. This is great, in summer, during nice weather as I live in Minnesota... I seem to decide (quite often) that I would like to smoke something when the weather isn't cooperating. Winter is just miserable for trying to smoke meats outside. So, I was very intrigued when I learned of this GE profile indoor smoker. I must say I am not disappointed. It seems a bit small on the inside but actually I can smoke about the same amount of meat as on my egg. The great part about it is, it's soo easy! Just plug it in, load with pellets and you're in business. The main things people smoke are presets on the menu and the custom setting is perfect for dialing in anything else. You can use the included probe to get to the right internal temperature or just time the smoke for how long you want. The smoke level can be changed from light to heavy (5 levels) You can go to work for the day or smoke overnight and not have to worry about watching a charcoal grill. When it's done cooking, it automatically switches to the keep warm setting! (you can also turn this feature off if needed) Being able to monitor the smoker from your smartphone is awesome! Clean up is pretty easy too. The used pellets and ash fall into a bin of water, just pour out the water, toss pellets in the trash, and racks into dishwasher. That's it! You don't have to worry about smoking up the house. It keeps it very well contained and has a button to clear the smoke if you need to open the door. I like to not do that sometimes because the smell it let's out is just heaven! I am definitely happy with this smoker and the back story on it, from a small group of friends crowd funding to a big appliance company getting behind it is so cool!