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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: smokeasaurus on February 27, 2013, 12:54:20 PM

Title: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 27, 2013, 12:54:20 PM
When you are sick and can't do nothing..what to do..what to do......I know...get on Google and look for BBQ stuff and look what I stumbled upon:

The Black Olive   The worlds first Kamado pellet grill. This sucker is solid ceramic and it poops pellets. It aint cheap either..with the stand it is starting around 1800.00.....ouch...Old Smoke aint gettin one of these any time soon, but it is interesting......

http://blackolivegrill.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PARTt-0RG9w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRbVQ5vXFKQ
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: sparky on February 27, 2013, 01:32:45 PM
i seen one of these last weekend at california backyard.  the grill guy walked over and asked if i knew about pellet grills.  ya, i know pellet grills a little.  he wanted me to look at it and tell him what i thought.  small pellet burn box, heat deflecter is to thin and will warp.  he didn't like hearing that.  he had green mountain grills.  i told him the gm were way better grills than the kamado thing.  told him the best pellet grills were maks, memphis, yoder, gm, rec tec and fec's. 
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 27, 2013, 01:39:04 PM
One of lifes simple pleasures is walking into a BBQ store and this young buck sales guy (who still smells like his mama) comes up and he thinks he knows more about Q than i do........ ;D
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: sparky on February 27, 2013, 01:47:23 PM
One of lifes simple pleasures is walking into a BBQ store and this young buck sales guy (who still smells like his mama) comes up and he thinks he knows more about Q than i do........ ;D

lol.  thats so funny but i think the same thing happens to most of us.  i was at the butcher the other day to get a rack of spare ribs.  2 other guys were buying ribs also.  they were talking about how to good them.  1st guy boils his ribs then on the grill w/ lots of sauce.  he says they are to die for.  ok.  the 2nd guy says he marinades them for 4 hours then on the grill until crisp.  yuck.  they asked me how i was going to do mine.  me, if i was cooking on the mak 4 hours at 275° and test w/ toothpick test.  if using the WSM 4 hours or so between 250°-275°.  you could cook them dry, wet (w/ sauce last 30 minutes or so) or some Foil Love.  they had no idea what i was talking about.
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 27, 2013, 01:52:17 PM
I hope you Bi___-slapped the guy that boiled his ribs  >:( ;D :D

Ribs need to be bathed in moist warm smokey air in complete darkness for hours....not immersed in boiling water..that aint right  >:(
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: Hub on February 27, 2013, 02:27:11 PM
One of lifes simple pleasures is walking into a BBQ store and this young buck sales guy (who still smells like his mama) comes up and he thinks he knows more about Q than i do........ ;D

So true, so true  :o

The saving grace of the "black olive" would be that you could plant flowers in it if it didn't cook well  ::)

Hub
Title: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: Pappymn on February 27, 2013, 02:28:06 PM
I hope you Bi___-slapped the guy that boiled his ribs  >:( ;D :D

Ribs need to be bathed in moist warm smokey air in complete darkness for hours....not immersed in boiling water..that aint right  >:(

Like Meathead said "you boil the ribs the terrorists win."

Wise man!
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: TMB on February 27, 2013, 04:44:15 PM
Looks interesting, but I'd like to put their grill/smoker up against my "Black Pearl"   HA HA HA  ;)  Hell it would be fun to see an $1800 pellet pooper vs a home built $300 +  one  :D :D :D

I'll even give then a head start  ;D

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Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 27, 2013, 04:54:52 PM
Looks interesting, but I'd like to put there grill/smoker up against my "Black Pearl"   HA HA HA  ;)  Hell it would be fun to see an $1800 pellet pooper vs a home built $300 +  one  :D :D :D

I'll even give then a head start  ;D

gonna level the playing field Tommy  ;)
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: TMB on February 27, 2013, 04:56:39 PM
Looks interesting, but I'd like to put there grill/smoker up against my "Black Pearl"   HA HA HA  ;)  Hell it would be fun to see an $1800 pellet pooper vs a home built $300 +  one  :D :D :D

I'll even give then a head start  ;D

gonna level the playing field Tommy  ;)
Level???  I want to flatten it!!!   :D :D :D :D

That's just me  ;)
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: tatonka3a2 on February 27, 2013, 05:02:17 PM
It looks cool but "cool" doesn't cook your food!
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: sparky on February 27, 2013, 05:14:09 PM

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The saving grace of the "black olive" would be that you could plant flowers in it if it didn't cook well  ::)

Hub
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hub, you owe me a pak of fig newtons.  that was to funny.  make milk come out my nose i was laughing so hard.  milky newtons = icky.
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: Keymaster on February 27, 2013, 05:18:03 PM
The main reason I purchased a primo Oval XL was the 20 year warranty and made in USA and got tired of my gassers rusting out.
It took me 3 months to figure out how to light the dang thing without smoking up the whole neighborhood and another 6 months to figure out how to cook on it but I am a semi-pro on it now after about 4 years :) I still really crave a pellet grill.
Ceramic has its cons as well as metal grills. I am on my third fire bowl in my primo, the first one cracked the first year and was sent no charge the second and third I had to pay $50 shipping with no questions asked just sent pictures to primo. My grates started coming apart and they sent those free of charge also.
Not sure about the Kamado featured in this thread but i would make sure it is easy to get replacement parts as they do crack.
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: GrillGeek on February 27, 2013, 05:59:05 PM
My area rep is going to be swinging by next week with one. I'm curious to see it. I've actually have had a few inquire about it. At $1800 I was hoping for some actual temperature control, not just an adjustable rotary control, but I think I might have an answer to that ;)
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: drholly on February 27, 2013, 06:04:13 PM
I really enjoy reading these threads. I am a curmudgeon - charcoal and wood are my favorite fuel sources - my eyes, nose, finger, and thermometer are my favorite monitoring tools. One of my brothers swears by the Big Green Egg (but doesn't own one   ??? )

While I really like cooking on a live fire, I am also very interested in all the other options and opportunities. So, I keep checking these threads to learn and who knows...  ::)

Cheers,

David
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 27, 2013, 06:08:53 PM
I get first dibs if you need testing done on it  (http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc469/s1cott11/icon_biggrin.gif)
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: LostArrow on February 27, 2013, 06:14:32 PM
My area rep is going to be swinging by next week with one. I'm curious to see it. I've actually have had a few inquire about it. At $1800 I was hoping for some actual temperature control, not just an adjustable rotary control, but I think I might have an answer to that ;)
Get a demo... Send to smoke & let him play with it!
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 27, 2013, 06:20:01 PM
My area rep is going to be swinging by next week with one. I'm curious to see it. I've actually have had a few inquire about it. At $1800 I was hoping for some actual temperature control, not just an adjustable rotary control, but I think I might have an answer to that ;)
Get a demo... Send to smoke & let him play with it!

I see some more Gary's seasoning in LA's future (http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc469/s1cott11/icon_biggrin.gif)
Title: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: mikecorn.1 on February 27, 2013, 06:42:05 PM
I hope you Bi___-slapped the guy that boiled his ribs  >:( ;D :D

Ribs need to be bathed in moist warm smokey air in complete darkness for hours....not immersed in boiling water..that aint right  >:(
maybe he's making a stock for soup or to put in a risotto ;D


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Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: muebe on February 27, 2013, 06:52:50 PM
$1800 is way too much IMHO. You are in MAK and Memphis range at that price point.
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 27, 2013, 07:06:10 PM
$1800 is way too much IMHO. You are in MAK and Memphis range at that price point.

You could almost get -2- Rec Tec's and have a combined cooking space of 1360 instead of the 290 the Black Olive offers. For only 400.00 more you could get the Yoder YS-610 with that sweet competition cart.............
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: Tinnmel on February 27, 2013, 07:15:09 PM
Don't kill this grill before seeing it or cooking with it.  Besides, yuppies need something to cook on also.
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 28, 2013, 12:48:41 PM
Don't kill this grill before seeing it or cooking with it.  Besides, yuppies need something to cook on also.

Yeah, we are a little tough on it at the moment, darn thing might outcook everything we got  :D
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: TentHunteR on February 28, 2013, 03:08:06 PM
It looks like the Black Olive's forte and intent will be high heat grilling, not low & slow. So, a large hopper and a lot of temp control probably isn't needed.
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: LostArrow on February 28, 2013, 04:41:35 PM
Most kamodo's work well @ low & slow, the biggest weakness is they work poorly for 2 Zone grilling.
With an 11 lb hopper an insulated cooker of this small size should run for ever @ 225-250 F
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 28, 2013, 05:00:55 PM
That's true...I wonder what kind of grease system it has?
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: miltspurefruit on March 06, 2013, 08:25:20 PM
Has anyone actually used a Black Olive? I go by results, not necessarily analysis.
Title: Re: Black Olive Kamado Pellet Grill
Post by: smokeasaurus on March 07, 2013, 08:31:56 AM
I don't think there dealers have them yet. When I called one to check on the price he said they should be getting them sometime this month.