I had 2 little chief smokers, well shared them with my brother inlaw. They were completely different one ran hot one ran cooler. They both smoked fish just fine. The smoker I have now is stainless steel from Costco. I bought it a few years back. it is finally getting broken in. Had a hard time getting the temp down. I have it figured out now and it smokes just fine. Even with that I think I would like to build one this summer up on the island. Anyone have a workable design?