Found on marketplace, guy will sell it to me for $100, this feel like a win.
The grates are rusty but a bit of cleaning and elbow grease should fix em up. Why do these retail for so much?
by katana-kitten
19 Comments
eam122
Retail is around $300 so not far off
COPE_V2
I had one for about a year or so. I didn’t love it to be honest. Temp swings like crazy and the smallest adjustment would either tank or completely shoot the temp thru the roof. I would recommend some lava seal gasketing and definitely practice managing temps
grillntech
Meh
Region_Fluid
Eeh… think you’re better off finding a cheap KJ or BGE.
irishdrunkwanderlust
My neighbor was throwing theirs away so I grabbed it. It’s not it bad shape but I still prefer my basic Weber.
Kittensmittens27
Damn I’m glad I saw this post lol. I wanted to try the small one out for camping. Nvm!
aclgdo
I like mine. Check the ash pan attachment points, I had one rust out and rigged up a fix for now.
Try to get them down to $75.
timewithbrad
I love putting a pork shoulder in mine and it does its thing for 12 hours. Good food for a few days.
Gold-Indication6653
Naw
Tough-Lock5552
Just get a used kettle for that price
cheepcarz2
Offer him $50
LionNo3221
I picked one up for around that price. It was a great introduction to kamado style grilling. It rusted out after several years and I ended up replacing it with a much more expensive Big Joe. It won’t last as long as you want and you’ll want something better later, but if you want to experiment with kamado grilling, it’s not a bad starting point.
Substantial_Ear2965
I’ve had one of these for years now, definitely a steep learning curve to control the temp. Once you get it figured out it’s really stable and can run some great cooks. I’ve had it anywhere from 200 degrees locked in for 12+ hours to 600+ degrees for pizzas and high temp searing. It’s been great, but definitely took lots of practice to get it figured out.
Smoking-Coyote06
Be sure to cover during the winter. My rusted out after a few seasons
Preemfunk
Love it
Thin-Ebb-9534
I have a Primo XL at my first home, but one of these at my vacation house. It is a triple wall metal housing, so not as heat retaining as the ceramic of the Primo. But honestly, it works almost as well. It is true you have to watch the temp more closely, i.e. without the ceramics to moderate the temp swings it can get out of control more quickly in both directions. But it also has some great gadgets and attachments. I love the three lobed heat plate to block the direct heat when smoking. It also has a swing away second tier cooking grate you can attach. In the end it has been about 75% as useful as the Primo for about 20% of the cost. One review mentioned rust. I have had mine at a beach house within a few hundred yards of the ocean for 4 years and had no rust except for the grates, which I replace every two years.
Salt_Worldliness9150
Very nice👍
No_Ocelot_968
I’ve had one for 3 years now. It’s very hard to control the temps. Once it rusts out I’m going back to the old reliable Weber kettle.
19 Comments
Retail is around $300 so not far off
I had one for about a year or so. I didn’t love it to be honest. Temp swings like crazy and the smallest adjustment would either tank or completely shoot the temp thru the roof. I would recommend some lava seal gasketing and definitely practice managing temps
Meh
Eeh… think you’re better off finding a cheap KJ or BGE.
My neighbor was throwing theirs away so I grabbed it. It’s not it bad shape but I still prefer my basic Weber.
Damn I’m glad I saw this post lol. I wanted to try the small one out for camping. Nvm!
I like mine. Check the ash pan attachment points, I had one rust out and rigged up a fix for now.
Try to get them down to $75.
I love putting a pork shoulder in mine and it does its thing for 12 hours. Good food for a few days.
Naw
Just get a used kettle for that price
Offer him $50
I picked one up for around that price. It was a great introduction to kamado style grilling. It rusted out after several years and I ended up replacing it with a much more expensive Big Joe. It won’t last as long as you want and you’ll want something better later, but if you want to experiment with kamado grilling, it’s not a bad starting point.
I’ve had one of these for years now, definitely a steep learning curve to control the temp. Once you get it figured out it’s really stable and can run some great cooks. I’ve had it anywhere from 200 degrees locked in for 12+ hours to 600+ degrees for pizzas and high temp searing. It’s been great, but definitely took lots of practice to get it figured out.
Be sure to cover during the winter. My rusted out after a few seasons
Love it
I have a Primo XL at my first home, but one of these at my vacation house. It is a triple wall metal housing, so not as heat retaining as the ceramic of the Primo. But honestly, it works almost as well. It is true you have to watch the temp more closely, i.e. without the ceramics to moderate the temp swings it can get out of control more quickly in both directions. But it also has some great gadgets and attachments. I love the three lobed heat plate to block the direct heat when smoking. It also has a swing away second tier cooking grate you can attach. In the end it has been about 75% as useful as the Primo for about 20% of the cost. One review mentioned rust. I have had mine at a beach house within a few hundred yards of the ocean for 4 years and had no rust except for the grates, which I replace every two years.
Very nice👍
I’ve had one for 3 years now. It’s very hard to control the temps. Once it rusts out I’m going back to the old reliable Weber kettle.
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