Not nearly as bad as everyone says

Instructions have a lot of misprints and the legs were labeled incorrectly. My husband and I put the whole bottom together before realizing that the holes pointed the wrong way to attach the body. It did stink that we had to re-do that part, but we had a fun afternoon in the sun figuring it out together. Once we realized you need to use the instructions as just a general guide and then just use some common sense, we got it together quickly. Used the large grill area two days in a row and the temperature gauge works fine; it gets the job done and makes some delicious (vegan!) bbq foods. It is not short like another reviewer said; I am 5’9, my husband’s 5’11 and there is not an issue with height. It is higher up than my old small Walmart grill, which was also fine. Seems like a fake competitor review. It is, however, cheap for its large size and having the smoker attached. If you expect the grill of a lifetime for $100 you’ll be disappointed, but that is also common sense and it’s your own fault if you don’t have any. My item did not have any dents and I don’t think it is ‘very cheaply’ made. On the contrary, I think it’s nice and lightweight, easy to move, easy to empty, quick to heat up and very nice-looking in the yard. It was also affordable; I think it is worth the price I paid and I expect to get at least ten years out of it. I have not used the smoker and really have no intention of doing so for now; I got it for the grill and so that wouldn’t factor into my review anyhow.

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Good beginners grill!

The grill is great for beginners. Not a grill for a child like mentioned in earlier reviews, I wouldn’t want a super tall grill anyways. My Fiancé is almost 6ft & I’m 5″8. We don’t have any trouble using the grill at all. To us the height is great. The grill was easy to put together over all, but is always easier with an Xtra helping hand. We have used the grill twice now since getting it last week & both times the food cooked nicely. We have not tried the smoker part yet, so that’s why I put a 4 on temperature control for now since we haven’t tried that part yet. Clean up after is easy. The only thing, so far, I would say that could be improved is sturdyness. Not that it’s not sturdy, just not 100% sturdy, so does have a tiny wobble to it when moving it around. I wouldn’t leave it outside if you have stray cats, or other animals, around that would jump on it.

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Love it!

Love it!

Good product at a bargain price

Pretty good product, especially at a bargain price. It is sturdy and seems like it is made to last. On the downside, if you are not good at assembling things, maybe this is not for you. Assembly was nearly an all day struggle for me, and I’m pretty good at this type of thing.I bought it mostly to use as a smoker. I’ve smoked ribs twice now. I’m not sure the built in temperature gauge is accurate. My ribs were cooked fully in just 2 hours and a little dry but with a great smoky taste. I used charcoal briquettes and mesquite wood chunks for smoke and maintained temperature control at around 250 degrees in the cooking chamber. I probably need a bit more practice. Next up; baby back ribs!To sum up, I’m happy with the product and I need to experiment a bit with temperature control as my ribs seemed a little dry and over done after 2 hours. Most internet bbq blogs and videos say time to smoke should be about 4 hours at 225-250 degrees.

Smoker

Great!

Good father’s day present

My husband put this together mostly by himself, until I got home and helped with the last few steps. He made some delicious burgers on it and hopefully once the weather cooperates again, he’ll take over cooking more nights a week. We haven’t gotten to use the smoker part yet, hopefully soon.

Do not Buy

The product does not come with the right size screws to complete the most of them are correct however had to buy 10 screws and nuts to hold up the smoker as they were to short as was the case in three other locations. The left side of the grill does not close all of the way down thus smoking will be a problem. Will keep it for a year then will give it away and will stay with Charboil next time as I would not buy this one again . You get what you pay for buy cheap get cheap.

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Some temperature challenges but good overall

I am pretty new to these, but this seems like a great little offset smoker for the price. Assembly was pretty straightforward, I put it together in a day. I have used it a couple times, and temperature is the main challenge. It needs some attention and frequent charcoal replenishing to keep above 200 degrees when cooking (I was aiming for between 200-300 degrees, and 300 was the highest I got it up to). Also, the temperature seems to drop quite a bit if there is any wind. Maybe I can work with some of the sealant stuff to improve it but haven’t figured that out yet. Overall it has been good for learning to smoke various things.

Good smoker

Great smoker especially if you love the challenge of smoking with wood chunks or lump charcoal. I would have given the grill 5 stars but be warned but a can of rustoleum high temperature paint as the factory paint on the smoke box burns off fairly quick.

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It does and as it all an upper shelf

It can do it all