ForgeMaster Apex V600 Vertical Smoker

For the cook who wants real wood smoke without the offset-smoker workload.

Vertical cabinet smokers are the secret weapon of competition pitmasters who can't stay up all night. Insulated walls hold temp the way a Yeti holds ice. Drop charcoal or wood chunks in the firebox, fill the water pan, load four racks of food, close the gasketed door, and dial in the dampers. Walk away. Come back hours later to brisket that pulls clean off the rack.

For the cook who loves wood-smoke flavor but needs the schedule to read "Saturday" not "all weekend" — this is the rig.

Specifications

• Overall dimensions: 26" W × 24" D × 66" H
• Cooking area: 600 sq in across 4 adjustable racks
• Body: powder-coated double-walled steel with high-temp insulation
• Racks and hardware: stainless steel
• Door: gasketed with latch-seal
• Airflow: top chimney damper + lower intake
• Water pan: deep-capacity for long cooks
• Ash management: slide-out drawer
• Workspace: side tool hook

What you get

• Insulated cabinet walls. Holds heat in wind or cold weather and burns fuel efficiently — runs 8-hour brisket on a fraction of the wood an open rig would use.
• Precision airflow control. Top chimney and bottom intake give you the fine adjustment you need for stable low-and-slow temps.
• Door-mounted analog thermometer. Quick at-a-glance monitoring without opening the door and losing your heat.
• Deep water pan. The not-so-secret weapon for tender, moist results on overnight cooks.
• Slide-out ash drawer. Clean spent fuel without disturbing the food on the racks above.
• Heavy-duty build. Reinforced legs, sturdy handles, powder-coat finish that survives years of outdoor use.

Care basics

• After each cook: empty the ash drawer, wipe interior racks
• Weekly: rinse the water pan, check gasket and latches for a tight seal
• Annually: inspect paint and hardware, re-season the interior, lubricate hinges

Warranty

• Body and firebox: 5 years
• Thermometer and hardware: 2 years

First cabinet smoker? Call us at 307-217-8644, Mon–Fri 9am–6pm PT. There's a five-minute setup trick most owners don't learn until their third cook — we'll save you the first two.