The Storz & Bickel Plenty vaporizer looks like a power drill that wandered into a vape shop. Behind that industrial silhouette and exposed metal coil sits a hybrid heating system that produces vapor rivaling the Volcano Hybrid for far less money.
Released in 2011, the Plenty shares the lowest list price in the Storz & Bickel lineup with the Veazy 8.3 , at $249 in the US. It heats a 0.5 g oven, passes vapor through a stainless steel cooling unit, and delivers some of the densest, coolest desktop draws we've tested in this price bracket.
The trade-offs are real: a 4.5-minute heat-up, analog-only controls, and an oven that demands a full pack for best results. For heavy cannabis users who want Storz & Bickel engineering without Volcano pricing, the Plenty still earns its place, but not for much longer. Storz & Bickel is phasing it out, and retailers say current stock is the last. New units still come with the full two-year warranty.
What's in the box
The Plenty ships with everything needed to start: the vaporizer body, filling chamber, cooling coil, mouthpiece, long and short tubing sections, 3 screens, a grinder, a cleaning brush, and an instruction manual.
Two extras are sold separately and worth knowing about. The filling pad works as a spacer inside the chamber when you load less than 0.5 g. The dosing capsule adapter replaces the standard chamber cylinder and takes loose cannabis or a capsule, dropping the per-session load to roughly 0.15-0.2 g. It's a smart add-on for regular solo use.
The Plenty kit: vaporizer, cooling coil, filling chamber, screens, grinder, brush and manual.
About 700 g of plastic and metal that feels built to outlast its warranty
The Plenty measures 200 mm tall, 155 mm wide, and 60 mm deep, and weighs about 700 g. The body is high-quality plastic, the filling chamber is metal, and the cooling coil is stainless steel with silicone connectors. Storz & Bickel backs it with a two-year warranty. The extra registration year S&B offers on other models doesn't apply to the Plenty. The power-tool ergonomics are obvious: the handle fills the palm and the weight sits naturally in the grip.
The biggest design frustration: the Plenty cannot stand upright on its own, which feels wrong for a plug-in vape that lives on your coffee table. Storz & Bickel's official fix is to insert the cleaning brush handle into the screw hole near the rubber foot as a makeshift kickstand. It works, but after 15 years on the market, a real stand should exist.
The cooling coil deserves separate attention. It's a ridged stainless steel tube that absorbs heat as vapor travels upward. Near the base, it gets hot enough to burn you mid-session. Near the mouthpiece, there's almost no warmth. It cools vapor beautifully, but residue builds in those ridges over time, making it the most difficult part to clean.
The Plenty's handle fills the palm like a power tool grip.
Hybrid heating and cooling coil deliver thick, cool draws
The Plenty uses a patented combination of convection and conduction heating. Your draw pulls hot air from the heat exchanger in the base through the cannabis (convection). Meanwhile, the chamber walls and metal screens add conduction heat as they warm up. In our sessions, the lower settings brought out the most terpene flavor, and the vapor got denser as the heat built.
Storz & Bickel rates heat-up at about 4.5 minutes to 180°C. That's noticeably slower than modern desktops, but speed isn't the Plenty's purpose. This is a session vaporizer built for extended, sit-down use where a few extra minutes at the start barely registers.
Temperature control uses a rotary dial on the side with 7 settings spanning 130°C to 202°C. An analog gauge on the front shows the chamber temperature while you draw, read from a sensor at the heat exchanger. No digital display, no app, no single-degree precision. After a few sessions you learn to read the dial intuitively, but users who want exact temperature control should look elsewhere.
| Dial setting | Range | What we use it for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | Low, from 130°C | Light, delicate vapor, below where we start a full pack |
| 4 to 5 | Middle | Richest terpene flavor, our starting point |
| 6 | Upper | Denser vapor once the first flavor draws fade |
| 7 | Top, 202°C | End of session, finishes the load |
Squeezing the handle lights the orange control light.
The trigger mechanism requires some adjustment. Squeeze the orange handle and the heater kicks in, and the orange control light comes on. When the Plenty reaches your set temperature, that light goes dark. Keep holding the handle and it maintains that temperature on its own. Let go and it stops reheating, so the temperature drifts down until you squeeze again.
This dead man's switch keeps the heater from running while the Plenty sits on the table, but it means managing heating cycles throughout the session. Don't tape the handle down to cheat it.
Set the Plenty down for more than a few minutes and it cools enough to need a reheat. Holding the handle through your draws keeps the heat steady. This temperature cycling is the Plenty's most polarizing feature.
The vapor itself is where the Plenty earns its reputation. The wide oven provides large surface area for even extraction, and the stainless steel cooling coil produces draws that are thick, potent, and remarkably cool.
Draw resistance is very low. You inhale naturally, and vapor arrives smooth at your lips. Draw too fast and a slight whistling from the coil tells you to ease up.
Drawing vapor through the cooling coil mouthpiece.
Temperature stepping (starting around setting 4-5 and increasing to 7 over the session) is how we get the most flavor and session length out of a load. The first draws deliver the richest terpene flavor. By session's end, the load has browned evenly with no stirring required.
Wall power means no battery limits
The Plenty runs on wall power through an approximately 1.8 m cord. No battery, no charging, no waiting on a recharge. Plug it in and you can run bowl after bowl for as long as the evening lasts.
This simplicity comes with a constraint: you're tethered to an outlet. The Plenty works best parked on a nightstand or coffee table. For cannabis users who switched from smoking and want a dedicated home station, the plug-in format removes one more variable from the equation.
Full oven packs produce the best results
Loading the Plenty correctly makes or breaks the experience. The oven holds about 0.5 g (3.4 cm³ by S&B's spec) and needs cannabis spread evenly across the entire screen. Hot air passes through the cannabis from below, so any gaps mean uneven extraction and weak draws. A proper full pack fills the chamber edge to edge.
A full pack: ground cannabis filling the chamber edge to edge.
For solo sessions with less than 0.5 g, place cannabis on the bottom screen and lay the optional filling pad on top. The pad fills remaining space and presses the cannabis flat against the screen. Without it, cannabis shifts inside the chamber when held sideways, creating air pockets that ruin extraction.
A medium grind from the included grinder works well. As S&B recommends, load the filling chamber and attach it with the cooling coil before you start heating. Then let the Plenty reach full temperature before your first draw.
Cleaning is straightforward thanks to the fully detachable design. The filling chamber, cooling coil, and mouthpiece all separate for individual cleaning. Unplug the Plenty, let it cool, and brush out the screens after each session. The one persistent challenge is the cooling coil interior, where resin builds in the ridges. Soak the metal coil overnight in isopropyl alcohol in a covered glass container, repeat if resin remains, then rinse and dry it fully. Plastic parts should come out of the alcohol within 30 minutes. Keeping a spare coil in rotation helps maintain clean flavor while the other one soaks. Check the silicone connectors and screens as part of the routine; both wear with use and are sold as official replacement parts.
How It Compares
| Vaporizer | Our score | Heat-up | Temperature control | Delivery | Power | US list price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plenty | 7.3 | 4.5 min | 7-step analog dial | Direct draw through the cooling coil | Wall | $249 |
| Volcano Hybrid | 9.1 | 40 s | Digital, 1°C steps | Balloon or tube | Wall | $699 |
| Volcano Classic | 7.8 | 5 min | Analog dial | Balloon | Wall | $479 |
| Mighty+ | 8.7 | 60 s | Digital, 1°C steps | Direct draw | Built-in battery | $399 |
Plenty vs Volcano Hybrid
The Volcano Hybrid 9.1 is Storz & Bickel's flagship desktop, sitting in a different performance tier. S&B rates it at about 40 seconds to 180°C, far quicker than the Plenty. It offers both balloon bag and tube delivery, a digital display with 1°C steps, and Bluetooth control through S&B's Web App.
In raw vapor quality, the two are closer than the price gap suggests. Both use hybrid heating and produce dense, flavorful clouds. The Volcano Hybrid extracts a load faster and has the bigger chamber. But the Plenty's cooling coil delivers noticeably cooler vapor than the Volcano Hybrid's tube attachment, and at $249 against $699 list, it costs far less. Next to both Volcanos, the Plenty is the compact outlier in the S&B desktop lineup. If you want the absolute best desktop, the Volcano Hybrid is the answer. If you want most of that performance at a steep discount, the Plenty delivers. Our Plenty vs Volcano Hybrid comparison goes deeper.
The Plenty between the Volcano Classic and the Volcano Hybrid.
Plenty vs Volcano Classic
The Volcano Classic 7.8 is the other analog S&B desktop: rotary dial, no digital display, proven simplicity. The core difference is delivery. The Classic pumps vapor into balloons you sip at your own pace. The Plenty is direct-draw through the cooling coil, producing denser, more immediate clouds. For group sessions where a bag gets passed around, the Classic wins. For solo power sessions with barely any draw resistance, the Plenty is more satisfying.
The Plenty next to the Volcano Classic.
Plenty vs Mighty+
The Mighty+ 8.7 is the comparison that matters most for buyers unsure whether they need a desktop. Both use Storz & Bickel's hybrid heating and produce similar vapor character. The Mighty+ is portable (242 g), heats to 180°C in about 60 seconds, and offers a digital display with 1°C steps.
The Plenty hits harder per session. Its oven takes a bigger load, and the cooling coil delivers cooler vapor than the Mighty+'s plastic cooling unit. But the Mighty+ wins on portability, speed, digital control, and efficiency with small loads. If you only vape at home, the Plenty outperforms per session. If you ever leave the house, the Mighty+ is the better all-around investment.
The Plenty powered on, its indicator light glowing orange.
Who Should Buy the Plenty
Heavy home users who go through 0.5 g or more per session get a large oven and no battery to recharge. The vapor holds its own against desktops costing twice as much or more.
Cannabis users switching from smoking get very low draw resistance, thick visible clouds, and one of the most smoking-like vaporizer experiences we've tested.
Budget-minded S&B fans get Storz & Bickel vapor quality and German engineering at the lineup's lowest list price, shared with the Veazy. Fully assembled, the Plenty looks exactly like what it is: a dedicated home station.
Skip it if:
- You want exact, single-degree temperature control. The Plenty has a 7-step analog dial.
- You mostly vape small solo bowls. The 0.5 g oven wants a full pack, or the filling pad or dosing capsule adapter.
- You want water filtration. There's no official water pipe adapter.
- You need it ready fast. Plan on about 4.5 minutes of heat-up.
- You vape away from an outlet. It runs on wall power only, so the Mighty+ is the Storz & Bickel pick for that.
The Plenty fully assembled on a wooden table.
Final Verdict
The Plenty is a 2011 design that still competes on raw vapor quality today. Its cooling coil produces some of the smoothest, densest draws of any desktop we've tested, and the hybrid heater browns a full load evenly without stirring. The appeal is simple: sturdy hardware, built to last, with nothing to charge.
The Plenty with its cooling coil attached.
With the phase-out underway, watch for sale pricing, which makes an already strong value even stronger. New units still carry Storz & Bickel's two-year warranty. Just buy it for the vapor, not for a clearance tag: the analog controls and slow heat-up are what you'll live with every day.
VapeExperts considers it a strong value pick for heavy home users who can live with analog controls and a slow heat-up, earning its place on our best desktop vaporizers list.
