I am likeing this new SM-045 better all the time. I called Cookshack before I bought it to see if any of the options I had for the 009 would fit the new smoker. They said that nothing would cross over to the SM-045. I just pulled the side racks out of the 009 and the SM-45. They are the same size. I can now use my old 5 slot racks in the new smoker.