Continental 84

I have had a love affair with my Hasty Bake Gourmet with a the powder steel lower half for about 15 years. I wanted an all stainless model, but thought maybe I could get away with the Continental. I fired it up for the first time today. THe fire box stuck in the lift. The front shelf warped in the heat. And the whole side of the front seemed to warp with the heat. I will try again with a smaller fire to see if that solves the problem. I never had to baby my Gourmet. I never thought a HastyBake product would be flimsy. I’m deeply disappointed.

Continental 84

Please buy this if you are looking or considering. My favorite use is A really lean roast or a tri tip. Sear the meat up super close and hot then lower and smoke for however long I want. Chill the meat and use a deli slicer and everything is fantastic! You can do chicken and corn the same way. Tortillas heat up perfectly. Being able to move the fire box and close the lid for smoke makes this cooker a dream. It is built like a tank! I'm tired of buying items that are expensive and they are just shoddy. This is a small beast. I hung jerky and smoked that lowering the firebox. A swiss knife for sure. Buy it I waited too long, my only regret.

Decided to jump into deep end and smoke a 7 lb pork butt as first use. Beautiful. So easy to adjust temp and hood thermometer was surprisingly accurate - always within 5 degrees of electronic temp gun. It all worked as advertised. Buy with confidence.