Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:23 pm
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Apparently $298.
Apparently $298.
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Weird little kamado at walmart
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Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:18 pm
Wonder how this compares to the Weber Smokey Mountain. I'm intrigued.
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:42 am
Has anyone seen this unit in Canada?
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:54 am
Apparently, some guys in Ontario have...
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:58 am
I've tended to lean towards the WSM but don't have one myself... used my Dad and brothers... I'm wondering if this unit would use significantly less charcoal than the WSM. Not that it's that big of a deal but I'm using my performer 4 to 5 times a week and just burning through a shit load of charcoal... it would be nice to reduce the charcoal consumption a bit
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:00 am
I would imagine it would use less charcoal, being insulated double wall construction...the question is how MUCH more efficient.
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:26 pm
If it's built like the big steel keg grill it'll be as efficient as a ceramic which is VERY efficient compared to a Weber, all weather temp stability and high temps are very easy too 
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:51 pm
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Here's the third installment in my review of this Char-Griller Kamado Grill/Smoker. Today, I cooked a 7lb Boston Butt to see how well I could maintain temperatures on the lower end for low and slow cooking. Watch the video and you decide if it works well or notAlso, check back here in this description in a day or so and I'll post how much lump charcoal I used to do the seasoning burn and the cook of this butt... Should there be a Part 4 of this review? If so, what do you think I should cook?
** UPDATE **
I weighed the leftover lump charcoal this morning. The two burns done in these three videos consumed 4.3 lbs of lump charcoal. The first burn was about 90 minutes and then a cool down. The second burn was the boston butt cook and it ran for a total of 8 hours and 15 minutes plus a cool down.
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 9:03 pm
Anyone try one of these yet?
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 7:49 pm
They are in stock in NG and Truro. Tempted.
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 12:25 am
What if it flaps its wings and flies away?
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:12 am
I was more worried an alien would jump out and eat my face.
In Walmart, nobody can hear you scream (because everyone has brought 4 screaming kids with them).
In Walmart, nobody can hear you scream (because everyone has brought 4 screaming kids with them).
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:41 am
mr x wrote:I was more worried an alien would jump out and eat my face.
In Walmart, nobody can hear you scream (because everyone has brought 4 screaming kids with them).
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:30 pm
A little too excited for prometheus, perhaps?mr x wrote:I was more worried an alien would jump out and eat my face.
In Walmart, nobody can hear you scream (because everyone has brought 4 screaming kids with them).
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 8:28 pm
LeafMan66_67 wrote:mr x wrote:I was more worried an alien would jump out and eat my face.
In Walmart, nobody can hear you scream (because everyone has brought 4 screaming kids with them).
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:31 pm
Decided to pick one of these up on my way home. I braved the horrors of Saturday Evening in Walmart and set it up tonight.
I'll season the grill tomorrow and take it for a test grill.
I'll season the grill tomorrow and take it for a test grill.
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:45 pm
Review!
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:56 pm
I will. Nash was nice enough to give me some cherry wood to start out with (I'm new to the smoking game), so I am just itching to get going.
Props
I will try my best to review it, but most of my grilling experience was on gas until I switched to charcoal (on a little shitty thing) about a year and a half ago. So I don't have a tonne to compare to, but I do know what tastes good. I'm also crazy busy until July, so it might be a while before I can post, but if I get a chance I will.
Props
I will try my best to review it, but most of my grilling experience was on gas until I switched to charcoal (on a little shitty thing) about a year and a half ago. So I don't have a tonne to compare to, but I do know what tastes good. I'm also crazy busy until July, so it might be a while before I can post, but if I get a chance I will.
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:00 am
Cool. Looking forward to seeing how it works. 
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:41 am
Good work! Keep us posted - with lots of photos of course!
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:21 pm
This is my first light.
After seasoning the grill I tossed on some cherry wood and closed up all the vents to look for leaks. I found two:
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:22 pm
I didn't use the lighter fluid to light it, I used a propane torch. I had it out to clean off the goo from a sticker attached to the inside that didn't want to come off.
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:28 pm
Some more pics:
I think I am going to try a low and slow brisket or something tomorrow. Any advice?
Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:35 pm
I made this before, with regular smoking woods, and it worked out quite well.
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Re: Weird little kamado at walmart
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:37 pm
As for a review, so far so good. It was like cooking over a perfectly controlled camp fire. I could change the heat fairly easily and it really cooked the salmon/stuffed pepper the way I wanted it too. It melted the cheese inside the pepper AND just cooked the outside to perfection. I think I will learn more about how to use the different levels to my advantage really quickly. There will be a bit of learning to hit the temps I want, but I already think I have a good feel for how the vents should be set to get in the ballpark. I really want the heat deflector so I can start baking on it, I am probably just going to find a rack and a pizza stone that fits (like in the above demos).
I will say more when I know more.
I will say more when I know more.