Breville BSM620NEU Smoking Gun and Cloche, Cold-Smoke Infuser

For a cocktail before dinner or a serving of cheese at a small gathering, the Breville BSM620NEU Smoking Gun and Cloche adds natural wood-smoke flavour without using a traditional smoker. It uses gentle cold smoke with applewood or hickory, and offers Gentle and Intense settings to adjust the flavour from subtle to more pronounced.

The handheld smoker connects to the glass cloche through a silicone tube and valve, so smoke can be directed inside without lifting the cover. That makes it useful for foods and drinks that benefit from a controlled infusion, including cocktails, cheese, meat, butter and ice cream. It suits cooks who want to experiment at home, someone looking for a full-size smoker for conventional smoking will be shopping for a different approach.

Everyday use

The cloche gives smoke a contained space around the food or drink, while the connection valve lets you introduce it without removing the cover. For example, you could place a cocktail under the cloche and use the smoker to add a wood aroma before serving. The two settings offer a choice between a gentler touch and a richer, woodier flavour, rather than requiring a single intensity for every ingredient.

It is a more focused option than buying equipment designed for longer, conventional smoking sessions: the stated purpose here is to infuse food and drinks with cold smoke. Worth considering if you want to add a smoke note to individual servings or try different ingredients. Not the best choice if you want a substitute for a traditional smoker or expect every infusion to produce the same strength of smoke, buyer feedback on smoke quality is mixed.

Product specs

• Model: BSM620NEU
• Type: Handheld smoker with cloche
• Power: Battery operated, 4 AA batteries, 6V
• Colour: Silver
• Cloche material: Borosilicate glass
• Cloche valve: BPA-free silicone one-way valve
• Product dimensions: 6.1 x 12.45 x 16.26 cm
• Product weight: 2.27 kg
• Included: Two mesh filters, four AA batteries, instruction book, recipe cards, two wood-chip samples (Hickory and Applewood), and replacement filters
• Warranty: 1-year limited warranty for the Smoking Gun only, the cloche is not covered

The wood-chip accessory pack is sold separately. The included samples let you start with Hickory and Applewood, while the separate pack is an additional purchase if you want more wood chips.

Why it’s worth it

The appeal is the combination of a handheld smoker and a cloche made for smoke infusion, rather than a smoker intended for larger-scale cooking. Its Gentle and Intense settings give you a choice of flavour strength, and the valve helps keep the cloche in place while smoke is introduced. That setup may be especially useful for experimenting with drinks or delicate foods that are named for cold-smoke use.

Buyer opinions are generally positive about ease of use and functionality, including use with drinks. However, feedback on the resulting smoke is divided: some buyers like the flavour, while others say it can be faint or escape from the cloche. Those differing impressions are worth weighing if a strong, consistent smoke flavour is your main priority.

Questions before you buy

Can it be used with drinks? Yes. The product is described for infusing drinks as well as foods, and buyer feedback also mentions use with cocktails and whisky tasting glasses.

What wood chips are included? The package lists two sample wood chips: Hickory and Applewood. A wood-chip accessory pack is sold separately.

Does the warranty cover the glass cloche? The stated 1-year limited product warranty applies to the Smoking Gun only, not the cloche.

Is it worth it?

Choose the Breville BSM620NEU if you want a battery-powered way to add cold-smoke flavour to foods or drinks and value having a cloche, two intensity settings and starter wood-chip samples in the package. It is a more targeted fit for small-scale flavour experiments than for conventional smoking, and the mixed buyer feedback on smoke strength means it may not suit anyone who needs a reliably strong result.