I just bought one yesterday and smoked a tri tip on it as soon as I finished building it. Right off the bat I don't like the rack either. It is flimsy but for 130 bucks it's not bad. I don't like that it doesn't have a temp gauge either. I drilled a hole and stole the gauge off a kettle I don't use anymore. My biggest problem is I ran dirty smoke just to see and it was dumping smoke out of every crack, crevice and connection. My plan is order the high temp green egg sealer tape and take it back apart and seal it up. I love cars, Harley's and bbqing so I'm going to mix everything together and see what I can modify and make a 130 dollar smoker look and cook like a 500 dollar smoker.

Thank you I’m looking forward to buying this as my first smoker grill

I was just looking at it at Walmart and to be honest for that price Ioved it . Thank you very kindly for the review on what you think as a mechanic....... you can do all kinds of modifications for that smoker. I'm presuming this will be a walk in the park for you 😂. Im gonna get one . Really good review didnt notice the spacing between the grates .

I bought my el cheapo ten years ago I’m just looking for a new one now it’s still good but the coal grate rotted.

Oh I got one works really well cooks good

Just bought it, for the price it’s not bad, definitely agree about how flimsy it feels. I’ve thought about taking it out to the shop I work at and maybe do a little welding and strengthening it up

@RayFixesAll

4 ай бұрын

Same here definitely could use some bracing and a couple extra inches of metal in the back

I just bought this grill. Can you show us how to smoke a brisket on there? What do I place in the small chamber to smoke or does it all come from the charcoals in the big part

@noname-mu6kn

Жыл бұрын

U put it in the small part. Charcoal wood etc it's an offset smoker so it'll take more hands on to smoke something

@RayFixesAll

Жыл бұрын

You fill the small part with a log preferably but you can also do charcoal with a couple bags of wood chips they sell them in the barbecue aisle they come in different flavors like mesquite cherry all types of wood

I bought the same grill. I do not like the gap between the top and bottom of the cooking chamber when closed. I feel like I lose a lot of heat. I put heavy duty foil to close the gap. It seemed to hold heat better. i will probably get a heat resistant gasket seal to seal it.

@RayFixesAll

Жыл бұрын

I think in hot weather it will hold heat pretty good just not for cold weather

@chrishardy1925

Жыл бұрын

I totally feel the the same way. I thought I was bugging. Thanks for letting me know it’s not just me

@geneomac1

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishardy1925 you ain’t bugging. I could fit a finger in the gap in the back. I was burning through a lot of charcoal and logs for a single cook.

@ethancole265

Жыл бұрын

Buy grilling sealing gaskets. They are like 15$ for two rolls all you will need. They have liquid grilling cement as a sealant. I put some heavy duty aluminum foil on the cracks. Either side of the foil I put the liquid cement. Holds heat better. The grill needs a cover avoid it getting covered by rain.

@MrRickRude83

Жыл бұрын

I just made this purchase myself and I notice a gap in the cooking chambers but mine is in the back. Is y’all’s in the front?

Just got the grill, the thing I didn’t like was it didn’t have a built in thermometer, and I’m debating on drilling one in myself…

Do you want to barbecue or to use it I said decor

I got bailing wire and wire them together

I just bought one today ,I figured the chargriller one I liked would be better but $700.00 bucks is more then I can afford . And I saw charcoal grills.for 99.00 bucks so why not spend 28.00 more and get a smoker too. Used ones on Facebook were 85.00 bucks but corroded and a pain to take apart to put in my vehicle. So ,Ill see how this one goes. Yes,It takes longer then gas but if I'm in a hurry I'll just buy some Que already done . These are for learning and taking your time

You got the end grates on wrong the 2 end grates go on other side of tabs to hold them in place the middlw grate shouls be the only one that moves just got through puttimg mine toether hope this helps

@RayFixesAll

7 ай бұрын

Iike then welded together better I had a hamburger fall inside lol

I was waiting for a cooking review anyway

Did you season it with oil ? And have to do the 2 hour first burn off?

@RayFixesAll

Жыл бұрын

All I did was take a rag wipe everything down with olive oil fired it up and let it burn out letting the degrees reach around 500 after that I started cooking no issues

@Slingin_Bait

Жыл бұрын

​@Ray Fixes All the manual states to make sure your bbq doesn't exceed 400F or it will damage the finish.

@RayFixesAll

Жыл бұрын

Oh ok thanks I didn't read manual just to assemble them watch a couple smoker videos on how to use it

@davidarwood6264

11 ай бұрын

​@@RayFixesAllexactly....how do you know it's 500 degrees. There is no temp gauge????

@RayFixesAll

11 ай бұрын

I installed two gauges look at my other video

No temp Guage ? Should the top overlap ?

@MichaelGarcia-qs1yj

5 ай бұрын

I purchased a thermometer cause I read someone that those built in ones don't work as good as just buying one

Did anyone compare this to the Nexgrill version that Home Depot sells ? I have a Nexgrill that is rotted out on the bottom. The charcoal tray is a lot better on this version of the grill. Home Depot wants $199 for the same version of this Grill called a Nexgrill. I got mine a few years ago for $100 on sale I don't want to spend $200 to replace it. I like the bottom tray on this Grill. This just seems like a Walmart version of the $200 Grill at Home Depot. I wish I could see a side-by-side comparison because I'm really interested in getting this one

@Mike-01234

Жыл бұрын

I agree HD Nexgrill price has gone up I was also looking at this one also. I don't smoke food all that much why should I spend $600 on a Trager. Seen more then a few videos these cheap smokers work almost as good. I got a tour of a popular BBQ place where I live owner showed me his smokers they were made out of large propane tanks had offset burner they put wood in it. It's not rocket science no reason these cheap ones can't work just as well.

You put it together wrong , the exhaust goes inside the lid not outside , the door vent also goes inside

@RayFixesAll

6 ай бұрын

Oh thanks I'll have to take a look

Why not just slide them all even and put self tapping screws to make it correct? Then you can still have individual grates

@RayFixesAll

Жыл бұрын

That could work as well I just like having one grate and it's held up perfectly for a while now

You pointed out everything I don't like about it, but for a real man's grill and smoker I can't complain in the end of all the complaining haha

@RayFixesAll

Жыл бұрын

Works good for the price good starter grill

You posted a review and made no mention of the gigantic gap between the top and bottom of the main chamber???

U could just use wire or bread ties to tie it together.

How long did it take you to build

@RayFixesAll

3 ай бұрын

About 20-30 minutes

@Stickywood9

3 ай бұрын

@@RayFixesAll was it pretty easy? Feel like it’s gonna take me a while to build it

@RayFixesAll

3 ай бұрын

@@Stickywood9 it's easy the parts are labeled

Run they're $50 now

I would not weld three together maybe two so still open it while grilling to add more coal

I had the same dent

@RayFixesAll

Жыл бұрын

Really must be a factory thing then or shipping

@wbhotboybg

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I actually couldnt wait after seeing your comments to open the box and see and sure enough its there on the right side towards the rear of the bottom shelf

@RayFixesAll

Жыл бұрын

@@wbhotboybg that's weird must be a shipping error or something

I just bought this. You installed the side vent wrong it’s meant to go on the inside

@RayFixesAll

Ай бұрын

I know I fixed it lol

Quality about the same as Traeger smoker

Good grill for the price. Can’t expect high quality at 100 bucks