This depends on several things. The charcoal you use can smoke quite a bit when you light it, they’re all different. If you cook at lower temperatures, you’ll get less over all smoke conversely, higher temps will give more. With the higher temps, like steaks, this really isn’t smoke, it’s what you’re getting when the rendering fat drips on the coals...but people still call it smoke. A kk is the single best outdoor cooker you can buy, but it’s not capable of eliminating smoke. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk